Web Traffic: Mapping the Footprints They Leave Behind!
A couple of months ago I set up a web tracking script on my personal website. The program makes it possible for me to view all kinds of statistics and information on the visitors to my site..Information as basic as number of hits, and as personal as IP address, time spent, and previously viewed webpages. The statistics gathered by the program are viewable in a number of formats; various types of graphs, lists, and most interestingly, a world map. The above image shows the recent (past week) activity for my website according to origin of visitor on the world map. Because the stats are calculated in real time, it is sometimes possible to hypothesize as to the actual identity behind the IP address...other times the question remains cloudy...for example, I think I can trace a visit through a friend in Sudan, but Israel? That one's a mystery!
It's a fascinating kind of map...identities and information become extremely revelatory, but at the same time maintain the veil of anonymity.
Comments
Very interesting to see this on a map. Most site just provide a pie chart for traffic locations.
I found a good search engine article that my interest you. It's "Search Engines May Not Like Your Web Site" and can be viewed at:
http://www.websitetrafficbuilders.com/search_engines_website.htm
Posted by: San Diego cosmetic surgery doctor | April 9, 2007 3:50 PM
That's a really great program. You can also check out this blog: http://traffic-building-googled.blogspot.com/
for great suggestions of traffi also.
Posted by: Anonymous | April 21, 2007 10:25 AM