Press Releases: 02/27/09
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CNN Digital Network No. 1 on Day of President’s Address to Congress; Draws Nearly Seven Million Visitors
On Tuesday, Feb. 24, CNN Digital Network’s special coverage of President Obama’s speech to Congress and the analysis leading up to it made the site the No. 1 news and information site for the entire day with nearly 7 million unique users, while MSNBC had 6.2 million unique users (10% behind CNN). CNN Digital was also No. 1 in total usage minutes, with 47 million minutes while MSNBC registered 37 million (29% behind CNN). Finally CNN Digital was No. 1 in time spent per person, averaging 6.88 minutes.
Throughout the day, Internet users turned to CNN.com for in-depth information and analysis of the economy. Through expert commentaries, multimedia reporting, first-person accounts, live online-exclusive video programming and social networking, the site provided users with perspective and context to America’s financial crisis. On Feb. 24, CNN.com Live, the Internet’s only multi-stream live video news service, provided continuous, live coverage featuring numerous CNN anchors and analysts including John King, Christiane Amanpour, Ali Velshi and Christine Romans. Additionally, after setting the record for the largest live video event in Internet history on the day of Pres. Obama’s inauguration, CNN.com and Facebook again partnered on Feb. 24 enabling users to connect and engage with each other while watching CNN.com Live.
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