Social Media

reportOct 14, 2026

Nearly four-in-ten U.S. adults are in an online community. These virtual third spaces can take many forms, like Facebook groups, online video games or fandom forums on Reddit.

reportOct 7, 2026

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Just over half of health and wellness content on social media focuses on healthy living, while about a third discusses medical topics. And 38% of posts have a product or service promotion.

reportOct 1, 2026

Most think social media leads to manipulation and division, but they also say it informs people and gives them a voice in politics.

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presentationJun 15, 2010

Public Health: What’s Digital got to do with it? | Digital Capital Week

A panel discussion focused on digital innovation and public health. Update: Video of the event is now available.
presentationJun 10, 2010

“How do [they] even do that?” A Pew Internet guide to teens, young adults, mobile phones and social media

This talk confirms, complicates or debunks common wisdom around teens and young adults and their use and attitudes towards technologies. Amanda looks at how teens and young adults use mobile phones and social networks, and charts their changing re…
reportJun 9, 2010

Neighbors Online

One in five Americans use digital tools to communicate with neighbors and monitor community developments.
reportJun 3, 2010

In Social Media, Technology Drives the News Agenda

The debate over the popular social networking site Facebook and the issue of privacy rights led a technology-focused week on social media. On Twitter, more than half of the news links were about Apple, a favorite Twitter topic. On YouTube, an ad about immigration featuring a frog puppet received the most views.
reportJun 3, 2010

The State of Online Video

69% of online adults have used the internet to watch or download video, with 18-29 year-olds leading the way. Comedy has supplanted news as the most viewed type of video online.
reportJun 2, 2010

Making Health Data Sing (Even If It’s A Familiar Song)

The innovators being showcased today at the Community Health Data Initiative event are examples of people who want to talk about health disparities AND do something about it.
reportMay 26, 2010

Reputation management and social media: Our digital footprints

What we think others can see about us online
reportMay 26, 2010

Reputation Management and Social Media

How people monitor and maintain their identity through search and social media.
reportMay 23, 2010

New Media, Old Media

The stories and issues that gain traction in social media differ substantially from those that lead in the mainstream press. But they also differ greatly from each other. Across a year-long study of blogs, Twitter and YouTube, the three platforms shared the same top story just once. What are the stories and issues that dominate in theses platforms? And what media outlets tend to provide those stories? A new year-long study by report offers answers.
presentationMay 23, 2010

The Power of the Web

Susannah Fox will provide a sneak preview of an upcoming report on how people living with cancer use the internet, in addition to an overview of already-released findings on the social life of health information.

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Across the Globe, People Increasingly Say Social Media Is Harming Democracy

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