| Teens | Parents | |
| Have a short attention span | 57% | 53% |
| Communicate well | 51 | 36 |
| Present ideas clearly | 45 | 34 |
| Be creative | 43 | 36 |
| Write too fast and be careless | 43 | 41 |
| Use poor spelling and grammar | 38 | 30 |
| Take short cuts and not put effort into writing |
37 | 35 |
| Write better because they can revise and edit easily |
30 | 17 |
| Source: Pew Internet Project | ||