The digital divide has been with us ever since but this time, there’s a cultural and technological divide that permeates the American populace, long after text messaging has become popular in Europe and Asia. It’s what I call "texting divide" where American parents and adults need a little catch-up with their children or the youth in terms of instant communications provided by SMS, instant messaging and email.

More on this at the Oxford University Press blog and an interesting article from NYTimes entitled "Text Generation Gap".