Online entertainment sees increase in traffic

According to the Wall Street Journal, online games, gambling sites and social networking sites have seen a surge since the economy started declining.

The number of visitors to online game sites jumped 29.9% during the fourth quarter of last year, compared with a 0.3% decline during the same period the prior year, according to comScore Inc. Traffic on Internet gambling sites soared 28.6% over the holiday quarter, compared with a 26.9% decline over the holiday season the previous year, comScore says.