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If we’d had Twitter on 9/11

Connection Cafe

Bandwidth was a problem then, too. 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. And even if they had, most likely Twitter’s over-capacity fail-whale would have been my first, frustrated experience.

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Crowdsourcing and the nonprofit community

ASU Lodestar Center

Closeness doesn’t have to limit your scope any longer; harness collective intelligence to solve problems, make connections, turn over new leaves, and grow through collaboration. Using crowdsourcing, nonprofits can now broadcast their message to a nearly-infinite audience. Let’s say your organization is launching a new online ad campaign.

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