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OVGuide.com Surpasses One Million Hits a Day
OVGuide.com reports 1,000% growth in visits over the past year
OVGuide.com, the Internet’s most comprehensive guide to online video sites, including TV shows, movies,
user-generated content, video games and music, reported today that it has achieved record-breaking traffic numbers in November, receiving more than 1 million daily visits. Other results for the company last month include a 1,000% increase in visitors and 335% growth in page views compared to November 2007, according to internal data .
2008 has been a year of explosive growth for online videos. A new IBM study reveals that 76% of people have viewed video and 45% do so regularly . As the statistics reflect that more consumers are turning to the Web to watch videos, OVGuide.com has experienced similar growth and has proven to be an essential tool for consumers to find online entertainment.
Other significant OVGuide.com statistics from November 2008 include:
• On average, users spent over six minutes on OVGuide.com per visit, representing a 140+% growth over the previous year
• There were more than 29 million visitors to the site, representing a 1,000% growth over the previous year
• OVGuide.com had over 131 million page views, representing a 335% growth over the previous year
• The addition of 2,450 online destinations to its database since November 2007, which represents an 83% increase
• OVGuide.com launched its second annual Viewser Choice Award contest and received thousands of votes within the first 24 hours
For further information on OVGuide.com and to learn more about the second annual Viewser Choice Awards, please visit www.ovguide.com.
Executive quote
“Even during such difficult economic times, the online video space continues to grow and expand,” said Chad Cooper, OVGuide.com marketing and editorial content director. “The incredible growth OVGuide.com has experienced is largely due to our focus on technology, clear understanding of consumers’ needs and our goal to be the destination site for consumers to search and discover online video.”
About the company
About OVGuide.com
Founded in 2006, OVGuide.com is the Internet’s most comprehensive guide to online video sites, including TV shows, movies, user-generated content, video games and music. Headquartered in Los Angeles, the privately-held company delivers an innovative, user-friendly way to search and browse relevant, high-quality video content on the Web. OVGuide.com currently indexes more than 2,800 online destinations, offering both short- and long-form video integrated into an intuitive and categorized directory. OVGuide.com’s team of experienced editors review all video sites prior to listing them, ensuring all content listed is valuable and categorized appropriately. The site offers a very relevant, powerful search engine, receiving more than 12 million unique visitors, 100 million page views and 12 million searches per month. comScore also ranked it the third-fastest growing Web property in the US, in terms of audience size, from May 2007-2008.
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Media contacts:
Allison Mac / Amy White
LEWIS PR for OVGuide.com
ovguide@lewispr.com
310-407-5186
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