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July 20, 2012
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Simple statement. Wow!
This really puts everything into an interesting perspective. Thank goodness I’m a “late adopter” and still use email as my primary means of communication (outside of the tried-and-true telephone)!
Great infographic – and very reassuring to read as I am currently in the midst of drafting an email appeal. It is such an effective form of communication with donors and potential donors and, as the organisation I am working with currently tends to communicate predominantly via email, it is the most obvious type of campaign for them to launch! Will be sharing the infographic – thanks.
Assuming that tower of 3.3 billion pennies didn’t fall over, the weight of all of the pennies would be about 9000 tons. This would crush the pennies on the bottom and shorten the tower considerably.
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