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December 11, 2009

Woods scandal a hit on Internet

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Like any good celebrity scandal, the Tiger Woods drama has triggered a spike in traffic to Web sites offering details of his Thanksgiving weekend car crash and his alleged extramarital affairs. The lift will likely be fleeting, though, as the shock of the story wears off.

One of the most heavily trafficked sites has been Woods' own site, where he has posted his only public comments about his crash and admitted to “transgressions.” The site got 488,000 unique visitors the week of his crash, up from fewer than 11,000 the week before, according to The Nielsen Co.


 
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