Census Bureau News -- ***CENSUS BUREAU MEDIA ADVISORY*** Census Bureau Live Stream of New Data Access Tools

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by the U.S. Census Bureau: 

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What:  The U.S. Census Bureau will hold an online demonstration of new data access tools online on the Census Bureau Ustream channel. The demo will include new and enhanced features in American FactFinder, such as Community Facts and Guided Search. The presentation will also include other new data access tools developed from the Census Bureau's application programming interface and the "America's Economy" mobile app.

Viewers will be able to ask questions, either by phone or on the Census Bureau's Facebook and Twitter accounts.

When:  Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013; 2 p.m. (EST)

Who:  Rob Chestnut, chief, Requirements and Stakeholder Relations Branch, Decennial Systems Contract Management Office
Alexandra Figueroa , deputy branch chief, Web and Social Media Branch, Center for New Media and Promotions

Details:  To view the presentation online:                         http://www.ustream.tv/uscensusbureau

Viewers watching the news conference online may ask questions by dialing in using the information below or by tweeting questions @uscensusbureau or posting on the Census Bureau Facebook wall (http://www.facebook.com/uscensusbureau).

Dial-in number: 1-800-857-4620 
Participant passcode: CENSUS 

Note: Stay on the line until operator asks for the passcode. Do not key in passcode. Please dial in early.

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