A perverse man stirs up dissension, and a gossip separates close friends

A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid a man who talks too much

And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.

He that covereth a transgression seeketh love: but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

A poor man is shunned by all his relatives - how much more do his friends avoid him! Though he pursues them with pleading, they are nowhere to be found

Teens gossip, they do homework and they always want to catch up with friends so their involvement in instant messaging isn't a shock. The presence of a person at the other end -- knowing they will respond to your message -- seems to be the most important thing people enjoy about it.