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short readJun 5, 2025

Most X users say their recent experiences using the platform have been mostly positive or neutral.

short readMay 29, 2025

The share of news influencers in our sample with a Bluesky account roughly doubled in the four months after Election Day 2024, from 21% beforehand to 43% by March.

short readMar 25, 2025

A TikTok user records a video outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 17, 2025. (Kent Nishimura/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

The share of Americans who perceive TikTok as a national security threat has also dipped – from 59% in 2023 to 49% now.

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presentationApr 14, 2011

The Internet and the 2010 Midterms

Summary of research findings from Pew Internet’s 2010 post-election survey.
reportApr 4, 2011

Peer-to-peer healthcare on NPR

Macro and micro health news and how the two combined to create one great story about online communities.
short readsMar 30, 2011

Twitter Users

Among adults who go online, 8% use Twitter.
short readsMar 30, 2011

What’s Happening? Personal Tweets

The most popular subjects for tweets from Twitter users are related to personal lives, activities or interests.
presentationMar 29, 2011

Information 2.0 and Beyond: Where are we, where are we going?

Trends that are revolutionizing how people consume information and reshaping the public’s expectations about information access and immersion.
reportMar 23, 2011

What if information spread more quickly than a virus?

What if all the knowledge and insights shared at a White House event on HIV/AIDS could be shared across all the social networks that people have access to?
reportMar 17, 2011

The Internet and Campaign 2010

54% of adults used the internet for political purposes in the 2010 election cycle, far surpassing the 2006 midterm contest.
presentationMar 7, 2011

Networked Individuals, Networked Libraries

Lee Rainie speaks about networked individuals and networked librarians at the annual conference of university librarians in North Carolina
reportMar 1, 2011

How the Public Perceives Community Information Systems

People who believe their local government does a good job sharing information are more likely than others to feel satisfied with civic life.
presentationMar 1, 2011

Knight Foundation – Media Learning Seminar

Lee Rainie discusses research findings about the information needs of communities

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Republicans and Democrats on X differ over the site’s politics and their experiences

Bluesky has caught on with many news influencers, but X remains popular

Fewer Americans now support TikTok ban, see the platform as a national security threat than in spring 2023

Twitter Users

What’s Happening? Personal Tweets