Olympics and Fantasy Football Drive Huge August 2008 for Online Sports
In August, Americans went online at work to get sports info 26% more year-over-year, thanks largely in part to the Olympics and Fantasy Football. Yahoo! Sports enjoyed a whopping 112% growth, putting them in the top spot for the month, according to Nielsen Online
Also of note, visits from women jumped 37% while traffic growth from men increased by 21%.
Here’s the chart:
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