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70% of Fortune 500 CEOs Are Not Using Social Media
A new study released Wednesday by Domo and CEO.com found that nearly 70% of Fortune 500 CEOs have no presence whatsoever on any major social media channels, including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or Google+. Of the 30% that choose to engage in social media, nearly all of them (28%) do so through LinkedIn. And while the number of CEOs utilizing the other three networks is small, it appears that Twitter is the only other social channel Fortune 500 CEOs are moving toward (albeit, slowly).
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Stamp Stampede – Economic Jusitsu
The Stampede is tens of thousands of Americans legally stamping messages on our Nation’s currency to #GetMoneyOut of Politics. As more and more stamped money spreads, so will the movement to amend the Constitution.
The Stampede was started by Ben Cohen, long time progressive activist and co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s.
Fast Food Workers Want $15 p/hr in America
Fast food workers across the country are walking off their jobs this week in protest of what they describe as low wages and unfair labor practices.
The employees, in New York, Chicago, Detroit and other cities, are calling for a $15 per hour wage as well as the right to unionize without fear of retaliation. The campaign launched Monday in New York City, and has been aided by Fast Food Forward, a New York City-based advocacy group of fast food workers
source: FastFoodFoward
Citizen Koch [trailer]
The New Yorker reported that public television backed out of its deal to air the documentary Citizen Koch—just because they were afraid of upsetting billionaire donor David Koch. David Koch has donated $23 million as a board member of two flagship PBS stations, WNET in New York and WGBH in Boston.
Public television was founded to support the public interest, not to cater to the private interests of wealthy donors like the Koch brothers.
Directed by Academy Award-nominated filmmakers, Citizen Koch exposes the outsize role of money in American politics, from the Kochs and other major political spenders. This is exactly the kind of dialogue that public television was founded to foster, regardless of whether or not a powerful donor is happy about it.
That’s why I started a petition to Corporation for Public Broadcasting President and CEO Patricia de Stacy Harrison, Public Broadcasting Service President and CEO Paula Kerger, and Independent Television Service President and CEO Sally Jo Fifer, which says:
Koch money shouldn’t influence public television programming—we want to see the film Citizen Koch aired on PBS!
Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to your friends.
Thanks!
–Joe Dinkin
source: Obey Giant
2013 Top 10 Billionaires [Forbes]
Forbes counts down the world’s richest people.
Powerball Lottery Jackpot Soars To $600 Million
The jackpot for the Powerball lottery has soared to a record $600 million and the top prize may swell to nearly $1 billion if no one draws the winning numbers tonight according to lottery officials.
The potential payout of Saturday’s jackpot could mean a one-time lump sum payment of $376.9 million.
The top prize grew after no one won a drawing on Wednesday..
The popular lottery, which is played in 42 states, Washington D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands, has not had a winner in two months.
The previous largest Powerball jackpot record was $587.5 million in November 2012.
According to Powerball, the odds of winning the big prize on Saturday are one in 175 million.
Rich Kids of Instagram [pics]
RichKidsofInstagram is a tumblr site showcasing pics of kids who never have to work for $10 bucks per hour.
Checkout more pics after the jump.
Hashtag: #RKOI
Mega Millions Winning Numbers, March 30, 2012
If you have these Mega Millions winning numbers, you are now at least a part owner of the biggest jackpot ever, estimated at $640 million.
Just hours before the drawing, a Mega Millions spokesperson said there was a 95% chance someone would win the jackpot tonight based on all the combinations sold.
The winning numbers for Mega Millions tonight, March 30, are as follows:
46 – 23 – 38 – 4 – 2 – (Mega Ball) 23
As stated by the official website for Mega Millions, if no one wins the jackpot, the money will be added to the jackpot for the next drawing. The pot could climb to an estimated $975 million.
Forbes Billionaire List
Forbes recently released there annual list of the World’s Richest people. Your net worth would have to be at least $1 Billion to make the bottom of the list. Investors, heirs, computer geeks and inventors of innovative products all make up the list. Out of the top 100 billionaires on this list, NO African Americans are present. Checkout the top 20 below:
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