Didn't really think more than a quarter million people would catch the free live webcast by CBS SportsLine of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, but I was wrong -- last Thursday's games drew a record 268,000 simultaneous online video feeds, according to Mediaweek. This topped the previous record of 175,000 simultaneous online video feeds from the Live 8 concert. (Remember, these are simultaneous feeds.)
Was there a question about lost productivity during March Madness? Indeed!