07-01-2014When I joined the HIV.gov team in June 2010, there was no National HIV/AIDS Strategy for the United States. We had a MySpace acco...

04-22-2014Editor's Note: Since this post was published, the HIV/AIDS Basics app has been made available for Android devices. Download it in...

12-31-2013This New Year s Eve, we look back at an eventful and exciting 2013 at HIV.gov. In July to showcase the content that you interac...

12-10-2013Hashtag was the word of the year in 2012, and we ve seen its use expand from Twitter to Instagram, Facebook, Vine, and ot...

11-26-2013We know that using social media can be a powerful way to communicate our messages, and we're always looking at how we can ampli...

09-11-2013This year at the 2013 U.S. Conference on AIDS, our new media staff is hosting the Social Media Lounge for attendees to gather,...

07-30-2013We have already passed the halfway point of 2013, and that’s when we have an extensive evaluation of our new media activities during the first six months.…

07-02-2013As a part of our technical assistance and training efforts with the HIV community, we provide resources on how to use new media....

04-16-2013Vine video from CDC NPIN. Video sharing remains a powerful tool for sharing health information. According to...

03-12-2013Whether it is getting your recommended daily intake of fruits and vegetables, or eight hours of sleep per night, or taking your HIV medication, the majority of.…

02-19-2013Pew Research Center s Internet & American Life Project is an increasingly valuable resource to our work at HIV.gov. Pew has...

12-11-2012On December 1, 2012, agencies across the U.S. Government joined together to observe World AIDS Day. To demonstrate the theme of “Working Together for an A…

11-14-2012In late October, we joined more than 12,000 public health professionals at the American Public Health Association s (APHA) 2012...

09-11-2012How do you make data look good - and mean something too? Information graphics, or infographics as they re commonly referred to, attempt to do just that: visu...

06-05-2012Last week, the Pew Internet & American Life Project released the 2012 version of their annual report on Twitter use. As soon as I read the news about the r.…

05-22-2012It s estimated that 96% of Facebook users never revisit fan pages1 once they hit the like button. We at HIV.gov hope this...

05-15-2012At HIV.gov we’ve been thinking a lot about the power of storytelling. In the HIV community, everyone has a story to bring to the table, and more people ar…

10-13-2011U.S. Congresswoman Barbara Lee speaks to attendees at the Road to AIDS 2012 San Francisco Town Hall meeting on September 30, 201...

10-04-2011Write. Snap. Share.That’s how easy it is to participate in HIV.gov’s Facing AIDS 2011 for World AIDS Day (December 1) photo initiative -- back by po…

09-20-2011When it comes to social media, how do you measure and monitor your reach? It s a tough question, and one we often ask ourselves...