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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presentationNov 16, 2009

Back to the Future

Social media is proliferating, inside and outside the classroom. What have we learned and what is on the horizon?
short readsNov 10, 2009

The Age of Tweets

The median age of a Twitter user is 31.
short readsNov 10, 2009

Twitter Update

About one-in-five internet users now say they use Twitter or another similar service, up from 11% in April.
reportNov 4, 2009

Social Isolation and New Technology

How the internet and mobile phones impact Americans’ social networks.
presentationOct 30, 2009

Surviving in the new information ecology

Lee discusses the latest findings of the Pew Internet Project and why they suggest that libraries can play a role in people’s social networks in the future.
presentationOct 26, 2009

Trends: The Social Life of Health Information

Connected patients spread new ideas, new treatments, and new ways of approaching a condition. Put them on your team.
reportOct 23, 2009

The Twitter Question

How we measure Twitter and status updating (and an invitation to help us improve).
reportOct 21, 2009

Portrait of a Twitter user: Status update demographics

Some 19% of internet users now say they use Twitter or another service to share updates about themselves, or to see updates about others. This represents a significant increase over previous surveys in December 2008 and April 2009, when 11% of inter…
presentationOct 21, 2009

The Magic of Social Networks

Libraries can play a role in people’s social networks in the future.
reportOct 21, 2009

Twitter and Status Updating, Fall 2009

Some 19% of internet users now say they use Twitter or another service to share updates about themselves, or to see updates about others–up from 11% in April.

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