Nielsen: CNN.com Draws Top Inauguration Stats

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NEW YORK CNN.com recorded 11 million unique users on Jan. 20 — the largest Web audience on inauguration day — besting rival online news giants MSNBC.com and Yahoo News by 1 million and 2 million users, respectively, according to Nielsen Online.

Based on Nielsen’s report, nearly all major news sites posted significant audience gains on Jan. 20, the day President Obama was sworn in, when compared to Jan. 13, a more typical Tuesday. And while nearly all news players were able to stream live video of the ceremonies, CNN, MSNBC.com

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