Do you think it would be harder to create a trending topic in the United States today, or on election day?

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The companies selling these applications recommend that users create virtual groups so employees can follow a specific topic, branch of the company or type of job.

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Through Moderator, people can discover existing ideas, questions or suggestions, vote for ideas, questions or suggestions and see the aggregate votes to date, create a new series asking for ideas organized by topic, event or meeting.

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This gave her money to create not only a video series with a high production value but also a classroom curriculum about the topic.

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And while such close interactions with wildlife is definitely a delicate topic, local tour operators have teamed up with the World Wildlife Fund to create some best practices for the tours.

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