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s 2012 biennial news consumption survey , just 13% of adults said they ever use Twitter or read Twitter messages

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s 2012 biennial news consumption survey , just 13% of adults said they ever use Twitter or read Twitter messages

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others know how they voted on a social networking site such as Facebook or Twitter. Some 25% of

often they visit the social networking sites they use, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter users stand out as

of the adult population and puts the site on par with Twitter. Twitter reaches 16% of

to the excitement that was associated with newer platforms like Instagram and Twitter. We were not the

a difference in the content of your Facebook and Twitter feeds on the

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least one of five social media sites – Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, LinkedIn and Twitter. Among these, Facebook stands

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the audience remains relatively small. About one-in-ten Americans (13%) ever use Twitter or read Twitter messages

identical to whites of similar ages, incomes, and education levels. Twitter is especially popular among

two-thirds of tweeted links to popular websites are posted by automated Twitter accounts – not human beings

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to use Facebook compared with men. Some 18% of online adults currently use Twitter, statistically similar to

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to be shared by teen social media users in our most recent survey. Teen Twitter use has grown significantly

to share their opinions with colleagues at work as an internet user who does not use Twitter. However, Twitter users who

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have never met in person 36% say they are Facebook friends with their neighbors Twitter 23% of adult

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the daughter of the recently deceased comedian Robin Williams, shut down her Twitter account after a

level of user engagement with the platform has increased. Other platforms like Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and

especially popular among college graduates and internet users in higher income households. Twitter and Instagram

Currently, Facebook has a much larger audience than any other social media site, including Twitter. Therefore, it is the

collaboration with others. A substantial majority of online adults do not use Twitter , but knowledge of

widespread use of social networking sites (SNS) like Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, and Twitter. Do these technologies isolate

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our latest report .) Additionally, a third of all parents whose teen uses Twitter say they “follow” their

surpassing the 2006 midterm contest. 22% of online Americans used social networking or Twitter for politics