5 posts and columns on job creation

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Next Stop on Obama’s Social Network Town Hall Tour: LinkedIn

in Social on September 20, 2011 at 4:44 pm PT

President Barack Obama is an equal-opportunity stumper, and after participating in town hall Q&A sessions with Facebook and Twitter users, on Monday he will head to the Mountain View, Calif., headquarters of the recently IPOed professional network LinkedIn. This is a particularly topical visit, given Obama wants to talk about job creation.

Cisco Adding a Few Thousand More Hires to “Human Network”

in News on February 4, 2010 at 10:30 am PT

Well, this is encouraging. Cisco Systems, which on Wednesday reported a dramatic year-over-year jump in sales and profit, is hiring up. The company increased its global workforce by about 2,100 in its second quarter. And it plans to add between 2,000 and 3,000 employees in the third and fourth.

Walt’s Digg Dialogg with FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski

in Mossblog on December 2, 2009 at 11:27 am PT

Walt recently sat down to interview FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, and asked him the top questions submitted via Digg.com. Check out the entire interview right here.

FCC Chair Proposes Net Neutrality Rules

in News on September 21, 2009 at 8:04 am PT

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski this morning proposed broad new rules prohibiting Internet providers–both wireless and wireline–from selectively blocking or slowing Internet traffic. “It is vital that we safeguard the free and open Internet,” Genachowski said during at event at the Brookings Institute. After the jump, Genachowski’s speech in full.
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