Debate Was 'Watershed' Moment of Multiple Screen Use

Name: Debate Was 'Watershed' Moment of Multiple Screen Use
Uploaded: 2012-10-04T22:00:00Z
Duration: P324S
Description: Daily Download's Lauren Ashburn and Howard Kurtz talk with Margaret Warner about the explosion of Twitter use during the first presidential debate, the use of Google by viewers to research aspects of the candidates' arguments, the most frequently mentioned terms on Facebook, and Xbox's decision to stream the debate to players.

Clip: 10/04/2012 | 5m 24s

Daily Download's Lauren Ashburn and Howard Kurtz talk with Margaret Warner about the explosion of Twitter use during the first presidential debate, the use of Google by viewers to research aspects of the candidates' arguments, the most frequently mentioned terms on Facebook, and Xbox's decision to stream the debate to players.

Aired: 10/04/12

Rating: NR

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