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Wireless Internet may be the next technological advance to revolutionize the workplace, but it will have to pass one of its first social challenges—being a distraction to workers in meetings. Etiquette experts and senior executives are pointing out that many attendants of technology conferences and internal office meetings tune out speakers because they are surfing the web or sending e-mail. Some say that wireless Internet improves efficiency and allows workers to “multi-task,” but many companies say that it is impossible for people to pay attention to a speaker when they have access to a constant stream of incoming e-mail.