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Nielsen: More TV viewers social networking

Former NFL player Rodney Peete engages guests in

Photo credit: AP | Former NFL player Rodney Peete engages guests in “The Couch Defender” space during the NFL Homegating Event hosted at the Arlington Club in Manhattan. (Nov. 29, 2012)

Television viewers were once called couch potatoes. While they may not be getting any more physical exercise now, many are becoming more active while watching, judging by the findings in a new report that illustrates the explosive growth in the ranks of people who watch TV while social networking on smartphones and tablets.

The Nielsen company said one in three people using Twitter in June...

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