What War Is Good For

Not that there's any doubt any more about the reach of the Internet, but NYTimes.com issued some numbers today that are still startling. The site (which requires registration, by the way) reported significant traffic increases throughout the first quarter of 2003, culminating in record page-views in March that were double the level of a year ago (up to 615 million). March 24, the Monday after the first bombing of Baghdad, was a record day, with 30.7 million page-views. The typical day during March saw 1.7 million unique visitors to the site.