Social Media

Libraries can play a role in people’s social networks in the future.

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.

Aaron Smith discusses the role the Internet plays in opening civic and political debate to historically underrepresented groups.

The proportion of age groups in the SNS population compared to its representation in the overall internet population for 2005 and 2009.

The percentage of adult internet users on social network sites from 2005-2009. From Amanda Lenhart's presentation, The Democratization of Online Social Networks.

A look at the changes in demographics of social network users since 2005.

Senior Research Specialist Amanda Lenhart's presentation, "Twitter and Status Updating: Demographics, Mobile Access and News Consumption," given at AoIR 10.0 in Milwaukee, WI on October 8, 2009.

In this talk to medical librarians, Lee Rainie covered how e-patients and their caregivers have become a force in the medical world. In addition, he looked at the many ways that e-patients are using the internet to research and respond to their he...

Health 2.0: User-Generated Healthcare showcased patient advocates and their use of technology in pursuit of better health. Susannah Fox provided context for the discussion based on a national survey of people living with chronic conditions.

Susannah Fox presented the latest findings on the internet's impact on health and health care, including an early look at new data showing how people living with chronic conditions gather and share information online.