President Barack Obama used social media giant LinkedIn to hold another in a series of electronic town halls Sept. 26 to speak to a studio and online audience about his $450 billion jobs proposal.
The electronic town hall was originally broadcast live via the White House’s website and featured on LinkedIn’s website, accompanied by a discussion thread called “Putting America Back to Work 2011.” Keep reading →
President Barack Obama took to the new media stage at LinkedIn in Silicon Valley this afternoon (Sept. 26) to speak to a studio and online audience about his $450 billion jobs proposal, signaling yet again the president’s knack for harnessing social media to take his message directly to the America public.
The electronic town hall was broadcast live via the White House while also being featured on LinkedIn’s website, along with a discussion thread called “Putting America Back to Work 2011,” hosted on LinkedIn’s website. Keep reading →
President Obama will participate in a town hall discussion on jobs and the economy with LinkedIn, a business-related social networking site, the White House announced.
The discussion, titled “Putting America Back to Work: LinkedIn Presents a Town Hall with President Obama,” will take place at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif. on Sept. 26. Keep reading →
Despite a broad push for transparency, our government has a long way to go to get there, according to Rep. Darrell Issa, R-CA, chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Issa, R-CA. spoke about his vision Wednesday for improving open government and federal spending transparency at the O’Reilly Media 2011 Strata Summit, a day after President Obama renewed a call for transparency globally. Keep reading →
President Barack Obama urged Congress Thursday night to pass a proposed $447 billion plan “right away” that would extend and expand the payroll tax cut to workers for another year and, for the first time, giving employers a break in their payroll taxes.
The American Jobs Act proposal includes more than $250 billion in tax incentives for small businesses and employers, according to administration estimates, in an effort to bring down the 9.1 percent unemployment rate, and “give a jolt” to a stalled economy. Keep reading →
President Obama raises the curtain Thursday night on a $400 billion plan to jump start the nation’s economy. It’s called the American Job Act. But will it work?
It would pour thousands of jobs into the marketplace and bring down the 9.1 percent unemployment rate, for sure. But there is one big bump in the road: It has to be approved by Congress. Keep reading →
The White House is providing a new tool for the public to talk to its government.
It’s making it easier for the public to petition the government online through the tool,
We The People. An official response is guaranteed for any petition that draws enough signatures – 5,000 names within 30 days. Keep reading →