January 8th, 2008
Newstreamz logs more than 19,000 hits in first week

From staff reports

In Newstreamz.com’s first week, the San Marcos news Web site notched 19,332 hits — an average of more than 2,700 a day — representing an estimated 1,210 original visitors. Newstreamz launched Jan. 1.

Other traffic information as reported by Urchin:

» Average hits a day: 2,761
Most hits: Jan. 1 (5,393)
Least hits: Jan. 4 (1,710)

» Average length of session: 5 min., 35 sec.

» Average pageviews per session: 9.82

» Total number of documents downloaded: 65
Most downloaded:
Human Services funding application packet, 26
Letter to City Council from Allied Waste Services, 10
Presentation on commercial trash haulers to City Council, 5

» Total reader comments: 51
Most discussed article: Sumter closed judge’s office for garage sale (10 comments)
Number of city council members who have blogged: Three — Mayor Susan Narvaiz; council members John Thomaides and Chris Jones
IP address used for submitting comments under most aliases (three): 71.123.14.48

» Countries of origin for visitors (besides U.S.): Germany; Netherlands; United Kingdom; Antigua and Barbuda; Hungary; Dominican Republic; Kuwait; Qatar; Romania; Poland; Sweden; Bulgaria; Mexico; Colombia; India and Israel.