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Patch Joins Moment of Silence for Newtown Shooting Victims

The company-wide blackout is to honor the memory of those killed last Friday in Connecticut

Today at 9:30 am, Patch will join with AOL in a company-wide blackout as a "moment of silence" to honor the victims of the

"The campaign was inspired by a call for a moment of silence by Connecticut’s Governor, and spearheaded by Causes and SV Angel. It follows a coalition of tech leaders calling for more gun control," according to Techcrunch,.

Other companies likely taking part in the "Web Moment of Silence" include Adobe, Duke University, Salesforce and WillCall.

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