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Google communities went public this week. Edd Dumbill started a group called <a href="http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zg0gutf7u5sk323h82iet2634vav8mgveerk30lg" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Data, Data, Data</a>.
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<p>Cheers,</p>
<p>—Marsee Henon & Jon Johns</p>
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