PR – The WSJ Digital Network, which includes the websites WSJ.com, MarketWatch.com, Barrons.com and AllThingsD.com, attracted nearly 17.9 million unique visitors, an increase of 21% over the previous year. The sites generated 424.7 million page views in total, an increase of 40% over the previous year.
AllThingsD.com, the media and technology site launched by Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher in May, increased page views by 34% and unique visitors by 57% over the previous month. Apple-related articles and the BoomTown and Digital Daily blogs were the top draws.
Eric Savitz’s Tech Trader Daily blog (http://www.barrons.com/techtraderdaily) drew higher traffic amidst heavy activity in the technology sector.
MarketWatch.com increased page views by 45% and unique visitors by 23% over the previous year. News of the economy, interest rates, subprime lending, hedge funds and Apple’s new iMacs were among the traffic drivers.
Barron’s Online (www.barrons.com) increased page views by 181% and unique visitors by 291% year-over-year, as the site’s redesign and additional daily video from Barron’s journalists resonated with users.