The Employment Security Commission (ESC) of North Carolina has launched a new YouTube site to give its customers more information about how to file unemployment insurance claims and to search for jobs. The ESC will continue to update the page with more informational videos.
“Video is such a strong medium to relay information in today’s world,” said Moses Carey Jr., chairman of the ESC. “As we are looking for more ways to reach out to our customers outside of the traditional network of 89 offices around the state. We want people to be able to access a variety of our services when and where they choose, not necessarily how we would have directed them even six months ago.”
The ESC is just the latest example of the Perdue Administration reaching out using social networking sites such as YouTube, Facebook and Flickr. In addition to the Governor's Office, Secretary of Transportation Gene Conti has his own Facebook page, DOT has its own YouTube page, and the Office of Economic Recovery and Investment has a Flickr site.