Interesting site traffic pattern for Macrumors

moosecat · Aug 28, 2003, 01:33 PM

Being the bored, aimless, procrastinating fool that I am, I was digging around on Alexa.com and I noticed a really weird traffic pattern for macrumors.com. See here: http://www.alexa.com/data/details/tr...rumors.com#top

I thought about the wild swings in traffic shown on the graph, and then I realized: all the huge upticks appear to be on Tuesdays. It must be that a vast number of people check in only on Tuesdays, looking for Apple announcements. Or else I'm just missing something because, in addition to being bored, aimless, and procrastinating, I can also be dumb.

Just thought that was interesting.

XnavxeMiyyep · Aug 28, 2003, 01:38 PM

Heh, we crush Microsoft.com in comparison of popularity.

Mr. Anderson · Aug 28, 2003, 02:23 PM

Oh, that's hilarious.

For those who know, it seems that the announcements for new hardware have tendencies to come out on Tuesdays.

Who would have thought that the traffic would be that biased as well....

D

wdlove · Aug 28, 2003, 02:32 PM

I happen to be a regular visitor, more than once daily. Very proud to be a member of such a popular site!

rhpenguin · Aug 28, 2003, 02:54 PM

This is hands down the best comunity based site ive ever been to/been a member of. A very helpful comunity with members that know their stuff.

arn · Aug 28, 2003, 03:18 PM

Nah... I don't think it's a Tuesday phenomenon.

If you look at other sites, there are similar trends. It's just the way the stats are recorded I think.

and

ItsAMacWorld · May 25, 2006, 04:42 PM

have you seen this?
http://alexadex.com/ad/index.py?page...=macrumors.com

Blue Velvet · May 25, 2006, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ItsAMacWorld

have you seen this?
http://alexadex.com/ad/index.py?page...=macrumors.com

Shares in MR? I don't get it... but there's prob. a good reason for that.

jsw · May 25, 2006, 04:48 PM

Holy thread resurrections, Batman!

Still, looks like our popularity is growing:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blue Velvet

Shares in MR? I don't get it... but there's prob. a good reason for that.

It's a virtual trading site... good for fun, no real $$$ involved, AFAIK.

ItsAMacWorld · May 26, 2006, 11:27 AM

Watch out on the toolbar though. Slowed down my PC when i installed it. but everything slows down my PC.

Aug 28, 2003, 01:33 PM	#1
moosecat macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2002	Interesting site traffic pattern for Macrumors Being the bored, aimless, procrastinating fool that I am, I was digging around on Alexa.com and I noticed a really weird traffic pattern for macrumors.com. See here: http://www.alexa.com/data/details/tr...rumors.com#top I thought about the wild swings in traffic shown on the graph, and then I realized: all the huge upticks appear to be on Tuesdays. It must be that a vast number of people check in only on Tuesdays, looking for Apple announcements. Or else I'm just missing something because, in addition to being bored, aimless, and procrastinating, I can also be dumb. Just thought that was interesting.

Aug 28, 2003, 01:38 PM	#2
XnavxeMiyyep macrumors 65816 Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Massachusetts	Heh, we crush Microsoft.com in comparison of popularity. __________________ I have a 14" dock.

Aug 28, 2003, 02:23 PM	#3
Mr. Anderson Demi-God (Moderator) Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Back in VA	Oh, that's hilarious. For those who know, it seems that the announcements for new hardware have tendencies to come out on Tuesdays. Who would have thought that the traffic would be that biased as well.... D __________________ "Klaatu varada nikto!"

Aug 28, 2003, 02:32 PM	#4
wdlove macrumors 604 Join Date: Oct 2002	I happen to be a regular visitor, more than once daily. Very proud to be a member of such a popular site! __________________ First MacRumors "Contributor"

Aug 28, 2003, 02:54 PM	#5
rhpenguin macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: London, Ontario	This is hands down the best comunity based site ive ever been to/been a member of. A very helpful comunity with members that know their stuff. __________________ Hacintosh >>Gigabyte EP45-UD3P>C2D E6600@3.8GHz>8800GTS 640MB>8GB RAM>4TB HDD>2x BD-R>OSX 10.5 I don't do piracy. I do support breaking EULAs.

Aug 28, 2003, 03:18 PM	#6
arn macrumors god Join Date: Apr 2001	Re: Interesting site traffic pattern for Macrumors Nah... I don't think it's a Tuesday phenomenon. If you look at other sites, there are similar trends. It's just the way the stats are recorded I think. and

May 25, 2006, 04:42 PM	#7
ItsAMacWorld macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2006	have you seen this? http://alexadex.com/ad/index.py?page...=macrumors.com

May 26, 2006, 11:27 AM	#10
ItsAMacWorld macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2006	Watch out on the toolbar though. Slowed down my PC when i installed it. but everything slows down my PC.

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