A December 27th press release from Hitwise reported that Apple iTunes visits skyrocketed by 413 percent on Christmas Day.
NEW YORK, NY – December 27, 2006 – Hitwise, the world's leading online competitive intelligence service, today announced that the market share of visits to the iTunes website was up 413 percent on Christmas Day 2006 (December 25, 2006) versus Christmas Day 2005 as new iPod
owners flocked to the web to download iTunes.
In addition, the market share of visits to the Apple Store (store.apple.com) showed an increase of 110 percent when comparing Christmas Day 2006 to 2005. The Apple Store was the fourth most visited website in the Hitwise Retail Index on Christmas Day 2006.”
So, isn't it time you signed up for the Apple iTunes and Apple Store affiliate programs and caught the rest of those folks who are downloading music for their new iPods?