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fact sheetOct 19, 2026

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Today YouTube and Facebook are the most-widely used online platforms. Explore the demographic patterns and trends shaping the social media landscape.

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 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.

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reportApr 23, 2009

Mobile could be a game-changer. But only for those who get in the game.

Participatory medicine is taking hold with both citizens and health professionals. But there are still pockets of people who lack access to the basic technology, lack the skills required to participate, or who may lack the sense that they are welc…
presentationApr 22, 2009

Governing as Social Networking

Lee Rainie discussed the Project’s research about how the internet and cell phones are affecting citizens and how government agencies have new opportunities to plug into citizens’ social networks as they try to solve problems in their lives.
reportApr 17, 2009

Participatory Democracy, Participatory Medicine

New survey data shows that not only is there a participatory class of citizen, but there is a participatory class of patient.
presentationApr 10, 2009

Teens and Social Media: An Overview

This talk presents an overview of Pew Internet project data on teens and social media, including teen tech tool ownership, communication patterns over social networks and mobile phones as well analysis of how young adults 18-29 seeking health info…
presentationMar 30, 2009

Friending Libraries: Why libraries can become nodes in people’s social networks

Lee Rainie discussed Pew Internet’s latest tech-user findings and why they suggest that libraries can play a role in people’s social networks in the future.
short readsMar 26, 2009

Tweeting

About one-in-ten online adults have used Twitter or a similar service.
reportMar 2, 2009

Bruce Sterling on Web 2.0’s aftermath

Wondering how to describe social media and Web 2.0? Trying to figure out what happens next? Read Bruce Sterling’s latest speech, “The Brief But Glorious Life of Web 2.0, and What Comes After.”
reportFeb 27, 2009

Social Networking on the Radio

Last week my colleague, Amanda Lenhart, appeared on the Kojo Nnamdi show to talk about the opportunities and hazards that come with using social networking sites.
reportFeb 26, 2009

Bloggers Grade Obama, Revolt over Facebook

The most prominent narrative in social media online last week shifted from the stimulus bill to a critique of Obama’s first month in office. While the economic crisis was still a large topic, a policy change at Facebook created an uproar that forced the site to then change course.
reportFeb 12, 2009

Twitter users are more mobile in news consumption

Along with communicating extensively via untethered mobile devices, Twitter users are more likely to consume news and information on these devices as well.

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