From the report: "The use of social media is becoming a
feature of political and civic engagement for many Americans. Some 60% of
American adults use either social networking sites like Facebook or Twitter,
and a new survey by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life
Project finds that 66% of those social media users—or 39% of all American
adults—have done at least one of eight civic or political activities with
social media. 66% of social media users have employed the platforms to post
their thoughts about civic and political issues, react to others’ postings, press
friends to act on issues and vote, follow candidates, ‘like’ and link to
others’ content, and belong to groups formed on social networking sites." Read more
