PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Monday, March 9, 2009

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Monday, March 9, 2009

Employee Confidence Index Declines 2.6 Points in February

The Spherion Employee Confidence Index decreased 2.6 points to 40.1 in February. The Index, which measures workers' confidence in their personal employment situation and optimism in the economic environment, reveals that fewer workers are confident in their ability to find a new job and fewer are optimistic in the future of their current employers.

"There is no doubt that the impact of the economic situation is far-reaching," said Roy Krause, president and CEO of Spherion Corporation. "With month-over-month job losses continuing, more businesses entering bankruptcy and key retailers reporting disappointing results, our latest Employee Confidence Index indicating dwindling confidence is not surprising. In fact, the February Conference Board's confidence index dropped to its lowest level since 1967. Until the American people begin to see some stabilization in foreclosures, layoffs and other key economic indicators, it is possible that overall confidence will continue to suffer. That being said, with a higher regulatory environment likely heading into businesses across the country, I anticipate that the need for highly skilled lawyers and accountants will rise. In addition, as the new administration focuses on healthcare, energy, technology and education, companies will need dedicated support to fill these critical positions."

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AT&T and MTV Networks Join Forces to 'Unlock the Vault' and Unleash Classic MTV Content Exclusively to Users

AT&T and MTV are launching a new interactive campaign - The AT&T Music Vault, built by MTV Networks' Digital Fusion team that brings together the power of the MTV Networks and the AT&T brand to connect with consumers like never before. The campaign enables music fans to unlock a virtual "Vault," (www.attvault.mtvmusic.com), granting them access to MTV Networks' video content that has been kept under lock and key for decades and has never before been released on the Internet - until now.

Each day AT&T and MTV will unlock 15 new pieces of content from MTV, VH1 and CMT's music history. Fans can view tomorrow's content early by correctly playing an AT&T music trivia game which will also be populated around music content across MTV Networks' broad portfolio of sites (including MTV.com, VH1.com, CMT.com). The trivia is served in an innovative unit alongside the video player, so that consumers can play the game while they are watching their favorite video.

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/PRNewswire -- March 9/

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