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Visits To News Web Sites Up 23 Percent

The market share of U.S. visits to the News and Media category increased 22 percent for the week ending February 23, 2008, compared to the same week in 2007, according to Hitwise.

Hitwise Comments On Weather Channel Sale

When word spread that The Weather Channel and Weather.com might sell for $5 billion, we duly reported the news.  We did not, however, laugh at the number - never mind how many automobiles, houses, or whatever else $5 billion would buy - and now there's additional data about how it may make sense.