---
title: "The social media landscape"
description: "Lee Rainie was asked to present about the state of social media, in particular how non-profit groups might think about using social media to promote their missions. He cites the newest data from Pew Internet Project surveys and describes how the “..."
date: "2011-09-20"
authors:
  - name: "Lee Rainie"
    job_title: "Former Director, Internet and Technology Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/lee-rainie/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2011/09/20/the-social-media-landscape/"
categories:
  - "Social Media"
tags:
  - "Social Networking"
  - "Web 2.0"
---

# The social media landscape

Lee Rainie was asked to present about the state of social media, in particular how non-profit groups might think about using social media to promote their missions. He cites the newest data from Pew Internet Project surveys and describes how the “messaging environment” for non-profits is changing. He also describes how digital technologies affect the operations and outreach strategies of members of organizations.

http://www.slideshare.net/PewInternet/the-social-media-landscape-9363253