Wed 4 Jun 2008
In previous discussions of EphBlog’s readership, I have estimated that about 1/3 is on campus (students, faculty and staff), 1/3 off campus (alumni, parents and local residents) and 1/3 random Web surfers (people looking for information about Williams issues like legacy admissions or about famous Ephs like Erin Burnett ‘98, Chase Coleman ‘93, Bethany McLean ‘92 and others). We make all this data public using the links to the lower left of the side bar. In the past, readership from the williams.edu domain has averaged between 20%-25% on a typical weekday. Today (and early this week), it is close to 10%. My interpretation is that about 1/2 of our campus readers are students, most of whom are now either not reading EphBlog or are reading it from elsewhere for the summer. The remainder are faculty and staff.
All are welcome.
June 4th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
David:
Really interesting data. It explains the ‘ebbs and flows’ of the site.
Also, thanks for all that you do. EphBlog is a real accomplishment in many ways. Your “passion’ for it is evident in that you continue on with your ‘vision’ regardless of obstacles. (think Serra, here)
However, your recent efforts (’taking in’ the criticism, recruiting more authors, etc.) shows a respect for everyone else invested in the site, and that, to me, is the key to realizing what is (IMO) yet untapped potential.
Kudos to you, DK.
June 10th, 2008 at 2:45 am
I love the pie chart.
I think it is divided quite well.
Several receive good portions.
The rest nibble.
Well nibble on this: ephblog cuisine requires epicurean interests to draw from the vast template that comprises this campus canvas we draw from.
Bon Vivant!
June 15th, 2008 at 6:00 pm
I have a technical question- how is it you track down the location of a “poster”? I saw a website used previously on this blog to do this, but can someone walk me through how it is done?
June 15th, 2008 at 9:41 pm
http://ip-adress.com is one of many sites that will give you information (location, etc.) about an IP address.
June 18th, 2008 at 7:36 am
Still not getting it ‘10. How do people get the IP Address of a poster? For example, how would someone get my IP Address from my “screename” PTC to find out where I am posting a message from?