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Amazon Holiday Traffic Winner

Dethrones eBay in pageviews for first time

By Chip Bayers, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 15, 2008 11:21 AM CST

(Newser) – Nielsen Online has declared Amazon the pageview winner for the holiday season, reports the New York Times. Amazon had 59,624,000 views to eBay’s 59,374,000, a slim margin, but a big turnaround on previous years. Brad Stone cites consumer concerns over... Read full story »

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