A weekly report tracking the top stories and other associated analytic
points for Inforum.com. This report covers the week of 09.21.12 – 09.28.12.

Inforum.com Analytics Report
09.21.12 - 09.28.12 | @ ~ 08:15am


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Inforum.com
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Inforum.com Pageviews [Google Analytics]

Total for date range: 2563672

Sep 21, 2011         | Visitors: 356527
Sep 22, 2011         | Visitors: 244036
Sep 23, 2011         | Visitors: 246966
Sep 24, 2011         | Visitors: 479639
Sep 25, 2011         | Visitors: 449101
Sep 26, 2011         | Visitors: 413621
Sep 27, 2011         | Visitors: 341111


Inforum.com Absolute Unique Visitors [Google Analytics]

Total for date range: 216444

Sep 21, 2011         | Visitors: 58268
Sep 22, 2011         | Visitors: 42199
Sep 23, 2011         | Visitors: 44694
Sep 24, 2011         | Visitors: 69197
Sep 25, 2011         | Visitors: 65191
Sep 26, 2011         | Visitors: 64622
Sep 27, 2011         | Visitors: 64664


Top Days [based on article views only | internal metric]

Sep 21, 2011         | Views: 075806  |  Articles - 566
Sep 22, 2011         | Views: 052650  |  Articles - 502
Sep 23, 2011         | Views: 049758  |  Articles - 504
Sep 24, 2011         | Views: 125406  |  Articles - 640
Sep 25, 2011         | Views: 112471  |  Articles - 586
Sep 26, 2011         | Views: 100704  |  Articles - 590
Sep 27, 2011         | Views: 111552  |  Articles - 557


Top 5 Stories [based on article views | internal metric]

Sunmart employee shot twice during armed robbery
By: Mike Nowatzki
Viewed: 25344
Emailed: 20

Police confirm ID of 18-year-old man struck, killed by train near NDSU
By: Meredith Holt
Viewed: 23813
Emailed: 16

VIDEO: PETA brings 'topless mermaid' protesters to Fargo
By: Forum staff reports
Viewed: 17209
Emailed: 28

Police: Granddad assaulted after confronting Ground Round
patron for swearing
By: Mike Nowatzki
Viewed: 16443
Emailed: 15

Two 19-year-olds arrested as police investigate reported
sexual assaults of 2 teen girls at Fargo party
By: Mike Nowatzki
Viewed: 12735
Emailed: 02


Worst Of The Week - Stories with ZERO views [BETA | internal metric]

Harry C. Bertsch
posted: September 23, 2012

Florence Karlgaard
posted: September 23, 2012

Study: ND road upkeep will reach $7 billion over 20 years
posted: September 20, 2012

Parker, Sparks beat Minnesota Lynx in playoff tune-up
posted: September 20, 2012

Lutefisk and meatball dinner set at camp
posted: September 21, 2012

Free parenting workshops offered across ND
posted: September 22, 2012

Civil rights meeting slated Monday in Fargo
posted: September 21, 2012

Moore scores 21 points to lead Lynx past Mercury
posted: September 21, 2012

Senior menus
posted: September 23, 2012

2 men rescued from ND lake after boat capsizes
posted: September 24, 2012

Farmers can reduce the risk of a combine fire while harvesting
posted: September 24, 2012

New memoir from actor and traveler Andrew McCarthy
posted: September 25, 2012

Three people burned when fuel tank explodes
posted: September 25, 2012

Absentee voting hoax reported in ND
posted: September 25, 2012

Publication provides summary of ND farm financial performance
posted: September 26, 2012


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Brightcove Video
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Total weekly views: 67408
Average per day: 7489

Total viewed minutes: 300112
Average per 33345


Top 5 Videos [based on views | Brightcove analytics]

Hastings - Bridgecam
Views: 12374

Hastings bridge lifted into place (time lapse)
Views: 5893

PETA protest in downtown Fargo
Views: 5880

Main span moves down river (time lapse)
Views: 5056

WDAY Studio Towercam
Views: 2424


Top 5 Videos [based on minutes viewed | Brightcove analytics]

Hastings - Bridgecam
Minutes Viewed: 181582

WDAY Studio Towercam
Minutes Viewed: 14776

The Forum DowntownCam
Minutes Viewed: 10817

WDAY Towercam South
Minutes Viewed: 9837

Bison Video Blog: Missouri Valley Opener Edition
Minutes Viewed: 7070


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Areavoices.com
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Areavoices.com Pageviews [Google Analytics]

Total for date range: 501354

Sep 21, 2011         | Visitors: 64711
Sep 22, 2011         | Visitors: 53251
Sep 23, 2011         | Visitors: 62018
Sep 24, 2011         | Visitors: 74728
Sep 25, 2011         | Visitors: 74344
Sep 26, 2011         | Visitors: 84170
Sep 27, 2011         | Visitors: 77108


Areavoices.com Absolute Unique Visitors [Google Analytics]

Total for date range: 237022

Sep 21, 2011         | Visitors: 30525
Sep 22, 2011         | Visitors: 26415
Sep 23, 2011         | Visitors: 32907
Sep 24, 2011         | Visitors: 39127
Sep 25, 2011         | Visitors: 41512
Sep 26, 2011         | Visitors: 43644
Sep 27, 2011         | Visitors: 39025


Top Areavoices content [based on pageviews | Google Analytics]

University of North Dakota Hockey
Pageviews: 21777

Bison Media Blog
Pageviews: 11058

University of North Dakota Hockey: UND announces
additional suspensions
Pageviews: 8542

Astro Bob
Pageviews: 7768

Topics: Engelstad Family Foundation offers $500,000 for
new south-end hockey rink
Pageview: 5444



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Misc.
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Top Searches [across the week | internal metric]

Brandon Burke      | 780
obituaries         | 526
Lindvall           | 365
Costco             | 325
colby anderson     | 301

Attached word cloud .PDF that expands upon the top searches of the week by showing the top 25 terms searched on Inforum.com. Each word is weighted by the number of times it was searched relative to the other terms in the cloud.