Millions of Americans let their fingers do the talking.
Emily Voigt is a technology and social media expert.
Voigt says as more people get their hands on cell phones, text messaging grows in popularity, and not just with teenagers.
"It's interesting to see the growth in the boomer and mature markets, so we're seeing over 50 percent usage in all consumer bases," she says.
Amercans love talking with their hands so much, a study shows, that in December of 2008, just one month, Americans sent 110 billion text messages. That's the same as every American sending 361 text messages a month.
"We have a very on the go lifestyle these days and text messaging fits into that very on the go lifestyle. It's brief," says Voigt
But brief text conversations can have long lasting consequences.
"A text message can stay around for as long as the receiver chooses to keep the message. That's also something to consider," says Voigt.
Just ask Tiger Woods. A few of Tiger Woods' texts to his alleged mistress were leaked...by his reported mistress.
Experts say, Tiger Woods' text messages should serve as a reminder to be careful what you text.
Voigt says, "What people need to remember is, there is a digital fingerprint, in a sense that text messaging leaves. Those messages don't just go away because you hit delete.
Number one rule is to think before you text."
