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Some young professionals who are overwhelmed by the economic issues facing the nation are turning to the Tea Party to find a solution, said Tim Kraulidis, the state coordinator for the Illinois Tax Day Tea Party Movement.
“Young professionals are discouraged,” Kraulidis said. “And what are they going to do, write to their congressman?” Read more
If you're a young professional looking for a job, chances are you already know how important it is for you to have an online presence so recruiters can find you. So you probably have a Web site, Tweet regularly and update your blog. BrazenCareerist.com, a social networking site, allows you to organize the best of your online content in one place. Read more
American children who have health insurance through their family plan will be able to stay on as dependents until their 26th birthday, under the expansion of the health care bill.
Rock the Vote President Heather Smith and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius discussed the nuances of the provision Tuesday in a live web chat sponsored by HHS, the seventh in a series on health reform. YPNation brings you the highlights here. Read more
Cities and towns across the country sent in their pleas to Google last month, requesting to be one of the trial locations where the company will test its new ultra-high speed broadband network.
Many of those communities used their young professional population as a selling point. Read more
All job-seeking young professionals should have a strong online presence, otherwise they are going to be completely overlooked by recruiters, personal branding expert Dan Schawbel said. Read more
You may have heard of the controversial dating site beautifulpeople.com when CNN covered its decision last month to cleanse its membership of about 5,000 people because they had gained weight over the holidays. You can only join if existing members deem you attractive enough, and the added pounds were reason enough to be expelled. Read more
During the 2008 presidential campaign, Justin Herman, 29, organized a voter registration campaign at the Nationals' ballpark in Washington D.C. To get the word out, he set up a Web site, blog and Twitter account, and after one week of marketing, his SEO rankings rose above the Obama campaign's own voter registration events.
“People talk about how social media is the future of things. It’s not the future, it’s now,” Herman said. “If you’re choosing not to engage in the conversation, you’re limiting yourself."Read more
