Online Video Watching Up 49% Nationwide

Americans are spending 49% more time watching online video this year. BoatTEST.com now has over 3500 videos to watch on demand.

According to Nielsen Online, peoples’ Internet video viewing habits were up sharply
this spring. In May, people who watch online video spent 49% more time watching
each clip than they did a year ago. 70% of the Americans that go on line watch video,
according to Nielsen, which tracks with the broadband penetration of the country.
With the advent of Tivo, YouTube, Hulu and other services “appointment-based” TV
programs are quickly becoming a thing of the past. In June, 2009, BoatTEST.com viewers
played our videos 295,480 times representing 2 Tera Bites of streaming video, up
15% from the previous June. “Given the state of the economy and the boating business,”
said BoatTEST COO Christopher Hughes, “to be up 15% is remarkable.”