Jack Eyer, Alabama (our newest - who had their 1st event last week!) David Anna Richter, Portland (Oregon) Jenn Folks who've participated in the NTEN community for a while probably know about NTEN 501 Tech Clubs , but chances are even some of our new members aren't too familiar with these affinity groups -- and I want to change that! Basically, Basically, 501 Tech Clubs are a type of Affinity Group defined by geographical region.

Is it fair to assume that the actual surge next year will include Oregon, Alabama, Arkansas, New Mexico, etc.       Google Trends and US Department of Agriculture Results are compared in these images. They are different.    I was reading up on trend analysis and the predictive power of Google to "see" trends before the official government agencies. ( Google Flu) I started to think about what other things people might search for in advance of "showing up" to file or request government service.