Half of America Using Social Networks

"For the first time, half of all adults in the United States said they use a social networking site, according to a survey released Friday by the Pew Research Center. That’s 50 percent of all Americans, not just those who say they are online. Six years ago, when Pew first conducted a similar survey, only 5 percent of all adults said they used social sites, like Facebook, LinkedIn or MySpace. It is a sign of how deeply and widely social networking companies have penetrated the lives of ordinary people and in turn, transformed the ways in which people communicate, authorities govern and companies sell things" (Sengupta, 2011).

Sengupta, Somini (Aug. 26, 2011). Half of America Is Using Social Networks. NYTimes.com. Retrieved from http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/26/half-of-america-is-using-social-networks/?ref=technology.