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If we’d had Twitter on 9/11

Connection Cafe

I still hadn’t been able to talk to my husband, but my mother-in-law had gotten word to him that we were headed East on I-10, and he was able to track my progress via our online, real-time credit card statement. We were surprised when we reached a roadblock just West of El Paso. No satellite radio yet.

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What I Learned From @nancylublin About #dataonpurpose

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This one stopped them in their tracks: “My dad is raping me. In August 2013, they sent an opt-in text message to area codes in El Paso and Chicago. If they get silence, they can track them and usually the next text is from the parent saying their going to the hospital. Text Crisis Line. He told me not tell anyone.