Contributed by: filbert Monday, August 22 2005 @ 08:17 AM CST
I’m not quite sure what this is good for, but web mega-host Akamai has a Net news index[*1] up on their site.
The Boston Globe[*2] reports:
Drawing on data collected from news sites for which Akamai delivers content, from CNN and MSNBC to Reuters and BBC, the new Akamai Net Usage Index for News will track the aggregate number of viewers per minute by geography, identify the times of day when news viewing peaks in different parts of the world, and measure how much above or below the average news viewing is at any given moment.[*1] http://www.akamai.com/en/html/industry/net_usage_index.html
[*2] http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2005/08/18/akamai_will_track_usage_of_net_news/