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LeBron James Goes to Jury Duty August 8, 2013   (1:30) 2 comments Lebron James goes to jury duty just to find out he wasn't selected.

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From the Newsy Blog   How Twitter and TV Became BFFs It looks like Twitter and TV are on the road to becoming best friends ... at least when it comes to ratings. It's long been speculated that an increase in tweets would drive up viewership, but until now we've had little proof to back that up. A new study by Nielsen shows for the first time there is in fact a link between Twitter activity and a show's popularity. The question was not only to see if Twitter conversations caused viewers to tune-in but also if increased broadcast tune in led to a spark in Tweets sent across the social networking site. The answer? Both.

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