Who is Using Social Networks?

Posted on | October 28, 2009 | No Comments

The social network dynamics are constantly changing, from who is Facebooking to who is Linked-in.  These dynamics impact how you conduct your online business.  To help capture what is happening with the online social network phenomenon, the Pew Internet & American Life Project is publishing multiple reports that explore the impact of the Internet on families, communities, work and home, daily life, education, health care, and civic and political life.

Twitter and Status Updating, Fall 2009 by Susannah Fax, Kathryn Zickuhr, Aaron Smith.

  • 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.
  • Thirty-seven percent of Internet users age 18-24 use Twitter or another service, up from 19% in December 2008.

The Pew Internet project posts data on numerous topics such as : Teen Use, Broadband Issues, Health and Technology Trends, Social Networking Use, Web 2.0 Integration, and  Technology/User Types.

The Pew Internet & American Life Project is one of seven projects that make up the Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan, nonprofit “fact tank” that provides information on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. The Project . The Project aims to be an authoritative source on the evolution of the internet through surveys that examine how Americans use the internet and how their activities affect their lives. The Pew Internet Project takes no positions on policy issues related to the internet. It does not endorse technologies, industry sectors, companies, nonprofit organizations, or individuals.


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