So, for a while now, I've been wondering how many users I have reading this blog on a regular basis. I had estimated anywhere from 1 (my mom) to around 10. Turns out I was WAY off. Turns out I have about 28 unique readers (in 2 days). Even accounting for a few people using two machines, that's way more than I expected.
Now, how did I arrive at this fantastical number? I installed Google's Analytics code in my blog. Google Analytics allows you to embed a piece of tracking javascript in your web page(s). That tracking script then keeps track of some basic statistics on each of your visitors, such as where they go on your web site or where they came from (search engines, links from other sites or direct reference). Once your tracker has been running for a day, you can go to the analytics website, log in and check these statistics. It's pretty cool, I think, but then, I'm a geek, so I think stuff like this is nifty.
Here are some interesting statistics:
- 63% of my visitors use Internet Explorer, while 4% use Safari (hi John!)
- I had 33 visits on the 5th and 44 visits on the 6th
- 86% of visitors are direct traffic (which means they come directly to my page without going through a search engine or someone else's site), while 8% come from links on other sites
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Cole had his radio debut yesterday. A radio station was running a radio-thon at CHKD and they asked Cole to say a few words (as a patient). He gave his best rendition of "Itsy Bitsy Spider" to start with, and when asked if he'd gotten ladies numbers, he responded "Yes."
Apparently the stardom went to his head, however. Once they finished the interview, he threw a full-blown 2 year old temper tantrum in the lobby of CHKD (much to Dalynn's mortification). I'm sure that coming off of stardom is a difficult thing, but I'm also sure Cole will adapt to it handily. Fear not!
Lastly, I'd like to congratulate the Hennigan's on the birth of their baby girl, Lucy. She was a bigun', 9 lbs 8 oz and was delivered by C-section this morning, early. Apparently mom, dad and baby are all doing well. Congrats Hennigan's!
