Volume #3, Issue #3  | May, 2012

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Facebook Wants to Solve Unemployment?

Written By: Maria Herbert  |  Posted: Monday, November 7th, 2011

            Facebook announced on Thursday, October 20th they would be teaming up with the U.S. Department of Labor and three other employment-related agencies to help reduce the 9.1% unemployment rate by using social media. 

            There are millions of people on Facebook, posting all sorts of personal information and now, with Facebook's help, your potential employer could be learning a lot more about you than you want. It's always been a good idea to pay close attention to what you post, how you spend your time, and what pictures you upload to Facebook. Do you really want someone to see how much time you spend on Farmville?

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