ipad screen goes blank or app time out

IPad screen goes blank or app time out?
location: apple.com - date: May 5, 2012
Why does my iPad screen go blank/black when in an app like Linked In and reading an article posted in LI from WSJ?  Annoying and non productive to have to hit the button, re enter ap and scroll to article again, help please
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