Well, despite the massive load that Google Analytics took, they have done me proud and are now happily tracking the data from 3 of the sites I look after that I'm most interested in. This blog, VSTSPlugins and VSTSEclipse.
First surprise was that my blog actually gets quite a few hits - significantly more than the other two sites. While we are only talking 100's in a day, it is still a lot more than I thought - and that doesn't include those people who read all my content using RSS. I only really write stuff here of interest to myself or when I don't find something in Google and have to work it out. Anyway, it's nice to have you. I might pay more attention to my spelling and grammar now that I know people are reading.
The next surprise was how distributed around the world people where (see a screenshot of the very nice GeoMap overlay feature). Previously I'd assumed that most of the traffic was folks I've worked with before. While I recognised many of the connecting domains, there are a good few I don't which is nice.
Finally, it was good to see a large firefox population for this blog (just over 30% with the rest of the lion's share going to IE). I also have a nice spread of OS's including Windows Vista, Mac, Linux, SunOS and the odd splattering of mobile devices.
Anyway, hopefully Google Analytics will open it's doors again soon for new users so others can benefit from the fantastic data and great UI that it provides. All for free as well - amazing.
