editor Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 About a month ago I installed a new bit of software to collect statistics on HAIF and its users. Nothing evil or personal, just aggregate statistics.There are a lot of chart and stat junkies on HAIF and I get a lot of requests for information about the forum. Unfortunately, most of the systems I have in place for analyzing traffic on HAIF prohibit me from sharing the data. But this new one doesn't.Anyway, with almost a month of data, here's the most interesting point IMHO:- Only 2.25% of HAIFers connect via dialup.The last time I saw a dialup statistic for HAIF was about five years ago when I was testing another system, and it reported closer to 40%. I think it's interesting to see how much broadband has penetrated the state. I can say "state" because the same application shows that 75% of HAIFers are in Texas. 61% of HAIFers are within the city of Houston and its immediate enclaves (i.e., Bellaire). The next highest area is the Barker (but not Cypress) area along I-10 with 4%, and then Dallas, Alief, and Cypress tie with 3% each.Sadly, Galveston is less than half a percent. Any suggestions about what we can do to bring more people in from the island is appreciated.If there's any specific statistic you're interested in, let me know and I'll see if I can dig it out.Another one I just found:An average of 35 people a day HAIF from their iPhones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Sadly, Galveston is less than half a percent. Any suggestions about what we can do to bring more people in from the island is appreciated.Nobody knows for sure what Galveston's population is, but let's say that it is 30,000. Houston is nearing 2,300,000, and that's probably about right if you add in the enclave cities.If you set up and solve a proportion 2,300,000/61% = 30,000/x, then x is 0.8%. That would be what you should expect from Galveston assuming that HAIF is just as appealing and useful for them as it is for the typical Houstonian. ...but that's just not the case. Personally, I think you ought to just accept that. Houstonians like to think of Galveston as being in their own back yard but Galvestonians tend to scoff at the idea. Most of them prefer to think of Galveston as exerting its own independent sphere of influence. A Houston forum isn't directed at them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Do you have any statistics on average amount of time per HAIFer spent on the forum? (per day maybe)I think you may have said this before, but how many people can you guesstimate come upon it by accident, like from a google search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 One thing i am curious about is how many core users you have. I know there are a good sized number on here, but only a few of us loudmouths post regularly on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted March 14, 2009 Author Share Posted March 14, 2009 Do you have any statistics on average amount of time per HAIFer spent on the forum? (per day maybe)Four minutes, 14 seconds per day.I think you may have said this before, but how many people can you guesstimate come upon it by accident, like from a google search.60% of each day's visitors come from search engines.87% from Google9% from Yahoo!2% from AOL0.8% from MSN0.6% from Search0.4% from Live0.2% from Ask0.1% from CNN (I'm not sure why that's considered a search engine)0.1% from Altavista0.1% from NetscapeOne thing i am curious about is how many core users you have. I know there are a good sized number on here, but only a few of us loudmouths post regularly on here.30% of HAIFers visit HAIF every day -- seven days a week. For some reason I'm uneasy about giving an exact number, but let's say it's somewhere between 5,000 and 10,000 people. Then there is a group of people who visit HAIF between 2-5 days a week. This is about 20% of the HAIFers.The third group is 50% of the HAIF visitors, who come here once, view an average of 1.78 pages, and then are never seen again. Or at least have not been seen again in the just-under-a-month that I've been running the new tracking system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchtastic Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Alta Vista still exists? I had no idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flipper Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Four minutes, 14 seconds per day.I always told my mom i was above average.flipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted March 14, 2009 Author Share Posted March 14, 2009 I always told my mom i was above average.flipperI wish there was a way to figure out how long those hard-core seven-day HAIFers spend on HAIF each day, but it doesn't tell me that. It might violate my self-imposed privacy policy, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Four minutes, 14 seconds per day.30% of HAIFers visit HAIF every day -- seven days a week. For some reason I'm uneasy about giving an exact number, but let's say it's somewhere between 5,000 and 10,000 people. Then there is a group of people who visit HAIF between 2-5 days a week. This is about 20% of the HAIFers. The third group is 50% of the HAIF visitors, who come here once, view an average of 1.78 pages, and then are never seen again. Or at least have not been seen again in the just-under-a-month that I've been running the new tracking system. I had no idea the number was that high, although I now know that my neighbor is a lurker, since he called me RedScare the other day. He put 2 and 2 together when I talked about my 2 neighbors dealing in death. Yeah, Bub, I'm talking about you again!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted March 14, 2009 Author Share Posted March 14, 2009 I had no idea the number was that high, although I now know that my neighbor is a lurker, since he called me RedScare the other day. He put 2 and 2 together when I talked about my 2 neighbors dealing in death. Yeah, Bub, I'm talking about you again!!! If I was able to distribute about 10,000 HAIF hats to the HAIFers and everyone wore them on the same day, I think a lot of people would be very surprised by who's wearing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 If I was able to distribute about 10,000 HAIF hats to the HAIFers and everyone wore them on the same day, I think a lot of people would be very surprised by who's wearing them.It would be kind of funny if we had a day where all HAIFers decided to wear the same thing, like red button up shirts or something like that. Of course, we'd be suspicious of everyone who wore them and wondering if it's coincidence or a real HAIFer, until we stop, sort of stared, pointed fingers with palm up by the hip at each other, wonderng if, wait...yes...you're a HAIFer!But then again, I guess that would only work if you worked a big company most likely.My guess is I don't know any HAIFers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted March 14, 2009 Author Share Posted March 14, 2009 My guess is I don't know any HAIFersIt's not the people you know -- it's the people you don't know. The grocery store clerk, the politician, the garbage man, the news anchor, the guy in the car next to you at the traffic light that you notice are all wearing HAIF buttons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memebag Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 I wear my HAIF shirt about once a week or so, and I've never had anyone comment on it or ask about it. I get lots of comments about my Frisky Dingo and Metalocalypse shirts, though. So I'm guessing the people I meet on a regular basis aren't HAIFers, and predicting that HAIFers don't smoke a lot of weed and watch late night cartoons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Interesting statistics. Poor Souls that still use dial up, id probably put a bullet in my head. =( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted March 15, 2009 Author Share Posted March 15, 2009 Interesting statistics. Poor Souls that still use dial up, id probably put a bullet in my head. =(Right now I'm HAIFing tethered to my iPhone. Since it's the older model, I get pretty much dialup speeds. It's not all that bad. I think the reason I remember dialup as being horrible is because back then the computers were less powerful and rendered the pages more slowly. Of course, I'm not trying to stream any video here, but at least HAIF works pretty well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchtastic Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 So I'm guessing the people I meet on a regular basis aren't HAIFers, and predicting that HAIFers don't smoke a lot of weed and watch late night cartoons.That's only because I still have a day job. The minute AIG cans me, it all changes. Hell, last night I watched 2 of the worst Keanu Reeves movies ever (Bram Stokers Dracula, Constantine) back to back. I'm one step away from the bong and Nickleodeon.I have the HAIF bumpersticker. 5 people have asked me what it was, and then I got to pimp the HAIF. I'm sure one day I'll run into someone at a light or in a parking lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 That's only because I still have a day job. The minute AIG cans me, it all changes. Hell, last night I watched 2 of the worst Keanu Reeves movies ever (Bram Stokers Dracula, Constantine) back to back. I'm one step away from the bong and Nickleodeon.I have the HAIF bumpersticker. 5 people have asked me what it was, and then I got to pimp the HAIF. I'm sure one day I'll run into someone at a light or in a parking lot.You'll be on my level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolBuddy06 Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Is there a sticker that says "Honk if you're a HAIFer"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted March 16, 2009 Author Share Posted March 16, 2009 Is there a sticker that says "Honk if you're a HAIFer"?Click "HAIF:Stuf" at the bottom of every HAIF page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo58 Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Is there a sticker that says "Honk if you're a HAIFer"? Now there's an idea! Reminds me of the Buccee's bumper sticker's that reads "I break for Beaver's" I still say a little Haif gavel is very appropriate because most on here act like they are judges in a courtroom and are always right. A close second would be a bullet proof Haif vest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bachanon Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Now there's an idea! Reminds me of the Buccee's bumper sticker's that reads "I break for Beaver's" I still say a little Haif gavel is very appropriate because most on here act like they are judges in a courtroom and are always right. A close second would be a bullet proof Haif vest. that's funny, especially since one very opinionated haifer has spent many many hours in local court rooms. i always enjoy haif stats. keep 'em comin' editor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 I wear my HAIF shirt about once a week or so, and I've never had anyone comment on it or ask about it. I get lots of comments about my Frisky Dingo and Metalocalypse shirts, though. So I'm guessing the people I meet on a regular basis aren't HAIFers, and predicting that HAIFers don't smoke a lot of weed and watch late night cartoons.You'd be surprised...Right now I'm HAIFing tethered to my iPhone. Since it's the older model, I get pretty much dialup speeds. It's not all that bad. I think the reason I remember dialup as being horrible is because back then the computers were less powerful and rendered the pages more slowly. Of course, I'm not trying to stream any video here, but at least HAIF works pretty well.I've been HAIFing from my t-mobile phone. What does that show up as? The Browser leaves the last website I visited and stays up until I go to another one or turn off my phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Do your stats show which topics are most found via google and other search engines? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted March 18, 2009 Author Share Posted March 18, 2009 You'd be surprised...I've been HAIFing from my t-mobile phone. What does that show up as? The Browser leaves the last website I visited and stays up until I go to another one or turn off my phone.It would show up as an Android phone. I believe I listed the exact identity string in another thread. It's the 10th most popular browser & OS combination on HAIF with 0.37% share.Here is the ranking of mobile devices on HAIF:1.15% - Danger Hiptop (T-Mobile Sidekick)0.97% - iPhone0.37% - Android0.11% - iPod Touch0.02% - Palm0.01% - Blackberry 95300.01% - Samsung SGH-I6170.00% - Blackberry 90000.00% - Sony PSP0.00% - Blackberry 8900b0.00% - HTC 85000.00% - HTC 89000.00% - LG LX600 Polaris0.00% - Non-Safari iPhone0.00% - Blackberry 8900a0.00% - HTC P37010.00% - Samsung SGH-I907Other Platforms Worth Noting (for obscurity uniqueness or whatever):0.10% - Konqueror on Linux0.03% - Firefox on SunOS0.02% - Playstation 30.01% - Nintendo Wii0.01% - Seamonkey on Macintosh0.00% - Seamonkey on Linux0.00% - Netscape on SunOS0.00% - Netscape on Linux0.00% - Firefox on AIX0.00% - Firefox on FreeBSD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted March 18, 2009 Author Share Posted March 18, 2009 Do your stats show which topics are most found via google and other search engines?These are the top 25 searches that brought people to HAIF in the month I've been monitoring:haif houston architecture forum darby douglas shane mcdermotthaif forum darby douglas khou raveneaux country club dominique sachse houston architecture lisa foronda "tea party" southpointe houston houston warehouse district houston nicholson bike trail map pets cookbook historicaerialscom marmer tillman fertitta smitty's lockhart drainage spring shadows "flood plain" meyerland houston haif shadow creek marketplace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 How many unique HAIF accesses were created by the time you get down to the bottom of the list. Some of these are pretty obscure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxmulder Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Wow my Nokia N95 didn't show up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted March 18, 2009 Author Share Posted March 18, 2009 How many unique HAIF accesses were created by the time you get down to the bottom of the list. Some of these are pretty obscure.The 0.00% rounding error range is mostly a couple of dozen unique devices/visitors each.Wow my Nokia N95 didn't show up?I looked again and I don't see it. It's possible that it's not explicitly identifying itself. There are a bunch of devices reporting themselves as generic Mozilla, generic IE, or generic Netfront compatible browsers but that refuse to identify their operating system. It could be in that group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fringe Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Interesting statistics, but can you tell which HAIFers are human and which are alien? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadooga Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 These are the top 25 searches that brought people to HAIF in the month I've been monitoring: haif I bet a bunch of those were me. Somehow I lost my HAIF bookmark, and for at least a month, I just typed 'haif' into the google bar of my browser to get here. I probably did this 2-3 times a day. Don't ask me why I didn't just create a new bookmark until about a week ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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