---
title: "The Democratization of Online Social Networks"
description: "A look at the changes in demographics of social network users since 2005."
date: "2009-10-08"
authors:
  - name: "Amanda Lenhart"
    job_title: "Former Director of Teens and Technology Research at the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/amanda-lenhart/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2009/10/08/the-democratization-of-online-social-networks/"
categories:
  - "Social Media"
tags:
  - "Generations"
  - "Social Networking"
  - "Women and Men"
---

# The Democratization of Online Social Networks

Senior Research Specialist Amanda Lenhart's presentation, "The Democratization of Online Social Networks: A look at the change in demographics of social network users over time," given at AoIR 10.0 in Milwaukee, WI on October 8, 2009.

http://www.slideshare.net/PewInternet/the-democratization-of-online-social-networks