Oops, that second point should end , "...which goes along with the spike the the interactive map and maps TOC." On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 8:36 AM, Peter Wiringa <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > That is an interesting question... > > After a quick look, it appears there may as small spike that Monday for TC > homepage. The norm tends to be in the upper 1/4 of the 80Ks for Mondays, but > we were at nearly 95K that Monday, however this could have been driven more > by the mix of finals and the game, rather than the game itself. Some > screenshots from GA included. > > - There was a much more pronounced spike on campus maps. Looking at the > maps table of contents page and interactive map pages (not including the > static building detail pages), we see a spike consistent with what we see at > the beginning of fall and spring semesters. Note that the large spikes in > late 2009 were due to load testing. > - The Maps & Directions link in the footer of the home page, a very > pronounced spike, which goes along with the spike to the inter > - The Parking & Transportation link in the footer of the home page also > received a notable spike. > > > On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 9:58 AM, David Peterson <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Hey Web Standards: >> >> Since it is a short week before a holiday, I thought I'd pose >> an interesting (to me at least) question to the people on this list who >> track analytics and web usage: >> >> The Minnesota Vikings vs Chicago Bears ESPN Monday Night Football game >> was played at TCF Bank Stadium here on campus, as I'm sure everyone knew. >> The game received lots of national exposure after the Metrodome caved in on >> itself, so the interest was high. This was reflected in the national ratings >> for the game, which came in at 27.5 MILLION viewers (source cited: >> http://kstp.com/article/stories/s1892947.shtml). That means that 27.5 >> million people had the University of Minnesota on their radar last Monday. >> >> My question is, did any of the sites you administer see a traffic spike >> that may correlate with this exposure? It would be great to share anything >> you might have found, specifically if anyone on this list works directly >> with the umn.edu domain... >> >> -- >> David Peterson >> IT Professional >> Office of Institutional Research >> University of Minnesota >> http://www.oir.umn.edu >> >> 612-625-0914 >> [log in to unmask] >> > > > > -- > Peter Wiringa, Electronic Communications Specialist > University Relations, University of Minnesota > [log in to unmask] > -- Peter Wiringa, Electronic Communications Specialist University Relations, University of Minnesota [log in to unmask]