---
"title": "The State of Facebook"
"description": "Pew Internet Director Lee Rainie led a talk during a webinar in which financial analysts and journalists discussed: \"Facebook Fatigue: Fact or Fiction?\""
"date": "2013-03-14"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "Lee Rainie"
    "job_title": "Former Director, Internet and Technology Research"
    "link": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/staff/lee-rainie/"
"url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet/2013/03/14/the-state-of-facebook/"
"categories":
  - "Facebook"
  - "Social Media"
"tags":
  - "Social Networking"
---

# The State of Facebook

Pew Internet Project Director Lee Rainie presented the Project’s data on Facebook, including user demographics and reasons [why Facebook users take breaks from the site](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/internet/Reports/2013/Coming-and-going-on-facebook.aspx), as part of the [“Facebook Fatigue: Fact or Fiction?” ](http://www.slideshare.net/loukerner/facebook-fatigue-rob-leathern-optimal)program presented to financial analysts and journalists.

http://www.slideshare.net/PewInternet/the-state-of-facebook-17207755