Social Media + Politics + Faith + Finance + Business
SOCIAL MEDIA: With unemployment rising to 8.6% in April and a record level of unemployment claims being reported last week, finding a job is difficult. As people scour the market for their next job, sending a resume and cover letter just doesn’t cut it anymore. It seems that claiming your name on the web, having a presence via Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, providing updates on the sites and being “prudent” in choosing your online friends are just as important (if not more) than a good resume. WSJ- Landing a Job with Social Media
POLITICS: Students from Montgomery County High School in Mount Vernon, GA have a black prom and a separate white prom. Since the school was integrated in 1971, no formal prom has been organized by the school giving parents of the white students the leeway to hold an annual “invite only” prom for their children. New York Times- The Black and White Prom
FAITH: The Pope is joining the social media world. On May 24th, the Pope launched a new site (www.pope2you.net) which allows internet-savy followers further access to the Vatican and its messages. The site provides links to the Vatican’s Facebook application and YouTube videos. Telegraph- The Pope on Facebook
FINANCE: Barack Obama and Congress approved legislation imposing new restrictions on credit card companies. Many consumers are cheering over the news, but credit card companies say they will be less inclined to offer lines of credit to consumers. The new rules ban some fees, provide more notice for customers to pay bills and require clearer disclosures. USA Today- Credit Card Reform Passes
BUSINESS: A man named “Winter” is trying to visit every Starbucks store in the world, but he’s having problems as Starbucks stores are closing in droves. So far he’s visited 9,000 stores but says he gets upset when stores close because “If the store closed before I visited, I would lose another piece of my soul.” WSJ- Winter Visits Every Starbucks
QUOTE OF THE WEEK: “I’m in Australia, I think it’s important to help out, you know, the economy out here, everywhere in the world. And what’s wrong with doing a little shopping?” says Paris Hilton on her recent trip to Australia.
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carolyn // May 27, 2009 at 4:04 am |
its funny…a piece of my soul crumbles to the ground every time i walk into a starbucks..its like we have opposite problems