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If we’d had Twitter on 9/11

Connection Cafe

We were surprised when we reached a roadblock just West of El Paso. I was also surprised that El Paso, TX is only the half-way point between LA and Austin. Not knowing what we’d find over the horizon. We were interrogated by soldiers with automatic weapons. Another full day of being cut-off and numb.

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What I Learned From @nancylublin About #dataonpurpose

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

She shared that Bob likes to talk about nonprofit data scientists as being dot organisms. Just like your brain, you have nerves everywhere that tell you to take voluntary actions like “raise your arm.” In August 2013, they sent an opt-in text message to area codes in El Paso and Chicago.