At CES, Clinton says social media help fuel, solve global policy debates

Wednesday
9 January 2013
11:53 a.m.

Updated
9 Jan. 2013 12:54 p.m.

Bill Clinton said he's seen technology grow from a few dozen Internet sites to a significant force in influencing global policies. "When I became president, the average cellphone weighed five pounds," Clinton, the 42nd president of the United States, told an audience this morning at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. "When I took office there were 50 sites on the Internet. More than that has been added since I started talking." Clinton had been backstage, listening to Samsung President Stephen Woo and developers from across the tech world introduce their new products, including flexible screens for cellphones ...

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