In 2008 when the economy took a turn for the worse, Miller became nervous about the future of her business and went into extreme networking mode.

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An activist-networking platform has the immediate advantage of easily engaging a young generation deeply rooted in the social-networking experience, in a new mode of 'philanthropy, ' 'giving back' or 'activism.

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