01-25-2018You don t have to see the whole staircase, you just have to take the first step. - Dr. Wayne Dyer Starting on social medi...

01-16-2018The HIV community is rapidly approaching the February 7th annual observance of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD).To...

01-10-2018To find out how federal agencies use social media strategically, we asked a few federal and other social media experts how they a...

01-02-2018A new year is a good time to revisit your current social media work and set new goals about how you ll better serve your partne...

12-26-2017This year on HIV.gov we covered everything from using digital tools to promote awareness days to augmented and virtual reality. A...

12-19-2017When it comes to new trends, the HIV.gov team has found it helpful to analyze each trend and ask: Will this new technology/tool/...

12-12-2017Around the world, more than 2.8 billion people or 37% of the world's population use social media, and its use crosses man...

12-05-2017Along with Instagram, Facebook, and others, Snapchat is one of the most popular apps in the U.S. among 18- to 24-year-olds. Given...

12-05-2017Data and analytics: two words that can sound intimidating if you re not a trained data analyst. But collecting data and analyzi...

11-21-2017Recently, we hosted a Facebook Live discussion on how to use social media to promote awareness days, such as World AIDS Day. Our panelists offered excellent sug…

11-20-2017Truth #1: We all want to extend the reach of our HIV related messages. Truth #2: Some people might just be starting to think abo...

11-14-2017If a picture s worth a thousand words, how many words is an infographic worth? Chances are you ve come across an infograp...

11-07-2017To kick off the social media lab at the American Public Health Association (APHA) annual meeting this week in Atlanta, social media experts from APHA, HIV.gov a…

11-07-2017You'll never know everything about anything, especially something you love. - Julia Child This quote sums up our approach...

11-01-2017Continuing to support our stakeholders in all things digital, we re getting ready to offer the 2017 APHA Social Media Lab on No...

10-31-2017You may have heard the terms Augmented Reality (AR) or Virtual Reality (VR) used most often when talking about video and online g...

10-24-2017Cross-posted from Department of Homeland Security [PDF 235 KB]Editor's Note: Cyber security can seem inconvenient and burdensome...

10-17-2017Some of today s biggest technology companies are changing the way we find and interact with health information by expanding the...

10-11-2017Since 2003 when National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD) began, there have been many changes in this observance. Today we featu...

10-10-2017Every month, 700 million people around the world sign in to Instagram and 80% of them follow at least one business or organization. These data make Instagram o.…