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Friday, October 19

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News on the Go

By Brad

Speaking of Google, via Brendan Sasso of The Hill, some new data from the company shows just how important mobile devices are now to people looking for news and information:

Google said on Friday that an increasing number of people are using their mobile devices to search for information during the presidential debates.

The company found there was a 2,000 percent increase in debate-related searches on mobile devices in 2012 over 2008.

According to Google, mobile searches for “Libya” alone jumped 3,300% during the last presidential debate.

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