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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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“It’s a lot easier to find people with collective interests and to sign them up and count their opinions online,” says Hans Klein, associate professor in the School of Public Policy, in discussing the possibility of a third U.S. political party forming virtually through burgeoning online networks. Source: Discover Magazine, September 4, 2012