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January 30, 2014 01:28 am GMT
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What the Internet Was Doing During the State of the Union
In an unofficial vote, Congress and the American people have decided that it's okay to use the Internet while the president is speaking
On Twitter, users sent 1.7 million tweets related to the President Barack Obama's State of the Union address during the 70-minute span on Tuesday night, encompassing Obama's remarks and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers' official Republican response. Even members of Congress were not above fiddling with smartphones during the speech; they contributed 750 tweets to the chorus — 0.04% of the 1.7 million total.
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