Complex sentence: According to CNET's News.com site, Colbert's speech became "one of the Internet's hottest acts", and searches for Colbert on Yahoo! were up 5,625 percent.
Split into simpler sentences: According to CNET's News.com site, Colbert's speech was "one of the Internet's hottest acts". Searches for Colbert on Yahoo! were up 5,625 percent.