For Immediate Release Fridays

(Paris Hilton, boning up for a round of job interviews)

In this special edition of FIRF, we look at last-minute attempts to get in those New Year’s stories likely to run this weekend and on Monday:

CareerBuilder expects slower but steady hiring

CheapTickets.com lists ten possible cities to visit for New Year’s eve, and 10 alternative ‘hoods in each to save money on hotels

Free e-book promises to show you how to keep your resolutions

The Times Square ball drop is a 100 year-old tradition, powered this year by Philips LED lights:

And in shameless keywording news, a company called Shimmering Resumes offers to write Paris Hilton’s resume, for free! In case you missed it, Barron Hilton pledged to give his billion-dollar fortune to charity, and grandgurl Paris still stole the headlines.

Create a social media strategy, launch your campaign, and track the results in our Social Media Marketing Boot Camp starting February 16. The online event and workshop will feature speakers including The Onion‘s Baratunde Thurston (left), Facebook’s Morin Oluwole, and bitly’s Tim Devane. Register now.