SAS is hosting a data literacy conversation, on Clubhouse?

For the last year we have been using Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet and Skype for videoconferencing and meetings because for one, they are robust and perhaps most importantly, they can be accessed by anybody with an internet connection without a need to pay or even download an app. We present this statement to you because for some incredibly bizarre reason SAS has made the decision to host a conversation about data literacy, on Clubhouse. Now, Clubhouse is currently rolling out to Android users around the world this week, but importantly, the platform is still invite-only so essentially if you’re on Android this conversation excludes you. According to Statcounter, as of April 2021, Android accounts for 72.19 percent of the global mobile operating system market while iOS accounts for 27 percent of the market. This seems like a massive oversight on SAS’s part. What makes this so bizarre is that the invite to this conversation is preceded by statements about how important data literacy is. “SAS understands the power of data to help us understand our world, to do good and to solve problems,” says SAS chief executive officer, Jim Goodnight. “In our connected and data-rich society, the ability to…
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