Americans turn to online videos

Online video sharing sites are reaping the benefits of the ongoing writers' strike in the US. The BBC reports.

"According to net measurement firm Nielsen Online, some online video sites have doubled their audience since the strike began at the end of October. The BBC reports.

"The news comes as US-based Pew Internet Project highlights a more long-term growth of video sharing sites.

Its study finds that the audience to sites such as YouTubehas nearly doubled in the last year.

... Its figures show that YouTube's audience was up 18% in the two months after the strike started, and newer video-sharing sites such as Crackle have also experienced unprecedented growth."

emily | 5:02 PM | Random Stats |
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