From time to time I report site traffic. Technical work related sites have an annual rhythm that’s connected to the academic calendar. We see a lull in the summer time, and a dip around Christmas/New Year. We also have a microcycle on the weekly basis.
The upper line represents a running total for the last 30 days. It bounces because of the weekly cycle and there isn’t an even number of weeks in a month. The middle line is the weekly running total. The bottom shows how the daily totals affect the weekly cycle (each small hump is a cycle of 7 daily totals). We don’t have hourly stats, but they would show the same thing. Most traffic starts at about 6 am (east coast US) and falls off rapidly after 5 pm.
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The second chart shows where most of the traffic comes from. I’ve been accused in the past of running a “US centric” board. Well, yes, it’s true. I don’t know if this is a chicken-or-the-egg situation, but most of the traffic is from US, and by a wide margin. We are happy to have anyone who wants to participate. I can install language packs that translate the interface for members. I have I think German and French installed. Let me know if you’d like another one.
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Most new users get here through google search, and the SWYMp makes the top6 list of referrers
