On January 25, 1999, I began recording statistics on the visits to this site. Through January 25, 2000, there have been 34,952 requests for pages and pictures, an average of 95 per day. Here some other highlights from the year...
Requests by month
June was the busiest month, with 2,296 requests. In October I changed the structure of the site. As a result, a typical visit now generates fewer requests compared with visits from the first eight months.
Requests by Day of Week
Thursday is the big day....
Requests by Hour of Day
Not surprisingly, most visits occur during work hours on the East Coast, with a fair percent coming in the evening.
Requests by browser type
This site depends on features found in "version 4" or "version 5" browsers. More than 58% of visits were from MS Internet Explorer 4 or 5, which do the best job of letting the pages look good. The 30% of visits that were from Netscape 4 browsers were probably less wonderful. Users of other browsers saw a very basic version of the site.
Requests by domain
A large number of the visits from numeric addresses (meaning the reporting software could find a domain name, like "kavanagh-oconnell.org" associated with the visitor) are from users of Erols (now RCN) internet service and from the US DHHS...
Most popular pictures
Most Popular Pictures
There were 69 requests for ME Gets Her Groove Back, from Jamaica in 1988.
There were 68 requests for this picture of the kids in December, 1998.
There were 54 requests for Sean taken in July, 1998.
There were 53 requests each for thes shots of the cousins at the Zoo for Halloween and the kids helping with the move.
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