Labor Secretary: Facebook Partnership Highlights Obama's Commitment To Jobs

Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, during a press conference Thursday, said the Department of Labor’s Social Jobs Partnership with Facebook was evidence of the Obama admnistration’s commitment to getting Americans back to work. (0:10)

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Facebook Prepared To Help Users Navigate Shifting Job Market

Facebook’s Vice President of Global Public Policy Marne Levine emphasized the need for keeping up with the changing job market at a press conference announcing the Social Jobs Partnership with the Department of Labor. (0:12)

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Labor Secretary: Gov Has Content, Facebook Has Audience

Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis explained how the Social Jobs Partnership will help put Americans back to work during a press conference Thursday announcing the initiative. (0:42)

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Facebook To Provide "Free Online Job Fair"

Facebook’s Vice President of Global Public Policy Marne Levine describes the newly unveiled Social Jobs Partnership as a “free online job fair that can be accessed 7 days a week, day or night” during a press conference announcing the social network’s collaboration with the Department of Labor and three non-profit employment organizations. (0:30)

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Iranians Will Likely Rely More On New Media If Conditions Do Not Improve, Says Expert

Setareh Derakhshesh, a news anchor of Voice of America’s Persian News Network, says that Iranian people will continue to rely more on new media if the Iranian government continues to crack down on main-stream dissent (0:13)
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Scott Cleland: The left party has turned the internet into a digital commons

Talk Radio News Service, Victoria Jones, interviews Scott Cleland, Chairman of NETCompetition.org at the 2009 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C. Cleland says that the left party has turned the internet into a digital commons. Cleland also stated that the left party has "bastardized the concept of freedom" with the internet. (11:21)
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RNC candidates discuss their tech. savviness

During a debate, the RNC chairman candidates were asked if they had Twitter, and if so, how many followers they had. Michael Steele and Katon Dawson replied that they have around 300-400 followers and Saul Anuziz claimed that he had just under 3,000. Ken Blackwell responded that he used twitter, but also noted he had an impressive 4,000 friends on Facebook. Mike Duncan explained that he did not have a twitter account himself, but understood how to use the website (1:05).


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