President Obama’s LinkedIn Town Hall [VIDEO]
President Obama’s town hall with LinkedIn is now in session. He is answering questions from a small audience about the American Jobs Act, reducing the deficit, creating permanent jobs and other economic issues. LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner will moderate the discussion. Tune in here: JOIN THE LIVE CHAT VISIT WHITEHOUSE.GOV Live stream originally from Mashable
Read MorePresident Obama Looks to Twitter Users for Bipartisan Compromise
President Barack Obama has so far lived up to his word that he would use social media to communicate with citizens. He now is looking for support through twitters users to voice their opinions to lawmakers on the issue to raise the debt ceiling. President Obama tweeted: The time for putting party first is over. If you [...]
Read MoreWhite House Business Council and the Office of Public Engagement to Host Urban Entrepreneurship Forums in New Orleans and Atlanta
The White House Business Council and the Office of Public Engagement announced that they will host two Urban Entrepreneurship Forums in New Orleans, La on Wednesday, July 20th and in Atlanta, Ga on Friday, July 29th. Each forum will focus on ways to best support economic growth in America’s cities and providing the necessary tools [...]
Read MorePresident Obama to Hold First Twitter Town Hall
President Obama announced he would be utilizing social media in a new way and he’s starting by holding a live town hall meeting using Twitter. The town hall will take place live on July 6 at 2p.m. ET. During the town hall President Obama will answer questions about the economy and jobs during a live [...]
Read MorePresident Obama Takes New Approach to Social Media
Recently updated on the president’s website was a statement briefly explaining President Obama’s new approach to social media tools, Twitter and Facebook. Starting only a couple days ago President Obama started tweeting and updating his Facebook page personally. Tweets and updates directly from him will end in “-BO,” to differentiate which updates are from him [...]
Read MoreObama to Discuss STEM Education Friday at Intel
President Obama’s West Coast tech tour will include a trip to Intel’s headquarters in Oregon to tour the company’s headquarters with its CEO Paul Otellini. According to the Associated Press, the Intel tour will showcase the company’s efforts to spur innovation and prepare workers for jobs in high-tech industries, and Obama will speak about the [...]
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