WGA strike helps online video
In a post in December, I predicted that the lack of new content on television because of the Writers Guild of America strike would cause new opportunities to open up for online video. I went so far as to recommend that some WGA writers ditch television all together and try their hands at writing and producing content for online.
As the BBC reports, “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.”
“That is greater growth than you would normally see in such a short period and the strike could be a possible factor,†said Nielsen analyst Alex Burmaster.
I can’t help but wonder if other forms of internet content have benefited as well. My readership has visibly increased, but that’s probably because I’ve become more proactive in posting content.
Has anyone else experienced an inexplicable bump in traffic?
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