Writers' Strike Sends Masses to the Interweb
Sorry book evangelists! The writers' strike hasn't sent the masses into libraries or bookstores. According to BBC News, the TV-starved are getting their video fix online.From the Beeb:While I haven't personally turned to YouTube during these dark days, I have noticed a connection between the lack of new TV and a deep malaise settling over my psyche. I need my TV, dammit! I've got a near-empty TiVo and an overactive brain and if I don't get my digital opiate soon, I might get productive. Please, Hollywood, don't let this happen."The on-going writers' strike has meant that many popular programs are currently off-air in the US and, according to Nielsen Online, this has seen Americans turn in large numbers to online alternatives.
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."
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