Despite poor economy, employers willing to pay more for media-savvy hires

From Employee Benefit News

By Kathleen Koster

March 9, 2009

The vast majority of employers are willing to pay higher salaries to new hires skilled in new media, according to a Ball State University study.

The Indiana university found that of the 229 firms interviewed, 67% were inclined to add 1% to 4% to these new hires' pay, and an additional 23% were willing to ante up 5% to 8% more

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From Center for Media Research
Monday, March 9, 2009

Web Users Shaping Consumer Opinion

According to a new study from Netpop Research:

• 105 million Americans contribute to social media
• Social networking has grown 93% since 2006
• 7 million Americans are "heavy" social media contributors (6+ activities) who connect with 248 people on a ‘one to many' basis in a typical week
• 54% of micro-bloggers post or "tweet" daily
• 72% of micro-bloggers under age 18 post or "tweet" daily