‘The X Factor’ reaches out with Twitter

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Twitter is making its way onto reality TV.

Simon Cowell’s singing show, “The X Factor,” which features a former Wright State University student on its judging panel, says it will be the first reality show to incorporate Twitter into its voting algorithm.

When the show airs next — 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2 on Fox — voting will be in the hands of America.

Nicole Scherzinger, former singer of the Pussycat Dolls and a former WSU student, is one of the show’s four judges.

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