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It was the eve of her grandmother’s ninetieth birthday. In the past, this would have meant a frantic search for an international calling card, punching in sixteen-digit codes, and shouting over a crackling, static-filled connection that cost a dollar a minute. But tonight, the tool that bridged the gap between her world and the small village in southern Italy was a simple icon on her laptop screen: a little white cloud with a blue "S."