REDMOND, Wash., April 17, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Millions of people turned to msnbc.com for breaking news and in-depth coverage of the tragic events unfolding on Virginia Tech's campus in Blacksburg, Va. On Monday, overall traffic hit an all-time high, with 15.3 million unique users, a 37 percent increase over the site's all-time one-day record set during the coverage of Hurricane Katrina. Heavy demand for msnbc.com's extensive range of multimedia offerings resulted in 90 million page views. Video reports also reached a new all-time high, with over 10 million streams, making msnbc.com the number one news site for video streams.
About msnbc.com
Msnbc.com delivers a fuller spectrum of news. Drawing on its award-winning original journalism, NBC News heritage, trusted sources and Microsoft's advanced technologies, the site presents compelling, diverse and visually-engaging stories on the consumer's platform of choice. Based in Redmond, WA, msnbc.com is a joint venture of Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT) and NBC Universal (NYSE:GE).