I'm thankful that, when I dropped a tool bag, I wasn't in space.

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One tool they need to add to their kit bag is social media.

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Working with companies like Reveille, Telemundo, Dots and Bag of Misfits, Paula and Infusion Development have developed a search tool that will power a Web-based casting process for reality and scripted TV and Web series, as well as advertising and anything that requires unique individuals on any screen.

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