MainFDA currently uses the following social media tools to share public health information with the American public like information related to food recalls and health awareness initiatives or industry-specific content:<ul><li><b>Twitter:</b>FDA uses a variety of twitter accounts that feature content from the Centers and specific public health disciplines. The number of tweets distributed across all accounts will be reported each month.</li><li><b>Facebook:</b> The number of times FDA posts content on the FDA Facebook page will be reported each month. The Facebook can be found at: <a href= http://www.facebook.com/#!/FDA target=”_blank”> http://www.facebook.com/#!/FDA </a>.</li><li><b>You Tube:</b> The number of videos posted will be reported each month.</li><li><b>Flikr</b> The number of photos shared will be reported each month. The FDA Flikr page can be found at: <a href= http://www.flickr.com/photos/fdaphotos/ target=”_blank”> http://www.flickr.com/photos/fdaphotos/</a>.</li><li><b>Blogs:</b> The number of FDA blog postings to OPA-managed blogs will be reported each month.</li></ul>Numbercolumn

FY 2010 Total: 2,042

Oct 2009129Nov 200996Dec 2009100Jan 2010104Feb 2010108Mar 2010164Apr 2010116May 2010121Jun 2010206Jul 2010244Aug 2010201Sep 2010164

FY 2011 Total: 3,265

Oct 2010178Nov 2010309Dec 2010239Jan 2011305Feb 2011269Mar 2011303Apr 2011207May 2011251Jun 2011383Jul 2011350Aug 2011269Sep 2011202

FY 2012 YTD: 2,280

Oct 2011266Nov 2011316Dec 2011368Jan 2012322Feb 2012292Mar 2012470Apr 2012246May 2012Jun 2012Jul 2012Aug 2012Sep 2012SubTotal number of times FDA used Web 2.0/social media tools to distribute agency content within the monthFDA uses a variety of twitter accounts that feature content from the Centers and specific public health disciplines. The number of tweets distributed across all accounts will be reported each month.(1) Tracking against this measure did not begin until November 2010.Numbercolumn

FY 2011 Total: 2,464

Nov 2010167Dec 2010164Jan 2011203Feb 2011237Mar 2011278Apr 2011179May 2011233Jun 2011324Jul 2011277Aug 2011229Sep 2011173

FY 2012 YTD: 1,640

Oct 2011207Nov 2011211Dec 2011237Jan 2012189Feb 2012212Mar 2012397Apr 2012187May 2012Jun 2012Jul 2012Aug 2012Sep 2012SubTotal number of times FDA used Web 2.0/social media tools to distribute agency content within the monthThe number of times FDA posts content on the FDA Facebook page will be reported each month. The Facebook can be found at: <a href= http://www.facebook.com/#!/FDA target=”_blank”> http://www.facebook.com/#!/FDA</a>.(1) Tracking against this measure did not begin until November 2010.Numbercolumn050

FY 2011 Total: 100

Nov 201015Dec 201011Jan 201112Feb 20116Mar 20119Apr 20116May 20119Jun 201112Jul 20115Aug 20117Sep 20118050

FY 2012 YTD: 87

Oct 201111Nov 20118Dec 20119Jan 201210Feb 201216Mar 201213Apr 201220May 2012Jun 2012Jul 2012Aug 2012Sep 2012SubTotal number of times FDA used Web 2.0/social media tools to distribute agency content within the monthThe number of videos posted will be reported each month.(1) Tracking against this measure did not begin until November 2010.Numbercolumn050

FY 2011 Total: 107

Nov 201011Dec 20102Jan 20116Feb 201124Mar 201113Apr 201118May 20117Jun 201114Jul 20114Aug 20115Sep 20113050

FY 2012 YTD: 78

Oct 201115Nov 201118Dec 201112Jan 20123Feb 201213Mar 20129Apr 20128May 2012Jun 2012Jul 2012Aug 2012Sep 2012SubTotal number of times FDA used Web 2.0/social media tools to distribute agency content within the monthThe number of photos shared will be reported each month. The FDA Flikr page can be found at: <a href= http://www.flickr.com/photos/fdaphotos/ target=”_blank”> http://www.flickr.com/photos/fdaphotos/</a>.(1) Tracking against this measure did not begin until November 2010.Numbercolumn050

FY 2011 Total: 676

Nov 2010113Dec 201058Jan 201179Feb 2011178Mar 201138Apr 201127May 201146Jun 201132Jul 201162Aug 201126Sep 201117050

FY 2012 YTD: 423

Oct 201128Nov 201177Dec 2011106Jan 2012110Feb 201243Mar 201239Apr 201220May 2012Jun 2012Jul 2012Aug 2012Sep 2012SubTotal number of times FDA used Web 2.0/social media tools to distribute agency content within the monthThe number of FDA blog postings to OPA-managed blogs will be reported each month.(1) Tracking against this measure did not begin until November 2010.Numbercolumn050

FY 2011 Total: 29

Nov 20103Dec 20104Jan 20115Feb 20112Mar 20113Apr 20114May 20112Jun 20111Jul 20112Aug 20112Sep 20111050

FY 2012 YTD: 52

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