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The Republican New Media Caucus is co-chaired by John Culberson, Robert Wittman, Bob Latta, and Buck McKeon.

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Social Media Skills in High Demand

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Is Your Office Youngster the Social-Media Whiz?

As social media grows, many executives and business owners are trying to figure out what difference a tweet or Facebook post can make to their bottom lines. And as a recent Wall Street Journal article points out, it’s often the younger employees in the workplace who are leading the way.

To be sure, the majority of smart-phone toting and Twittering employees aren’t necessarily under the age of 30 — in many companies, it’s the opposite. And Facebook says its fastest-growing demographic is those 35 and older.

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America’s Entrepreneurial Spirit @ Work

In order for our country to re-emerge as the world’s greatest economy, we need more individuals with this type of spirit and zeal for innovation–not more government programs and regulation.  The government needs to “get out of the way and stay out of the way”.

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Launching LinkedIn From a Living Room

If anyone knows the value of connections, it’s Reid Hoffman. In May 2003, the former Apple Inc. and PayPal executive launched LinkedIn out of his living room, inviting 350 of his contacts to join his network and create their own profiles. By the end of that month, LinkedIn had 4,500 members. Today, the 500-employee private company – valued by investors at $1 billion – has some 50 million users. Mr. Hoffman, 42 years old, now enjoys a reputation as a Silicon Valley heavyweight, investing in more than 60 start-ups (including Friendster, Facebook and Digg) and serving on the boards of Mozilla and eight other companies.

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