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We now design personal global data streams, assemble virtual seismic networks, and analyze local ground motion in real-time from across the planet. Network operators remotely monitor data collection and, with only a few keystrokes, can re-center the mass on a seismometer buried within a vault thousands of miles away. In museums and classrooms, students watch seismic waves propagate around the world as interactive global seismicity maps inform them of earthquakes within minutes of their occurrence. This IRIS Newsletter features articles that describe real-time data systems and several of their applications. In many ways, these articles mark the change of emphasis in our data-driven science from collection to selection.