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Woman with gun thwarted drug-addicted thief

2009-04-16T07:48:00.000-07:00

April 15 top stories and galleries

1. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week April 6-12 4,020

2. Article: Woman with gun thwarted drug-addicted thief, say police 2,544

3. Article: Woman fined for throwing ice cream through store window 1,686

4. Article: Entertain ‘American Idol’ recap: Adam Lambert's ‘Mad World’ = best song of season? 1,459

5. Article: Entertain ‘American Idol’ recap: Inglorious, un-‘Wild’ Tarantino night 1,364

6. Article: Four teens charged following party at city official's home 1
,319

7. Article: Suspected child stalker to appear before grand jury 1,313 %

8. Flash Gallery: Next Level Church 1,237

9. Article: Entertain Paula dares to dance in the path of hyperbole for 'Wild' Adam Lambert 1,110

10. Article: Portsmouth police log 1,006

11. Article: Hundreds attend 'tea protest' in Market Square 947

12. Article: Stratham crash causes brush fire; driver arrested 905

13. Article: York Police Log 847

14. Article: Opinion Letters to the Editor 842

15. Front: Runway Ready 831

16. Article: Hampton Academy principal resigns 819

17. Article: Pease tees up $1.4M golf clubhouse 808

18. Article: Entertain ‘American Idol’: David Cook vs. Adam Lambert 775

19. Flash Gallery: Mug shots 771

20. Article: Kennebunk woman arrested after chase 756

21. Article: Entertain Gasp! 'American Idol' judges actually use the stupid save!
730

22. Article: Unruly coffee shop patron sentenced to jail, barred from Starbucks 647

March Madness

2009-04-01T07:12:00.000-07:00

Seacoastonline had outstanding numbers in March.

We had 1,110,920 unique visitors compared with 799,629 in March 2008. That's 39 percent growth year over year.

We shattered the 5 million page views barrier for the first time with 5,108,386 page views compared with 3,935,455 page views in March 2008, year over year growth of 30 percent.

Congratulations to all for this record setting month.

Top stories and galleries March 31

1. Article: Pantless woman charged with indecent exposure 5,950
2. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week March 23-29 4,315 2.3%
3. Article: Business Bowl-O-Rama sets its pins for the future 2,794
4. Article: His and hers convictions for fake car inspections 2,528
5. Article: No injuries when 2 wheels fall off N.H. school bus 2,395
6. Article: Entertain ‘American Idol’: David Cook vs. Adam Lambert 2,327
7. Article: Entertain Kisses & disses: Thanks for offering my son a new bike 2,230
8. Front: Police Logs 2,228
9. Article: Man Tased in square was drunk 4 hours later, say police 1,926
10. Article: Mall parking lot crash sends two to hospital 1,498
11. Article: Four-car crash on Route 1: At least 1 child sent to hospital 1,291
12. Article: Portsmouth police log 1,211
13. Article: Angry customer's threats closed Maine BMV, say police 1,198
14. Article: Opinion Letters to the Editor 1,038
15. Article: Heroin suspect held on $20K cash; wants to file complaint against cops 1,020
16. Article: Bow Street mixed-use project delayed 926
17. Article: Entertain Who should go in double ‘Dancing with the Stars’ elimination? 735
18. Article: Suit blames driver's parents for Lalime scooter crash 708
19. Article: Pot found in car parked in park, say police 703
20. Article: Sports UNH offers second opinion 654

Philbrick's and Survivalists

2009-03-18T08:02:00.000-07:00

Back on track Tuesday with 33,521 uniques and 169,723 page views.

Top story was Shir's piece on the new owners at Philbrick's.

Looks like we picked up some traffic from a survivalist site: survivalblog.com. for Mike McCord's Going Great guns story that ran Sunday.

Top stories

1. Article: Business North Hampton landmark business has new... 2,770

2. Article: Three sent to hospital after head-on car crash 2,768

3. Article: Going great guns: Handheld, semiautomatic sales incr... 2,044

4. Article: Employee funneled $12K into personal bank account, ... 1,833

5. Article: Entertain Kisses & disses: Kind Exeter officer led elde... 1,814

6. Article: Entertain Recap: Bachelor Melissa still second be... 1,373

7. Article: Arrest warrant issued for woman accused of DWI w... 1,212

8. Article: Police: Burglary suspect hit 12 businesses 1,177

9. Article: Hampton manager freezes raises, including his own 1,125

10. Article: Drunken driver who crashed into living room ordered ... 1,019

Most popular galleries

1. Flash Gallery: PHS boys hoops- state champs 1,327

2. Flash Gallery: Celeb Watch 49 1,160

3. Flash Gallery: Winnacunnet vs. Exeter Prelim 935

4. Flash Gallery: Newmarket Championship Game 909

5. Flash Gallery: Reader photos - March 2009 819

6. Flash Gallery: Tower House Rye 391

7. Flash Gallery: Roast of Robert Sullivan 378

8. Flash Gallery: Winnacunnet girls win title 298

9. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week March 2-8 225

10. Flash Gallery: Iron Brides in Portsmouth 201

An essay for our times

2009-03-16T19:15:00.000-07:00

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, a great American newspaper, will join the Rocky Mountain News and many smaller daily newspapers Tuesday when it publishes its last print edition.

Clay Shirky, a writer and new media professor at NYU, has written an essay for our times "Newspapers and Thinking the Unthinkable." Have some courage, give it a read and let me know what you think.

Here's an excerpt to whet your curiosity:

"Society doesn’t need newspapers. What we need is journalism. For a century, the imperatives to strengthen journalism and to strengthen newspapers have been so tightly wound as to be indistinguishable. That’s been a fine accident to have, but when that accident stops, as it is stopping before our eyes, we’re going to need lots of other ways to strengthen journalism instead.

"When we shift our attention from 'save newspapers’ to 'save society’, the imperative changes from ‘preserve the current institutions’ to ‘do whatever works.’ And what works today isn’t the same as what used to work."

Read the full essay.

Our Monday traffic was just below budget with 32,139 uniques and 163,936 page views.

Let's step up our efforts at feeding breaking news to Andrew (he's working from home but gets his seacoastonline email) and Alexa throughout the day and we should get right back on track.

Top two items are photo galleries from Winnacunnet and Portsmouth championship games.

1. Flash Gallery: Winnacunnet girls win title 5,812
2. Flash Gallery: PHS boys hoops- state champs 5,096 3. Article: $350K cash bail set for PHS grad facing 14 felonies 2,940
4. Article: Police: Felon arrested in burglary spree 2,286
5. Article: Portsmouth police log 2,146
6. Article: Motorcyclist in critical condition after Sunday crash 2,082
7. Article: Teen found unresponsive at The Page pleads guilty to alcohol charge 1,505
8. Article: 4 injured when car crashes near NH gas pump 1,426
9. Flash Gallery: Tower House Rye 1,190
10. Flash Gallery: Newmarket Championship Game 1,003
11. Article: Going great guns: Handheld, semiautomatic sales increase 946
12. Flash Gallery: Reader photos - March 2009 860
13. Article: Sports PHS title extra special for Mulveys 809
14. Article: York teachers vote 'no' on renegotiating salary increase 779
15. Article: Entertain ‘Ghost Hunters’ episode at Star Island airs Wednesday 751
16. Article: $50K bail set for driver facing drug charges after traffic stop 732
17. Article: Suspect in spate of burglaries apprehended in Portsmouth 694
18. Flash Gallery: Winnacunnet vs. Exeter Prelim 690
19. Article: N.H.'s corpse flower about to bloom again 546 0.3%
20. Article: Snowmobiler sentenced for hit-and-run accident 513

Town voting stories throughout top 100

2009-03-12T09:18:00.000-07:00

Again small traffic to many stories added up to Seacoastonline meeting its March traffic goal with 33,913 uniques and 186,643 page views.

Election results from local towns were scattered throughout the top 100. Top story was the Middle Street rollover (spot news is always king!) followed closely by the photo gallery of the remodeled Tower House in Rye.

Interesting to see Mzinga blogs and specialty pages like Crime and Dining rising to the top 100.

SEACOASTONLINE TOP 100 PAGES

1. Home 26,601
2. Front: Portsmouth Herald 12,585
3. Jobs Listings 10,925
4. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week March 2-8 9,016
5. Front: Obituaries 8,792
6. Seacoast Real Estate Listings 4,360
7. Article: Rollover accident in Portsmouth sends woman to the hospital 3,712
8. Flash Gallery: Tower House Rye 3,154
9. Front: The York Weekly 3,067
10. Front: Exeter News-Letter 2,744
11. Front: Breaking News 2,661
12. Front: Hampton Union 2,622
13. Article: Developer seeks to replace Saunders restaurant with condos 2,197
14. Flash Gallery: Newmarket vs. Groveton Semis 2,086
15. Article: Firefighter's defense attorney: 15-year-old girl lying about rape 1,889
16. Article: Widow Fletcher’s changes hands 1,878
17. Front: Police Logs 1,843
18. Article: Teacher sentenced for student sex assault; plans to appeal 1,752
19. Front: News 1,749
20. Front: Employment 1,495
21. Article: Trial begins in heroin death at Red Sox party 1,421
22. Article: Business New owners for Widow Fletcher's in Hampton 1,169
23. Search Results Page 1,086
24. Article: Portsmouth police log 1,030
25. Article: Lally, Znoj win Hampton selectmen seats; town operating budget fails again 1,026
26. Front: Maine 1,020
27. Flash Gallery: Reader photos - Harold Buzzell 998
28. Front: Your Town 934
29. forums:showthread.php 883
30. Front: Sports 880
31. Article: Kensington votes down town, school budgets 766
32. Article: Opinion Letters to the editor 745
33. Article: Entertain ‘Real Housewives’: Man Gretchen reportedly cheated with speaks out 713 34. Spotlight Awards 2008 votingt 686
35. Front: Entertainment 657
36. Front: Marketplace 654
37. Front: York County Coast Star 651
38. Article: Richter wins Hampton’s Coop. School Board seat; all towns pass the budget 649 39. Flash Gallery: WHS girls basketball vs Dover 605
40. Article: Chisholm keeps Exeter Coop. School Board seat 602
41. Article: Aldrich wins Exeter selectman seat 594
42. Flash Gallery: Winnacunnet Class L Semifinal 564
43. Article: York police log 536
44. Auto Listings 528
45. Business Search Module Results 526
46. Article: Jail time for driver too drunk for field sobriety tests 511
47. Flash Gallery: PHS Class I Semifinal Win 504
48. Article: York schools' wage earners listed 465
49. Front: Rockingham News 460
50. Flash Gallery: Newmarket vs. Woodsville 441
51. Article: AP Hosted 437
52. Front: Business 436
53. Article: Sports Winnacunnet girls advance to Class L title game 434
54. Article: Huskies sheltered in hotel lot are safe, say officials 424
55. forums:forumdisplay.php 412
56. Front: Real Estate 402
57. Obituaries Guestbook 401
58. Article: Photo Zoom: Rollover accident in Portsmouth sends woman to the hospital 400
59. Flash Gallery: Seacoast Town Elections 2009 397
60. Article: Charges dropped against alleged rapist 393
61. Article: York neighborhood's vehicles burglarized 384
62. Article: Rockingham County grand jury indictments — March 2009 379 63. Front: Archives
64. Article: Officer fires at drug suspect during N.H. raid 355
65. Article: Entertain Go&Do: Cormac McCarthy at the Dolphin Striker 353
66. Article: Email a friend 352 67. Article: 12 horses seized by N.H. SPCA 333
68. Article: Sports Portsmouth boys advance to Class I championship game 320
69. Article: Schools' top wage earners in 2008 317
70. Front: Exeter 310
71. Dining: Front 309
72. Front: CRIME 309
73. Front: Runway Ready 309
74. Article: York coyote sightings prompt warning to keep small pets inside 303
75. Article: Photo Zoom: ‘Real Housewives’: Man Gretchen reportedly cheated with speaks out 295
76. Article: Richard McDermott wins Hampton Falls selectman spot 292
77. Article: Woman gets suspended sentence after punching ex-boyfriend who asked for ring back 292
78. Article: Woman assaulted ex-boyfriend who asked for ring back, say police 288
79. Article: Ouellette keeps post as Kingston town clerk 287 80. Article: Police looking to fill four positions 284
81. Article: Email Article Sent 283
82. forums:index.html 275
83. Front: High School 275
84. Article: Rineman defeats Creighton for North Hampton selectman 275
85. Front: Hampton 273
86. Article: Entertain Tatiana?! ‘American Idol’ officially loses its wild card mind 272
87. Forums: null: View Forum 271
88. Article: Joyce Charbonneau keeps post as Stratham town clerk 268
89. Article: Alleged Citizen's Bank robber faces new charges 265 90. Article: Business York's Wildcat Pizza dishes up new location 263 91. Article: Business The Village Scoop ice cream shops for sale in York 256
92. Flash Gallery: Epping Senior Night 252
93. Article: Court denies Boland request to see alleged victim 245 94. Article: Two Village Scoop ice cream shops in York for sale 243 95. Article: Exeter police log 242
96. Flash Gallery: Ugly Bat Boy Cat 241
97. time:index.html 237
98. Article: South Berwick's new town manager has open door 228 99. Article: Theft of $13.99 bottle of wine leads to 30-day jail sentence 228
100. Article: Woman testifies about drug use in overdose death trial

Pick and shovel work leads to good numbers

2009-03-11T15:00:00.000-07:00

Never has a newsroom worked so hard to achieve 33,564 uniques and 183,353 page views.

With Andrew and Gina away Tuesday we had no Fark and no reality TV to give us a lift. This was just pick and shovel work with local news and local readers.

Instead of showing the top 10 as usual I have posted the top 100 to show the long-tail effect of small traffic to many stories combining to create a solid day of uniques and page views.

1. Home 26,248 14.3%
2. Front: Obituaries 12,998 7.1%
3. Front: Portsmouth Herald 12,068 6.6%
4. Jobs Listings 11,292 6.2%
5. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week March 2-8 10,293
6. Seacoast Real Estate Listings 4,747 2.6%
7. Front: Exeter News-Letter 3,987 2.2%
8. Front: Hampton Union 3,809 2.1%
9. Article: Woman gets suspended sentence after punching ex-boyfriend who asked for ring back 3,798 2.1%
10. Front: Breaking News 2,498 1.4%
11. Article: Entertain Kisses & disses: Plowing, SERT and press anger readers 2,166 1.2%
12. Front: Police Logs 1,975 1.1%
13. Article: Drunken driver hit two parked cars and an antique home, say police 1,661 0.9%
14. Front: Employment 1,532 0.8%
15. Article: Woman assaulted ex-boyfriend who asked for ring back, say police 1,505 0.8%
16. Front: News 1,481 0.8%
17. Article: Entertain ‘Real Housewives’: Man Gretchen reportedly cheated with speaks out 1,312 0.7%
18. Article: Teen sentenced for buying porn and game points with stolen credit card information 1,268 0.7%
19. Article: Portsmouth police log 1,164 0.6%
20. Flash Gallery: Epping Senior Night 1,026 0.6%
21. Search Results Page 994 0.5%
22. Spotlight Awards 2008 votingt 955 0.5%
23. Article: Icy conditions cause rollover accident in Greenland 948 0.5%
24. Article: Standoff suspect and alleged victim denied request for contact 893 0.5%
25. Article: Police: Bag of human ashes found in road 869 0.5%
26. forums:showthread.php 848 0.5%
27. Article: Rollover accident in Portsmouth sends woman to the hospital 840 0.5%
28. Front: Maine 828 0.5%
29. Article: Mass. man accused of capturing humpback whale 824 0.4%
30. Flash Gallery: Reader photos - Harold Buzzell 755 0.4%
31. Article: Man charged in slow-speed chase 737 0.4%
32. Article: Widow Fletcher’s changes hands 719 0.4%
33. Flash Gallery: Ugly Bat Boy Cat 693 0.4%
34. Article: Business Olde Port Traders says it's for sale, not going out of business 686 0.4%
35. Front: Sports 663 0.4%
36. Front: Marketplace 661 0.4%
37. Article: New Hampshire drug fugitive arrested in Puerto Rico 654 0.4%
38. Front: The York Weekly 630 0.3%
39. Obituaries Guestbook 604 0.3%
40. Front: York County Coast Star 598 0.3%
41. Flash Gallery: Exeter vs. Pinkerton Girls 593 0.3%
42. Article: Opinion Letters to the editor 590 0.3%
43. Business Search Module Results 589 0.3%
44. Front: Entertainment 574 0.3%
45. Article: Exeter police log 559 0.3%
46. Auto Listings 549 0.3%
47. Flash Gallery: Seacoast Town Elections 2009 536 0.3%
48. Article: Farmers, chefs unite to preserve local use of rare seeds 528 0.3%
49. Article: Photo Zoom: ‘Real Housewives’: Man Gretchen reportedly cheated with speaks out 527 0.3%
50. Article: Opinion Letters to the Editor
51. Article: Suspect in door-gluing case steered to mental health court 514 0.3%
52. Article: Accidents plage Seacoast in latest storm 502 0.3%
53. Article: New Hampshire could pull E-ZPass from tollbooth speeders 471 0.3%
54. Article: Cabbie accused of sex assault loses job 470 0.3%
55. Article: Business Danstuff back on State Street 468 0.3%
56. Front: Your Town 458 0.2%
57. Front: Real Estate 448 0.2%
58. Flash Gallery: Center for Wildlife 427 0.2%
59. Article: Exeter High School March dance canceled over ‘grinding’ 423 0.2%
60. Article: Seacoast voters deciding town budgets, officials today 418 0.2%
61. Front: Business 417 0.2%
62. Article: Coyote sightings spur pet safety warning 410 0.2%
63. Front: Archives 392 0.2%
64. Article: Driver smashes into 2 cars and historic home 381 0.2%
65. forums:forumdisplay.php 380 0.2%
66. Front: Runway Ready 378 0.2%
67. Article: Mom says man aimed camera up her dress 368 0.2%
68. Article: Mainer charged in theft of thousands of $1 bills 363 0.2%
69. Article: Big-ticket items on Hampton ballot 354 0.2%
70. Flash Gallery: YHS State Championship 344 0.2%
71. Article: York police log 338 0.2%
72. forums:index.html 315 0.2%
73. Dining: Front 312 0.2%
74. Front: CRIME 298 0.2%
75. Article: AP Hosted 293 0.2%
76. Front: Rockingham News 288 0.2%
77. Article: Dozens push for medical marijuana in N.H. 288 0.2%
78. Article: Trial begins in fatal Red Sox party case 286 0.2%
79. Article: 12 horses seized by N.H. SPCA 285 0.2%
80. Article: Entertain Tatiana?! ‘American Idol’ officially loses its wild card mind 276 0.2%
81. Article: Low voter turnout in Rye and Greenland 267 0.1%
82. Article: Sports Portsmouth's Hart weighs future as Vermont eliminates baseball 267 0.1%
83. Article: Exeter Selectman Joe Pace says farewell 265 0.1%
84. Article: Dirty dancing causes EHS to cancel March dance 260 0.1%
85. Front: SCC Archive 259 0.1%
86. Article: $9.3 million Stratham school budget passes 257 0.1%
87. Article: Residents sound off on Stratham's 'Gateway' plan 253 0.1%
88. Article: Boston's real-life 'Cheers' bartender is laid off 246 0.1%
89. Flash Gallery: WHS girls basketball vs Dover 246 0.1%
90. Article: Coyote sightings up: Keep your pets inside 246 0.1%
91. Article: Former school nurse sues Hampton School Board for defamation 242 0.1%
92. Article: Eric Small answers to allegations 236 0.1%
93. Front: Opinion 235 0.1%
94. forums:search.php 234 0.1%
95. Article: Email a friend 228 0.1%
96. Article: Police get stimulus funding 224 0.1%
97. Article: A father and child reunion 221 0.1%
98. Front: Hampton 212 0.1%
99. Article: Sports Winnacunnet girls to face Central in Class L semifinals 208 0.1%
100. Article: Two Village Scoop ice cream shops in York, ME for sale 207

Local galleries lead way to 211,000 page views

2009-03-04T09:41:00.000-08:00

A deep content mix led to 46,000 uniques and 211,000 page views yesterday.

Top story was silliness about a man assaulting Chuck E. Cheese but that was closely followed by the Portsmouth rape case, Gina's bachelor posts and J.P. Nadeau's censure. Kisses and Disses and the business story on Ri Ra also did very well.

Galleries for the Durham Fire and the March 1 snowstorm also did very well, garnering 13,619 and 10,996 page views respectively.

Top stories:

1. Article: Man fined for assault on Chuck E. Cheese 6,882
2. Article: Man abducted, raped pregnant woman in Portsmouth... 5,111
3. Article: Entertain Bachelor blog bombshell: Jason propose... 4,255
4. Article: Entertain Bachelor: After the Final Rose recap: T... 3,456
5. Article: Entertain Bachelor finale recap: Jason chooses M... 2,354
6. Article: Nadeau admits to conflict, will stop practicing law 2,016
7. Article: Fire destroys historic farm house 1,796
8. Article: Entertain Kisses & disses: Banning dances? Is this 1... 1,355
9. Article: Business Ri Ra Irish Pub eyes St. Patrick's Day openi... 1,288
10. Article: Entertain Watch clip from 'Bachelor' finale (and read ... 1,240

Top photos

1. Flash Gallery: Historic Dame Farm Fire Durham 13,619
2. Flash Gallery: Snowstorm 3/1/09 10,996
3. Flash Gallery: Wrestling Meet of Champions 1,651
4. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Feb 16-22 704
5. Flash Gallery: Harp Seal at Seabrook Beach 480
6. Flash Gallery: From our readers: UFOs & aliens 478
7. Flash Gallery: Reader photos - March 2009 444 8. Article: Photo Zoom: Real Housewives: Man Gretchen re... 376
9. Flash Gallery: SWAT team subdues suspect 327
10. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Feb 9-15 317

16 articles and galleries get more than 1,000 page views

2009-02-27T11:29:00.001-08:00

Thursday saw uniques at 53,015 and page views at 201,941. You could argue that this was the most impressive day of the month since such a broad mix of stories and photos drove traffic instead of one monster item.

Top story was still the topless coffee shop but the number 16 story about the Frisbee School closing in Kittery still got 1,119 page views.

1. Article: Topless coffee shop opens in central Maine 8,918
2. Flash Gallery: SWAT team subdues suspect 6,598
3. Article: Entertain ‘Real Housewives’: Man Gretchen reportedly cheated with speaks out 4,949
4. Article: Entertain ‘American Idol’ recap: Adam Lambert is the next Robert Pattinson? 4,886
5. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Feb 16-22 4,617
6. Article: Topless teen photo prompts warning 4,004
7. Article: SWAT team subdues standoff suspect 3,419
8. Article: Entertain ‘Bachelor Women Tell All’: Host told to 'calm down' (Graham & Amanda?) 2,992
9. Flash Gallery: SWAT Subdues Suspect 2,897
10. Article: Photo Zoom: ‘Real Housewives’: Man Gretchen reportedly cheated with speaks out 2,174
11. Article: Under-21 dance club shut down after one night 2,128
12. Article: Entertain Forgive her! Give Megan Corkrey a shot in the 'American Idol' top 12 1,880
13. Article: Gunfire ends 4-hour standoff in Portsmouth 1,434
14. 27. Article: Inn at Long Sands auctioned to York Beach couple for $775K 1,185
15. Article: Standoff suspect held on $50K cash bail 1,119
16. Article: Frisbee School to close this year 1,015

Armed standoff, Real Housewives and a topless coffee shop

2009-02-26T09:24:00.000-08:00

We had our second-best day of the month yesterday with 64,185 uniques and 197,837 page views and are quickly approaching the 1 million uniques mark.

We had some help from our usual friends at Google, Yahoo and Fark, but some new referring domains drove traffic including: literotica (an adult site please don't view at work), majorgeeks.com and hfboards.com, a sports forum website.

Great job last night on the breaking news at Gosling Meadows (we should see more of those numbers in tomorrow's report). Special thanks to Beth and Scott who stood out in the cold to get a great story and photos, Andrew, who sent out alerts and got three versions of the story posted and Desiree for keeping the print operation running smoothly.

Thanks also to Carl Pepin who sat through four overtimes at the Kennebunk Hockey game and provided a story and photo gallery.

Top stories

1. Article: Topless coffee shop opens in central Maine 22,859
2. Article: Entertain Real Housewives: Man Gretchen repor... 14,591
3. Article: Photo Zoom: Real Housewives: Man Gretchen re... 6,640
4. Article: Entertain 'Real Housewives of OC' Confess: Tamra sa... 3,889
5. Article: Topless coffee shop proposed for small Maine town 2,591
6. Article: Report: Trooper wanted more charges against ex-po... 2,271
7. Article: Eggs thrown in ongoing neighbor dispute; school cler... 2,034
8. Article: Entertain Bachelor blog bombshell: Jason propose... 1,579
9. Article: Inn at Long Sands auctioned to York Beach couple fo... 1,148
10. Article: SWAT team responds to Gosling Meadows 1,139

Top photos

1. Article: Photo Zoom: Real Housewives: Man Gretchen re... 6,640
2. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Feb 16-22 1,676
3. Flash Gallery: Vanity Fair Oscar Party 928
4. Flash Gallery: Celeb Watch 48 829
5. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Feb 9-15 533
6. Flash Gallery: Winnacunnet Prom 2008 520
7. Flash Gallery: Kennebunk Hockey 4-overtime Win 341
8. Flash Gallery: From our readers: UFOs & aliens 239
9. Flash Gallery: York Basketball Regional Champs 206 1.4%
10. Flash Gallery: Division I Swim Championships 159

Bachelors, F-bombs and sexy 'grinding'

2009-02-25T07:32:00.000-08:00

Another strong day with 36,986 uniques and 164,570 page views.

Huffington Post was our number 2 referring domain yesterday but I can't figure out what they linked to. Anybody know?

top stories
1. Article: Entertain Bachelor Women Tell All: Host told to '... 4,566
2. Article: Entertain Kisses & disses: No more 'F-bombs,' pick up... 3,165
3. Article: Entertain Bachelor blog bombshell: Jason propose... 2,672
4. Article: Sexy 'grinding' may get Exeter High dances banned 2,616
5. Article: Dog rescued after spending hour in icy water 1,296
6. Article: Fish can no longer nibble your feet: N.H., Florida ban ... 1,248
7. Article: Trooper wanted more charges against ex-Portsmouth... 1,119
8. Article: Topless-teen photo prompts warning at school 1,070
9. Article: Portsmouth police log 856
10. Article: Portsmouth city manager orders hiring freeze 691

Top galleries

1. Flash Gallery: Vanity Fair Oscar Party 2,391
2. Flash Gallery: Celeb Watch 48 1,370
3. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Feb 9-15 674
4. Flash Gallery: Blessing of the Animals York 411

And the Oscar for Most Read Web Story goes to ....

2009-02-24T07:49:00.000-08:00

On Monday, Gina Carbone who had our number 1, 6 and 15 stories with her Oscar coverage. Gina and Company did a great job both online and in print. Check out her blog "Seacoast Pop Culture" when you get a chance.

I'd also like to thank Scott Yates for turning around a photo and extended cutline on the veterinary clinic fire in Newington late Saturday. That was our number one web content item on Sunday.

Kudos also to Jenn Feals for her well rounded story on dirty dancing at Exeter High School.

One area where we can improve: text alerts. We're lagging in the number of these we send out and that is causing us to fall behind our peers in terms of text alert subscribers. Let's look for opportunities to communicate with our readers via Textcaster.

Total Traffic Monday we had 35,214 uniques and 153,649 page views.

1. Article: Entertain Poor Joaquin Phoenix is mocked at the Oscars 4,340

2. Article: 'Crack' sold to informant resembles bubble gum, say police 2,917

3. Article: Portsmouth police log 2,543

4. Article: Sexy 'grinding' may get Exeter High dances banned 2,523

5. Flash Gallery: Vanity Fair Oscar Party 2,268

6. Article: Entertain ‘Commie homo-loving sons of guns’ give Oscar to Sean Penn 2,180

7. Flash Gallery: Celeb Watch 48 1,979

9. Flash Gallery: York Basketball Regional Champs 1,296

10. Article: Storm dumps snow, causes outages 1,099

11. Article: Fire at a Newington veterinary clinic 946

12. Article: Construction worker to face DWI charge six years after arrest 929

13. Article: Entertain ‘Bachelor’ blog bombshell: Jason proposes, then dumps for runner-up? 817

14. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Feb 9-15 815

15. Article: Entertain Kate Winslet (finally!) wins first Oscar 638

February averaging 38,800 uniques

2009-02-19T10:40:00.000-08:00

February traffic is holding strong with an average of 38,800 daily unique visitors. This has us on track to break through the 1 million mark for the second month in a row (and in a month with just 28 days!)

Yesterday's total of 40,141 shows why we are doing so well. Our content was a great mix of must-read local news combined with some excellent pop culture pieces.

Here are yesterday's top 15 stories and galleries:

1. Article: Entertain ‘Bachelor’ blog bombshell: Jason proposes, then dumps for runner-up? 4,904

2. Article: Business Friendly Toast to open second location 3,874

3. Article: Woman found in car with knife in stomach 3,843

4. Flash Gallery: Country Meadow Eviction Wells 2,706

5. Article: Man charged with impersonating cop 2,551

6. Article: Field sobriety tests challenged; DWI case dismissed 2,501

7. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Feb 9-15 2,466

8. Article: Two-vehicle crash at dangerous Greenland Route 33 intersection 2,260

9. Article: Ex-Catholic school teacher guilty of sexual assault on former student 2,127

10. Article: Police bills paid for pants, paint, plaques, pets and pastries 1,572

11. Article: Portsmouth postal workers fear for jobs 1,467

12. Article: Local man sentenced to prison in bank fraud case 1,355

13. Article: Coast Guard commander remembered, respected by crew 1,260

14. Article: Dad's daily ocean plunge honors 2 sons lost to addiction 1,118

15 . Flash Gallery: Childrens Museum Mardi Gras 1,071

Over 1 million served in Jan., Feb. starts strong

2009-02-03T08:31:00.000-08:00

January numbers beat our ambitious budget of 1,043,915 daily unique visitors with a total of 1,082,307. This topped last January and the New Hampshire Primary by 24 percent.

February is also off to a strong start with 35,921 uniques and 178,826 page views yesterday.

Top stories yesterday were: 1. Article: Entertain Top 10 Super Bowl ads (can't go wrong w... (5,966) by Gina and Deborah McDermott’s story “Kittery cop arrested on assault charge” (3,117). The reality tv reporting is keeping our traffic strong into the night.

Top photo gallery was Penguin Plunge with more than 14,000 page views.

Top stories

1. Article: Entertain Top 10 Super Bowl ads (cant go wrong w... 5,966 2. Article: Kittery cop arrested on assault charge 3,117
3. Article: Portsmouth police log 1,905
4. Article: NH DWI crash sparks later crash involving cruiser 1,787
5. Article: Penguin Plunge raises $528,000 1,762
6. Article: Seabrook Sam signals spring is coming 1,610
7. Article: NH gas station reports water in fuel tank 1,054
8. Article: Teen found drunk, unconscious at downtown bar; cha... 1,024
9. Article: Second DWI for driver who crashed on Rye rocks 907
10. Article: Crash victims family supported by community 900
11. Article: Derry man dies after crash 890
12. Article: WHS senior still critical 831
13. Article: Moms truck stop sex endangered child, say police 774
14. Article: Police: Man drove drunk into snow bank, fell asleep 674
15. Article: Mass. man killed while walking on I-495 626

Top Galleries

1. Flash Gallery: Penguin Plunge 2009 14,055
2. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Jan 26-Feb1 3,017
3. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Jan 19-25 1,833
4. Flash Gallery: Miss Hampton Beach 2008 484
5. Article: Photo Zoom: Penguin Plunge raises $528,000 304
6. Flash Gallery: Readers' photos - Jan. 2009 289
7. Flash Gallery: Police beat photos 262 8. Article: Photo Zoom: Top 10 Super Bowl ads (cant go wro... 261
9. Flash Gallery: WHS vs. Goffstown Boys B-Ball 223
10. Flash Gallery: December 2008 Ice Storm 214
11. Article: Photo Zoom: Seabrook Sam signals spring is coming 206
12. Flash Gallery: Dover Cat Show 205
13. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Jan 12-18 197
14. Flash Gallery: Epping vs. Newmarket Boys B-Ball 161
15. Flash Gallery: Inauguration Day 144

Outstanding content mix drives traffic

2008-12-16T05:45:00.000-08:00

Yesterday we had 56,398 uniques and 219,017 page views. What is most remarkable, though, is that we had 17 different pieces of content with 1,000 or more page views. We scored thousands of page views with a mix of the latest on power outages, news of the weird, reality TV, entertainment reviews, Mermaid girl, reader submitted photos, spot news and even a sports story.

1. Flash Gallery: December 2008 Ice Storm 28,821

2. Article: Report: UNH's freshman camp canceled due to nudity 22,484

3. Flash Gallery: Dec. Ice storm - reader photos 10,350

4. Article: Many still without power; aid available 3,662

5. Article: Entertain Yes! Portland, Maine, physics teacher wins 'Survivor: Gabon' 3,406

6. Article: Girl with Mermaid syndrome defies the odds 3,221

7. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Dec 1-7 3,112

8. Article: Entertain SNL ends 2008 with painful Kanye, wasted Laurie, bye Amy 2,892

9. Flash Gallery: A Night At Portsmouth's Shelter 2,139

10. Article: Unitil: 11,735 without service, making progress 1,917

11. Front: 2008ICESTORM 1,472

12. Article: TV show on Maine 'Mermaid Girl' airs Sunday 1,421

13. Article: Three injured in head-on collision 1,355

14. Article: Update on Unitil, PSNH customers out of power 1,350

15. Article: Portsmouth police log 1,089

16. Article: Seacoast schools announce closings 1,076

17. Article: Sports Former Sox pitcher Bob Stanley coaching in Newington 1,038

18. Article: Hot coffee, cold pizza: A night at the shelter 997

Good day for uniques and pages

2008-11-25T06:34:00.000-08:00

Monday, Nov. 24 saw 29,419 unique visitors and 145,115 page views at seacoastonline. There were no blockbusters but instead a steady flow of good stories, photos, emails and text alerts that led to a successful day. Let's keep pushing to see if we can get our daily average over 28,000 for November. Last I checked we were in the 27,000 range.

Top stories:

1. Article: Local 'celebrity' remembered fondly 2,415

2. Article: Teen held on bail for second assault charge 1,861

3. Article: Fatal fire in Dover under investigation 1,685

4. Article: Bill toughens law on visual sexual aggression against children in Maine 1,432
5. Article: Life Early detection of esophagus condition may help prevent progression to cancer 1,239

6. Article: Police: woman abused and neglected pet rabbit 1,188

7. Article: Family of NH mom can't accept manslaughter verdict 1,067

8. Article: Business Unemployment benefits extended, file now 981

9. Article: Dancers try to go all night at 1930s-style marathon 870

10. Article: Portsmouth police log 844

Top galleries

1. Flash Gallery: Fashion Up! Gala 4,711

2. Flash Gallery: Iron Brides in Portsmouth 3,721

3. Flash Gallery: Exeter v BG Div II FB 2008 3,534

4. Flash Gallery: Exeter vs. BG Championship 837

5. Flash Gallery: Rye Sagamore Fire 604

6. Flash Gallery: Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra 384

7. Flash Gallery: Peter Pan at PHS 302

8. Flash Gallery: Hampton Beachcomber Summer 2008 288

9. Article: Photo Zoom: Local 'celebrity' remembered fondly 212

10. Flash Gallery: Annie at Rye Elementary 208

The play's the thing

2008-11-21T09:05:00.000-08:00

Thursday, Nov. 20 saw 27,198 and 164,464 page views, a good showing thanks to photo galleries of PHS "Peter Pan (10,527 page views) and Rye Elementary School's production of "Annie" (5,844).

Top 10 stories:

1. Article: Blaze levels Rye building 2,727
2. Article: AG, police won't say why yard was dug up 2,542
3. Article: Police: Second worker stole thousands from York business 2,105
4. Article: Maine mom was 'mule' for drug traffickers, say police 1,666
5. Article: Entertain Was it really 'obvious' McKey would win Americas Next Top Model? 1,504
6. Article: Foss offers $5,000 reward in illegal dumping 1,230
7. Article: Portsmouth police log 868
8. Article: Repeat offender's fourth DWI charge dismissed 865
9. Article: Teen charged with tossing baby in car seat 777
10. Article: Police: woman jailed for two-year-old bra theft 658

Top 10 photo galleries

1. Flash Gallery: Peter Pan at PHS 10,527
2. Flash Gallery: Annie at Rye Elementary 5,844
3. Flash Gallery: Rye Sagamore Fire 3,777
4. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Nov 10-16 2,237
5. Flash Gallery: PMS Spirit Week 2008 903
6. Article: Photo Zoom: Was it really 'obvious' McKey would win Americas Next Top Model? 376
7. Flash Gallery: Celeb Watch 43 303
8. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Oct 27-Nov 2 269
9. Flash Gallery: PHS-Souhegan Division III FB 236
10. Article: Photo Zoom: Blaze levels Rye building 209

Web traffic, Nov. 12-18

2008-11-19T06:55:00.000-08:00

The week in traffic - Nov. 12 through Nov. 18

Averages for the past seven days (Nov. 12 through 18) are 30,097 daily unique visitors, 137,607 page views. Average uniques peaked at 45,632 on Saturday, and Sunday was stronger than usual at 28,826. A good weekend.

Highlights from the past week include:

Articles:

- Nov. 13: Sex abuse / Exeter asst. principal on leave (3,994 views)
- Nov. 13: Diners, owners love Restaurant Week (2,580)
- Nov. 14: Man driving 102 mph: unaware of speed (2,452)
- Nov. 15-17: Intoxicated agressor resisted arrest (34,724) - Farked
- Nov. 17: Speeding ticket challenger - (2,254)
- Nov. 15: Ex-Ports Police Capt. investigated (2,578)
- Nov. 16-17: Neighbors angry over 'monster' Toyota sign (13,666) - Farked
- Nov. 17: City attorney on trial (2,937)

Photo galleries:

- Nov. 13: Portsmouth signs (1,607 views)
- Nov. 14-15: Celeb Watch 43 (7,722)
- Nov. 15-16: Ports. Mid. Sch. Spirit Week (5,814)
- Nov. 17: PHS/Souhegan football (2,681)

Traffic for Wed. Nov. 12

2008-11-13T07:08:00.000-08:00

Wednesday, Nov. 12
26,913 unique visitors
136,661 page views

Articles:

1. 'Dancing with the Stars’: Cody cries for Juliann... 2,437 6.0%
2. Portsmouth police log 1,655 4.0%
3. Man tells police his ex is a prostitute 1,364 3.3%
4. Neighbor charged with hit-and-run 1,119 2.7%
5. Gas price drop reaches milestone on Seacoast 986 2.4%
6. City signs scrutinized 947 2.3%
7. Defeated county treasurer blames college students 851 2.1%
8. Crews still cleaning weekend oil spill in Stratham 722 1.8%
9. Maine man facing movie theater sex crimes 588 1.4%
10. McCain to Jay Leno: Palin isn't to blame 586 1.4%

Galleries:

1. Photos of the Week Nov 3-9 3,425 27.4%
2. Seacoast Veterans Day 2008 3,184 25.4%
3. Portsmouth signs 2,406 19.2%
4. PHS Volleyball - State Champs 409 3.3%
5. Portsmouth's Halloween 324 2.6%
6. Seacoast Half Marathon 2008 234 1.9%
7. Fall photos 203 1.6%
8. Photos of the Week Oct 27-Nov 2 146 1.2%
9. Exeter vs. BG Football 127 1.0%
10. PHS Volleyball Div II Semifinals 112 0.9%

Web traffic for Tue. Nov. 11

2008-11-13T07:03:00.000-08:00

Tuesday, Nov. 11
26,064 unique visitors
138,180 page views

Articles:

1. 4 days, 1 birth and 1 wedding 2,291 5.4%
2. Officer nearly 'run over' 2,002 4.7%
3. Entertain Kisses & disses: Thanks for trying to save Jake 1,925 4.5%
4. Local competitor offers take on Circuit City's fall 1,459 3.4%
5. Police: driver fled DWI checkpoint, almost hit officer, left ID b... 1,413 3.3%
6. Higher Hampton home values, taxes raise ire 899 2.1%
7. Entertain 'Dancing with the Stars' recap: Going solo never f... 870 2.0%
8. Portsmouth police log 714 1.7%
9. Sports Boston's Lester to receive Hutch Award for courage 669 1.6%
10. Kittery teen hurt in York crash in stable condition 645 1.5%

Galleries:

1. Photos of the Week Nov 3-9 4,323 36.4%
2. Seacoast Veterans Day 2008 1,103 9.3%
3. Wells-Falmouth Girls Soccer Semi 996 8.4%
4. PHS Volleyball - State Champs 781 6.6%
5. Portsmouth's Halloween 365 3.1%
6. Fall photos 249 2.1%
7. PHS Volleyball Div II Semifinals 240 2.0%
8. Photos of the Week Oct 27-Nov 2 238 2.0%
9. Exeter vs. BG Football 230 1.9%
10. Seacoast Half Marathon 2008 219 1.8%

Great October, slow start in November

2008-11-11T06:38:00.000-08:00

Colleagues,

The final October online traffic numbers were excellent with 934,371 unique visitors and 4,430,000 page views. This puts us up 46 percent year over year.

Top 10 stories for the month were:

Wolffish in danger
Frisky moose picks unlikely partner
Photo zoom of frisky moose picks unlikely partner
Portsmouth Police Log
Cocaine traffickers misspelled alias, hid drugs in body cavity
Woman fined for delivering litter to homeless shelter
Police: Woman at store opened wine, drank, fled
Moose ‘loves’ another Ford
Opinion: Letters to the editor
Police: Bust nets 4 pounds of pot, customer list

Top 10 galleries for the month were:

USS New Hampshire arrives
Sarah Palin in Dover
Photos of the Week Oct. 20-26
USS New Hampshire Sub
Plane Crashes into Oce3an
Celeb Watch 40
USS New Hampshire Tour
Darklore Manor
Shades of Autumn
Celeb Watch 42

November is off to a slow start. As of today we are averaging just over 26,000 uniques per day compared to 30,000 in October. I urge you to step up efforts sending any and all interesting items to the web. Stories are good but so are briefs about things like parking bans, parade sign ups and plans for roadwork that will tie up traffic.

Yesterday was typical of our current funk with 26,659 uniques and 140,450 page views.

Top stories were:

1. Article: Maine man killed after apparently lying in road 2,369

2. Article: Local eatery closes its doors 2,360

3. Article: Portsmouth police log 1,655

4. Article: New DWI mobile unit deployed; 480 stopped, 8 arrested 1,573

5. Article: 2 Maine men missing after boat sinks in pond 1,380

6. Article: Seacoast Half Marathon raises $50K for homeless shelter 1,299

7. Article: N.H. brewery to remain open 1,094

8. Article: Police: driver fled DWI checkpoint, almost hit officer, left ID behind 1,018

9. Article: Entertain Twilight debate: Team Edward vs. Team Jacob 608

10. Article: Business Hungry? Portsmouth Restaurant Week starts today 544

Top photo galleries were:
1. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Nov 3-9 2,435

2. Flash Gallery: Seacoast Half Marathon 2008 2,133

3. Flash Gallery: PHS Volleyball Div II Semifinals 1,128

4. Flash Gallery: PHS Volleyball - State Champs 997

5. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Oct 27-Nov 2 893

6. Flash Gallery: Exeter vs. BG Football 369

7. Flash Gallery: New England Cross Country 342

8. Flash Gallery: Portsmouth's Halloween 306

9. Flash Gallery: Seacoast Votes 2008 286

10. Flash Gallery: Fall photos 261

We have exceeded 900,000 uniques for the first time

2008-10-31T09:54:00.001-07:00

Thursday, Oct. 30, saw 32,609 unique visitors and 149,610 page views

Our monthly average is 30,300. We have already broken the 900,000 unique visitor threshhold for the first time with a full day to go.

Thanks to all for the effort that allowed us to reach this milestone. One million monthly uniques now seems within reach.

Top stories

1. Article: Ghost hunters say local building is haunted 7,684
2. Article: Police: Unconscious driver's truck smashes into pole 2,946
3. Article: Mom: 'I felt like a monster' with toddler 1,898
4. Article: Family blasts police over 91-year-old's arrest 1,347
5. Article: Business Maine-ly New Hampshire has new Portsmouth home 1,147
6. Article: Police: Woman tased, arrested after fight at gas station 1,025
7. Article: Portsmouth police log 813
8. Article: Robinson led retreat for gay Catholic priests 638
9. Article: Prominent N.H. Republican endorses Obama 601
10. Article: Turkey-stalker confronted by police 537

Top photo galleries

1. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Oct 20-26 6,918
2. Flash Gallery: Winnacunnet Girls Soccer 1,537
3. Flash Gallery: USS New Hampshire Arrives 619
4. Flash Gallery: U.S.S. New Hampshire Sub 538
5. Article: Photo Zoom: Ghost hunters say local building is haunted 427
6. Flash Gallery: Celeb Watch 42 405
7. Flash Gallery: Exeter Fall Festival 2008 401
8. Flash Gallery: Darklore Manor 371
9. Flash Gallery: USS New Hampshire tour 309
10. Flash Gallery: PHS Class I Field Hockey 2008 297

On track for best month yet

2008-10-28T07:03:00.000-07:00

It appears our daily web traffic reports are transmitting once again and I am happy to report that October is on track to be our best month yet. Andrew says we are averaging more than 30,000 uniques a day, including the lower traffic weekends.

Yesterday Fark picked up two stories; one about a woman who hid drugs in an interesting place and the other a simple press release about a squash growing program at UNH. Beth submitted both of these stories to Fark.

Many readers also were interested in the UNH student who died in a car crash as well as the opening of Christmas Tree Shops.

Top gallery was the USS New Hampshire Submarine.

Total uniques: 41,873 and page views: 171,392

Top stories

1. Article: Police: cocaine traffickers misspelled alias, hid drugs in body cavity 12,128
2. Article: UNH student killed in crash 3,577
3. Article: Squash hybrids grown and served at UNH 3,362
4. Article: Business Christmas Tree Shops now open 2,921
5. Article: Business Christmas Tree Shops opening this week 1,045
6. Article: Mass. man revived, wife jumps from burning NH home 1,015
7. Article: City gets $345K Wi-Fi boost 844
8. Article: She's in the Navy now 815
9. Article: Portsmouth Police Log 754
10. Article: USS New Hampshire sets sail from shipyard 734

Top galleries

1. Flash Gallery: U.S.S. New Hampshire Sub 8,510
2. Flash Gallery: Exeter Fall Festival 2008 2,641
3. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Oct 20-26 2,534
4. Flash Gallery: USS New Hampshire tour 1,639
5. Flash Gallery: USS New Hampshire Arrives 1,610
6. Flash Gallery: PHS Class I Field Hockey 2008 1,464
7. Flash Gallery: Celeb Watch 42 1,117
8. Flash Gallery: Darklore Manor 671
9. Flash Gallery: Fall photos 563
10. Flash Gallery: Making Strides Walk 235

Web traffic: Friday Oct. 3 through Sunday Oct. 5

2008-10-06T09:30:00.000-07:00

Friday, Oct. 3 -- 30,756 unique visitors and 148,746 page views
Top stories: Adam's endangered wolffish still enjoyed residual fark traffic, followed by Maine restaurant loses liquor permit over skinny dips (AP story, no fark, but still lots of local interest). Celeb Watch photo gallery was most popular by a big margain, followed by Scott's creative "Portsmouth in red" gallery, which made good use of his time on a slow news night.

Saturday, Oct. 4 -- 16,853 unique visitors and 84,903 page views
Pot/booze bust was most popular, followed by story on well-known local resident Beth Bennett who died of cancer. Celeb Watch again took top photo gallery spot.

Sunday, Oct. 5 -- 21,789 unique visitors and 91,566 page views
Two of Gina's entertainment stories, both posted Sunday night at after 8 p.m., took the top two spots: Tina Fey’s 'SNL' debate spoof sparks debates and 'Nick and Norah’ review: Well-chewed gum still has flavor left. Photo galleries: Celeb Watch 40 again (who was in it anyway??) and Beth's off-hours gallery on a tattoo fundraiser to pay a vet bill for an injured dog.

Fri. Oct. 3 - Stories:

6,215 - Petition: Wolffish in danger
1,988 - Restaurant loses liquor permit over skinny dips
1,818 - Police: Man impersonating friend arrested on friend's warrant
1,783 - What will replace Kline's Furniture building?
1,436 - Officials fuming over bomb scare
1,250 - Police: 'Stolen' BMW really fraud
834 - City rules no horses; couple sues
694 - Market Basket OK’d in Stratham
692 - Opinion Letters to the editor
662 - Two injured in Eliot accident

Fri. Oct. 3 - Galleries:

9,449 - Celeb Watch 40
1,430 - Portsmouth In Red
668 - Photos of the Week Sep 22-28
568 - Hampton Beachcomber Summer 2008
447 - USS New Hampshire christening
338 - High school football
265 - Petition: Wolffish in danger
234 - Celeb Watch 39
221 - Exeter vs. WHS Girls Soccer
207 - Photos of the Week Sept. 15-21

Sat. Oct. 4 - Stories:

1,962 - Police break up teen booze, marijuana party
1,892 - Beloved cancer awareness champion Beth Bennett Rice dies
1,467 - Hampton man accused of sexually assaulting Winnacunnet s...
1,447 - Restaurant loses liquor permit over skinny dips
968 - Dispute roils York thrift shop; workers walk off the job
832 - City rules no horses; couple sues
808 - Hampton man charged with sex assault on Winnacunnet stu...
692 - Crews rip up new roadway
670 - Portsmouth police log
536 - Entertain Shopping at a slightly hidden gem in Kittery

Sat. Oct. 4 - Galleries:

2,670 - Celeb Watch 40
816 - Portsmouth In Red
238 - Photos of the Week Sep 22-28
188 - High school football
171 - Celeb Watch 39
166 - Hampton Beachcomber Summer 2008
151 - Pan Mass Kids Bike Ride 2008
123 - Exeter vs. WHS Girls Soccer
107 - City rules no horses; couple sues
105 - Photos of the Week Sept. 15-21

Sun. Oct. 5 - Stories:

2,458 - Entertain Tina Fey’s 'SNL' debate spoof sparks debates on...
2,420 - Entertain 'Nick and Norah’ review: Well-chewed gum sti...
952 - Disaster! (Drill): Pease crash scenario involves hundreds
901 - Man arrested after Mayday call
712 - Portsmouth police log
649 - Police break up teen booze, marijuana party
637 - Judge says prison guards can keep $2 million
622 - Maine woman sentenced for Social Security fraud
590 - 1 man dead in N.H. vehicle fire
524 - Dispute roils York thrift shop; workers walk off the job

Sun. Oct. 6 - Galleries:

3,018 - Celeb Watch 40
1,373 - Tattoo fundraiser for dog
594 - Photos of the Week Sep 22-28
408 - Portsmouth In Red
257 - Hampton Beachcomber Summer 2008
239 - High school football
178 - Celeb Watch 39
142 - Exeter vs. WHS Girls Soccer
126 - Tina Fey’s 'SNL' debate spoof sparks debates...
125 - USS New Hampshire christening

Web traffic for Oct. 1 and 2, 2008

2008-10-03T07:08:00.000-07:00

Off to a strong start in October. Wednesday, Oct. 1, saw 28,427 visitors and 150,879 page views, led by Former reality TV contestant accused of insurance fraud and Police raid on UNH frat house.

Thursday, Oct. 2, gave us 65,364 visitors and 187,063 views, thanks to a good farking of Adam's "big fish story" (Wolffish) and Beth's article on a man arrested on his friend's warrant.

Photos of the Week was the most popular gallery on both days.

The numbers:

Wed. Oct.1:

Articles:
1,878 - Former reality TV contestant accused of insurance fraud
1,805 - Police raid on UNH frat house nets 9 students
1,488 - Employee charged with stealing clothes from store
1,476 - Business Aged to perfection: 2 Ceres St. aims for comfort, ...
1,455 - Bar ban policy is suspended
1,428 - Deputy chief's son charged with deserting military
1,179 - Entertain I'm disappointed that Neal E. Boyd won 'America's ...
1,055 - Portsmouth police log
979 - Police say man had 19 bags of drugs in mouth
914 - U.S. Marshals arrest N.H. fugitive couple in Vermont

Photos galleries:
5,737 - Photos of the Week Sep 22-28
3,183 - Portsmouth In Red
758 - Pan Mass Kids Bike Ride 2008
441 - High school football
411 - Hampton Beachcomber Summer 2008
399 - Celeb Watch 39
287 - USS New Hampshire christening
260 - Photos of the Week Sept. 15-21
161 - Exeter vs. WHS Girls Soccer
157 - Launching a Gundalow

Thu. Oct. 2

Articles:
36,918 - Petition: Wolffish in danger
4,236 - Police: Man impersonating friend arrested on friend's warrant
3,855 - Entertain I'm disappointed that Neal E. Boyd won 'America's ...
3,622 - Police raid on UNH frat house nets 9 students
2,265 - Mother believes daughters were abducted
1,649 - Photo Zoom: Petition: Wolffish in danger
1,247 - Traip evacuated
1,135 - 18-year-old faces second-degree assault charge
1,007 - Portsmouth police log
730 - Sirens to sound throughout Seacoast

Photo galleries:
3,233 - Photos of the Week Sep 22-28
2,723 - Celeb Watch 40
1,981 - Portsmouth In Red
1,649 - Photo Zoom: Petition: Wolffish in danger
464 - Celeb Watch 39
359 - USS New Hampshire christening
345 - Pan Mass Kids Bike Ride 2008
331 - High school football
307 - I'm disappointed that Neal E. Boyd won 'Americ...
277 - Photos of the Week Sept. 15-21

Solid traffic Sunday and Monday

2008-09-23T08:32:00.000-07:00

Sunday and Monday had 28,870 and 28,915 respectively.

The Sunday traffic was due to a Fark pickup of "Trooper nodded off before hitting 2 bicyclists," while the Monday traffic appeared to be almost all local.

Top story Monday was Karen's look at whether the city's proposed bar ban plan is legal. Karen also deservs kudos for promoting Anne Mozingo's Sarah Palin blog on the parenting site that now has more than 70 comments on it.

Top photo gallery was Portsmouth Criterium.

Our average month to date is 27,461. If you exclude the one day our traffic tanked because of technical difficulties we are over our 28,000 daily goal.

As we enter the last quarter of this year let's all be thinking of ways to grow traffic another 30 percent in 2009.

Top stories, Monday, Sept. 22

1. Article: Is black list at Portsmouth bars legal? 2,835
2. Article: Trooper nodded off before hitting 2 bicyclists 2,371
3. Article: Portsmouth police log 2,175
4. Article: Rochester teen dies in crash 1,494
5. Article: School super alerts parents to pink meth concerns 1,256
6. Article: Criterium cyclists take over city 1,190
7. Article: Bid on a bridge 1,097
8. Article: Caregiver accused of stealing resident's meds 917
9. Article: Food Network visits Clam Shack 680
10. Article: Business Smuttynose's Shoals Pale Ale named best in U.S. 670

Top photo galleries

1. Flash Gallery: Portsmouth Criterium 2008 2,344
2. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Sept. 15-21 2,018
3. Flash Gallery: Wings of Freedom WWII Aircraft 1,133
4. Flash Gallery: Hampton Beachcomber Summer 2008 1,107
5. Flash Gallery: High school football 686
6. Flash Gallery: Winnacunnet vs. Dover Football 649
7. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Sept. 8-14 477
8. Flash Gallery: Celeb Watch 38 388
9. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Sep 1-7 222
10. Article: Photo Zoom: Criterium cyclists take over city 208

41,310 uniques

2008-09-19T09:03:00.000-07:00

Very nice traffic yesterday with 41,310 uniques and 157,753 page views.

Top stories were the alleged drunk driver who crashed into a Portsmouth living room and the bars joining together to ban bad drunks.

Top gallery was Wings of Freedom followed by Hidden Pond, Kennebunkport.

Top stories:

1. Article: Police: drunk driver crashed into cars, landed in living room 16,464
2. Article: Bars get tough: Thrown out of one; banned from 15 2,280
3. Article: Man pleads not guilty to lewdness, exposure 1,591
4. Article: GMA 'Whistle Stop' Tour will stop in Exeter 1,493
5. Article: Car smashes into living room 1,454
6. Article: Baby sitter not guilty in Maine manslaughter trial 1,047
7. Article: Portsmouth Police Log 1,009
8. Article: Entertain 'America's Got Talent' recap: Eli Mattson, you have my vote 929
9. Article: Driver charged with DWI after car crashes into rock pile 839
10. Article: Suspended sentence for firefighter 659

Top gallery

1. Flash Gallery: Wings of Freedom WWII Aircraft 2,508
2. Flash Gallery: Hidden Pond, Kennebunkport 1,245
3. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Sep 1-7 599
4. Article: Photo Zoom: Police: drunk driver crashed into cars, landed in living room 599
5. Flash Gallery: Hampton Beachcomber Summer 2008 598
6. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Sept. 8-14 593
7. Flash Gallery: Celeb Watch 38 241 8. Article: Photo Zoom: Bars get tough: Thrown out of one; banned from 15 236
9. Flash Gallery: High school football 230
10. Flash Gallery: Best of Beachcomber 7 159

Wings of Freedom overtake Beachcomber

2008-09-17T08:02:00.000-07:00

Tuesday, Sept. 16 a solid day with 30,062 uniques and 162,025 page views.

Top stories were Scattagories cop call and Kisses and Disses. Rich's Wings of Freedom overtook Beachcomber 2008 as top gallery.

Top stories

1. Article: Spat over Scattergories prompts police call 3,854
2. Article: Life Kisses and disses: Couple drove from Hooksett to Portsmouth to help me. Thanks 1,796
3. Article: Police seek resident wanted for questioning 1,610
4. Article: Rape suspect fails to show 1,425
5. Article: Last-call brawl ends in arrest after chase 1,380
6. Article: Man allegedly assaults, spits on officers 1,266
7. Article: Beating of pedicab passengers brings fine 1,031
8. Article: Teen plans concert, bench in memory of classmate 935
9. Article: Entertain Dan wins 'Big Brother' 10 by unanimous vote 818
10. Article: Driver in fatal I-95 crash may have fallen asleep 744

Top galleries

1. Flash Gallery: Wings of Freedom WWII Aircraft 7,256
2. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Sept. 8-14 5,613
3. Flash Gallery: Hampton Beachcomber Summer 2008 1,019
4. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Sep 1-7 410
5. Flash Gallery: Jackson Hill Cider Day 315
6. Flash Gallery: Celeb Watch 38 287
7. Flash Gallery: Center for Wildlife open house 154
8. Flash Gallery: Jumper Classic 151
9. Flash Gallery: Best of Beachcomber 7 138
10. Flash Gallery: Winnacunnet Volleyball 118

Spat over Scattergories drives big traffic

2008-09-16T07:51:00.000-07:00

Good traffic on Monday, Sept. 15 with 32,165 uniques and 170,468 page views.

Top stories were "Spat over Scattergories prompts police call," "I-95 crash leaves one dead," and "New Four restaurant aims for local crowd." Gina's review of Tina Fey on Saturday Night Live also did well. Top gallery was, you guessed it, Beachcomber 2008.

Daily average, subtracting one day where technical trouble had site down half the day: 28,714 so September is off to a strong start.

Top stories yesterday were:

1. Article: Spat over Scattergories prompts police call 5,919
2. Article: I-95 crash leaves one dead, one injured 3,606
3. Article: Business New Four restaurant aims for the local crowd 2,792
4. Article: Entertain SNL review: Fey and Poehler break comedy glass ceiling (while Phelps drowns) 2,270
5. Article: Portsmouth police log 2,036
6. Article: Former Portsmouth man wins $10K in dance contest 1,922
7. Article: Seabrook store must pay $3.6M 954
8. Article: Autopsy planned on man found dead after party 951
9. Article: Perfume spill sends kids to hospital 908
10. Article: Bike race canceled; business owners dispute impact on York Beach 791

Top photo galleries:

1. Flash Gallery: Hampton Beachcomber Summer 2008 16,513
2. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Sept. 8-14 3,454
3. Flash Gallery: Wings of Freedom WWII Aircraft 1,155
4. Flash Gallery: Jackson Hill Cider Day 476
5. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Sep 1-7 320
6. Flash Gallery: Exeter vs. Concord Boys Soccer 282
7. Flash Gallery: Jumper Classic 210
8. Flash Gallery: Celeb Watch 38 203
9. Flash Gallery: Tall Ships Arrive in Portsmouth 133
10. Flash Gallery: Winnacunnet Volleyball 127

Bistro closing is top story

2008-09-11T08:47:00.000-07:00

Wednesday, Sept. 10 was a below-average day with 26,241 unique visitors and 180,810 page views.

Laura Dolce did a great job breaking news between print cycles with the story about the Bistro closing in Kennebunk and this wound up being our top story.

Best of Beachcomber gallery still generating nearly 30,000 page views.

Top stories

1. Article: Bistro to close following months of neighbors' concerns 2,921
2. Article: Police charge woman with shoplifting soda 2,303
3. Article: Police: Man flees 'like a gazelle' after domestic dispute 1,585
4. Article: Victim's daughter testifies in capital murder case 1,572
5. Article: Judge sets high bail for ex-teacher's 'drug related thefts' 1,267 6. Article: Maine store's ape found in Vermont 1,114 7. Article: Portsmouth police log 937
8. Article: Teen head-butts cruiser, ordered to pay for dent repair 751
9. Article: Police seize 104 pot plants at Kensington home 662
10. Article: Reduction of power station energizes neighbors 586

Top Photo Galleries

1. Flash Gallery: Hampton Beachcomber Summer 2008 29,891
2. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Sep 1-7 678
3. Flash Gallery: Jumper Classic 552
4. Flash Gallery: Exeter vs. Nashua South Football 360
5. Flash Gallery: EHS vs. Pinkerton Field Hockey 351
6. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Aug 25-31 317
7. Flash Gallery: Center for Wildlife open house 154
8. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Aug 18-24 144 9. Flash Gallery: Caring for Elite Equine Athletes 144
10. Flash Gallery: Best of Beachcomber 7 136

Good news stories drive traffic

2008-09-10T06:53:00.000-07:00

Tuesday, Sept. 9 was solid with 32,501 uniques and 217,813 page views.

Nice to see top two stories were good news: found engagement ring (4,249) and found ape (3,719).

Best of Beachcomber photo gallery continues to be good news with 41,648 page views.

Top Stories:

1. Article: Lost and found: Engagement ring returned 4,249
2. Article: Maine store's ape found in Vermont 3,719
3. Article: Millionaire murder trial: Evidence allegedly left in New Castle 2,760
4. Article: Former USCG member arraigned 1,829
5. Article: Hornets found locally in giant nest may be of 'very aggressive' variety 1,485
6. Article: Affidavit: Roommate told burglary suspects where to find cash at diner 940
7. Article: Entertain Kisses and disses: Did you enjoy reading that article while you cut me off? 790
8. Article: Portsmouth police log 741
9. Article: Granite Ghost ale nixed by feds 731
10. Article: N.H. woman dies after being struck by car 611

Top Galleries

1. Flash Gallery: Hampton Beachcomber Summer 2008 41,648
2. Flash Gallery: Jumper Classic 1,993
3. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Sep 1-7 1,627
4. Flash Gallery: EHS vs. Pinkerton Field Hockey 1,075
5. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Aug 25-31 458
6. Flash Gallery: Best of Beachcomber 7 334
7. Flash Gallery: Tall Ships Arrive in Portsmouth 217
8. Flash Gallery: Best of Hampton Beachcomber #3 211
9. Flash Gallery: Best of Hampton Beachcomber #6 189
10. Flash Gallery: Exeter vs. Nashua South Football 185

VMAs are top story

2008-09-09T07:15:00.000-07:00

Monday Sept. 8 brought 29,455 uniques and a whopping 225,582 page views thanks to the Best of the Beachcomber photo gallery that accounted for 55,252 page views.

TV writer Amanda Hamilton (a former intern now receiving assignments from Gina Carbone) provided the top story yesterday with her review of the MTV video music awards.

A number of our e-mail lists are about to reach milestones: Our breaking news e-mail is about to hit 500 subscribers while the Exeter News Letter and York County Coast Star are continuing their quest to reach 1,000 subscribers each. The News-Letter has 968 subscribers while the Coast Star has 962.

Top stories for Sept. 8

1. Article: Entertain VMAs recap: Welcome back, Britney. Now get out, Russell Brand 2,885
2. Article: Butt-free: N.H. restaurateurs say smoking ban has created new problems 1,584
3. Article: Portsmouth police log 1,541
4. Article: Police say armed man robbed city restaurant 1,330
5. Article: Hospital security guard shot to death in Maine 1,218 6. Article: Local kids land N.H. name for submarine 1,141 7. Article: Granite Ghost ale nixed by feds 1,100% 8. Article: Lost and found: Engagement ring returned 923
9. Article: Portsmouth police Log 892
10. Article: Fire department responds to 'surfers in distress' 839

Top photo galleries for Sept. 8

1. Flash Gallery: Hampton Beachcomber Summer 2008 55,252
2. Flash Gallery: Jumper Classic 3,333
3. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Sep 1-7 1,160
4. Flash Gallery: Exeter vs. Nashua South Football 811 5. Flash Gallery: Center for Wildlife open house 568 6. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Aug 25-31 446% 7. Flash Gallery: Best of Beachcomber 7 359 8. Flash Gallery: Labor Day Weekend 304
9. Flash Gallery: Caring for Elite Equine Athletes 245
10. Flash Gallery: EHS vs. Pinkerton Field Hockey 185

Best of Beachcomber nets 60,000 page views Saturday

2008-09-08T08:44:00.000-07:00

Good traffic Friday, Sept. 5 with 29,478 uniques and 159,871 page views.

Saturday's uniques were down to 19,703 but page views were up at 171,871 thanks to the best of Hampton Beachcomber 2008 photo gallery which had nearly 60,000 page views and the Jumper Classic gallery that had 10,000 page views.

The site was down for half the day Sunday so that day's traffic isn't worth talking about.

Here are the top stories and galleries for Friday and Saturday.

Top stories Friday, Sept. 5

1. Article: 5 reprimanded for using Taser during party 5,623
2. Article: Affidavit: Man fatally stabbed after refusing offer of cash fororal sex 2,475
3. Article: Details emerge in York killing 1,938
4. Article: York teen accused of drunk driving, striking pedestrians inOgunquit 1,658
5. Article: Man found in Rollinsford river identified 1,148
6. Article: Entertain First transgender contestant a bullied bombshell onAmericas Next Top Model' 1,010
7. Article: Seafood Festival kicks off today 743
8. Article: Opinion Letters to the editor 739
9. Article: Portsmouth police log 699
10. Article: Hurricane Hanna expected to do damage along I-95 681

Top photo galleries Friday, Sept. 5

1. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Aug 25-31 5,049
2. Flash Gallery: Caring for Elite Equine Athletes 3,593
3. Flash Gallery: Jumper Classic 1,053 4. Flash Gallery: Best of Beachcomber 7 1,025
5. Flash Gallery: Hampton Beachcomber Summer 2008 779 6. Article: Photo Zoom: First transgender contestant a bullied bombshell onAmericas Next Top Model' 547
7. Flash Gallery: Opening Day of Football Practice 441
8. Flash Gallery: Labor Day Weekend 405
9. Flash Gallery: Best of Hampton Beachcomber #3 354
10. Flash Gallery: Best of Hampton Beachcomber #4 275

Top stories Saturday, Sept. 6:

1. Article: Seven arrested at latest DWI roadblock; 260 stopped 2,528
2. Article: $100K fire breaks out during York family dinner 2,220
3. Article: 5 reprimanded for using Taser during party 1,262
4. Article: Maine drowning victim identified 828
5. Article: Smuttynose owner goes bald to fight cancer 630
6. Article: NH babysitter car crash sentence shortened 582
7. Article: Portsmouth police log 539
8. Article: Sports Portsmouth football rolls to 35-6 win in opener 461
9. Article: NH man gets extended term for threatening judge 434 10. Article: Entertain 'Twilight' fans out for blood after 'Midnight Sun' leakputs book on hold

Top Galleries Saturday, Sept. 6

1. Flash Gallery: Hampton Beachcomber Summer 2008 59,390
2. Flash Gallery: Jumper Classic 10,133
3. Flash Gallery: Caring for Elite Equine Athletes 1,217
4. Flash Gallery: Best of Beachcomber 7 316
5. Flash Gallery: Winnacunnet Prom 2008 303
6. Flash Gallery: Tall Ships Arrive in Portsmouth 259
7. Flash Gallery: Seacoast Jr. Football Jamboree 201
8. Flash Gallery: Miss Hampton Beach 2008 167
9. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Aug 25-31 151
10. Flash Gallery: Labor Day Weekend 118

31,028 uniques

2008-09-04T14:06:00.000-07:00

Solid day Wednesday, Sept. 3 with 31,028 uniques and 166,134 page views. I didn't get my usual traffic report so I just pulled the top 10 content items from Omniture.

Photos of the week continue to kick butt with 6,769 page views. Top story was about an 8-foot mechanical ape stolen from Maine store. For more details see http://seacoastonlinenews.blogspot.com

1. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Aug 25-31 6,769
2. Article: 8-foot mechanical ape stolen from Maine store 3,925
3. Article: York man charged in murder 2,557
4. Flash Gallery: Exeter vs. BG Boys Soccer 2,278
5. Article: Man ditches burning pants, leaves scene in York 1,554
6. Flash Gallery: Best of Beachcomber 7 1,262
7. Article: Decomposing body found in Salmon Falls River 1,249
8. Article: Body found in river 1,151 9. Article: Entertain 90210-dear, is this really all you have? Yawn 1,029
10. Article: York man arraigned on murder charge 819

Breaking news top 10

2008-09-03T14:18:00.000-07:00

Tuesday, Sept. 2 was a strong day with 30,529 uniques and 188,489 page views.
Top stories were "Two restaurants face alcohol penalties" (3,542) and "York man charged with murder." (2,464).

Top gallery was "Photos of the Week Aug 25-31" (12,156)

Click here to check out the excellent photo sales page Andrew Moore designed to boost our photo reprints. Now Maribeth Girard will step up marketing efforts on photo reprints.

Thanks to all who participated in the breaking news incentive program.

Top 10 breakers of news between print cycles were:

1. Christine French: 159 (bus routes, tons of community news and parenting).
2. Beth Dinan: 88 (cops, courts and odd news)
3. Shir Haberman: 80 (Business, Kittery, Politics)
4. Gina Carbone: 57 (arts, entertainment, movie reviews and reality television)
5. Michael McCord: 57 (posts to political blog and Election 2008 page)
6. Adam Leech: 54 (Portsmouth news)
7. Ed Flaherty: 50 (Sports)
8. Karen Dandurant: 48 (Town and general assignment news)
9. Frank Coppola: 45 (Sports blog, breaking sports news)
10. Jim Kanak: 32 (Our top weekly reporter breaking news out of Wells and other Coast Star communities ... and Herb Hoffman).

Sept. 2 top stories:

1. Article: Two restaurants face alcohol penalties 3,542
2. Article: York man charged with murder 2,464
3. Article: More women report rapes in online dating scam 2,369
4. Article: NH woman killed in head-on crash 2,290
5. Article: Tourists receive farewell fanfare at York tolls 2,197
6. Article: Police stop suicide attempt on city bridge 1,987
7. Article: Police interviewing 'person of interest' in York death 1,212
8. Article: Portsmouth police log 1,145
9. Article: Fire damages home; dog rescued 1,058
10. Article: 'Staycationers' salvage season 975

Sept. 2 top photo galleries

1. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Aug 25-31 12,156
2. Flash Gallery: Labor Day Weekend 4,526
3. Flash Gallery: Best of Beachcomber 7 2,228
4. Flash Gallery: Tall Ships Arrive in Portsmouth 742
5. Flash Gallery: Aboard the Friendship 639
6. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Aug 18-24 598
7. Flash Gallery: Best of Hampton Beachcomber #3 421
8. Flash Gallery: Seacoast Jr. Football Jamboree 398
9. Flash Gallery: Best of Hampton Beachcomber #6 390
10. Flash Gallery: Best of Hampton Beachcomber #4 370

Turn in your breaking news incentive sheets

2008-09-02T06:15:00.000-07:00

We finished August 861,755 unique visitors, an increase of 29 percent year over year. Our daily average was 27,798.

September got off to a slow start with the Labor Day holiday with just 19,066 uniques on Sept. 1. Let's really focus on breaking news today and get our numbers back on track.

Please remember to turn in your breaking news incentive sheets to me so that I can pay your bonus money. Bonuses will be in your Sept. 17 paycheck. Once all the sheets are in I'll share a tally of how we did compared to last month.

For those of you who haven't heard, Ottaway's online audience development leader Sean Polay has returned to the company and will hold his first conference call with online editors today. Editor and Publisher reported in July that Ottaway has the fastest growing web audience in the country: Click here to see story Sean gets the lion's share of the credit for what our newsrooms are doing online and it will be good to have him as a partner as we look to continue growing audience in the months ahead.

Not many highlights in yesterday's numbers: Beachcomber #7 photo gallery continues to do well but other than that a slow day all around.

Top stories:

1. Article: Police stop suicide attempt on city bridge 1,996
2. Article: Crash sends four to hospital 1,855
3. Article: NH woman killed in head-on crash 1,713
4. Article: Portsmouth police log 1,621
5. Article: Local man arrested after high-speed chase 1,021
6. Article: Entertain Angry fans put 'Mad Men' in dog house forabandoned Chauncey 812
7. Article: N.H. drivers with E-ZPass violations get pass 720
8. Article: Entertain 'Twilight' fans out for blood after 'Midnight Sun' leakputs book on hold 612 9. Article: Opinion Letters to the Editor 474
10. Article: Tourists receive farewell fanfare at York tolls 468

Top photo galleries

1. Flash Gallery: Best of Beachcomber 7 7,831
2. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Aug 25-31 5,616
3. Flash Gallery: Labor Day Weekend 2,032
4. Flash Gallery: Tall Ships Arrive in Portsmouth 1,512
5. Flash Gallery: Aboard the Friendship 1,401
6. Flash Gallery: Seacoast Jr. Football Jamboree 1,041
7. Flash Gallery: Ship Tours Portsmouth 2008 486
8. Flash Gallery: Hampton Beach Idol 2008 466
9. Flash Gallery: Best of Hampton Beachcomber #3 428
10. Flash Gallery: Best of Hampton Beachcomber #4 291

46,478 uniques, 191,145 page views

2008-08-28T05:11:00.000-07:00

We had our best day of the month yesterday with 46,478 uniques and 191,145 page views.

Max Rome's ongoing legal troubles and the baseball card addict were both Farked, plus all the spot news car accidents made for a very strong day.

Look today for Andrew's new and improved online Pictopia photo sales page.

Top stories:

1. Article: Postal worker sentenced for theft of mailed baseball card 8,949
2. Article: Hammer assault suspect's $100K cash bail may be forfeited 7,963
3. Article: 'Addicted' postal worker stole rare baseball card from mail 4,817
4. Article: Driver killed in head-on crash with tractor-trailer 4,692
5. Article: Police identify driver killed in head-on crash 3,719
6. Article: Driver killed in early morning crash identified 2,290
7. Article: Rush hour rollover snarls traffic on Woodbury Ave. 2,243
8. Article: Barr reaches 11 percent in state poll 1,639
9. Article: Driver killed after head-on crash with tractor-trailer in NorthHampton 1,454
10. Article: Kittery man takes issue with town fee for painting his house 1,239

Top photo galleries

1. Flash Gallery: Hampton Beach Idol 2008 1,886
2. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Aug 18-24 1,171
3. Flash Gallery: Readers' severe storm photos 1,130
4. Article: Photo Zoom: Driver killed in head-on crash with tractor-trailer 1,070
5. Flash Gallery: Celeb Watch 37 712
6. Article: Photo Zoom: Americas Got Talent: Derrick Barry is a hotter Britney than Britney 552
7. Flash Gallery: Tall Ships Arrive in Portsmouth 535
8. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Aug 11-17 420
9. Flash Gallery: Maine Photos of the Week 8/21-28 412
10. Flash Gallery: Best of Hampton Beachcomber #3 226

Baseball card 'addict' pleads guilty

2008-08-27T07:09:00.000-07:00

Strong day Tuesday, Aug. 26 with 31,647 uniques and 173,527 page views.

This puts us right on budget for the month with an average of 28,040 uniques per day through Aug. 26. We have five days to go, including a Saturday and Sunday, which tend to be low-traffic days, so we'll have to keep pushing to make our goal.

Keep the breaking news coming. The effort has been fantastic. Andrew Moore noted that both Dan King and Emily Quirk have really kicked it up a notch this month. Thanks Dan and Emily!

Top stories yesterday were the baseball card thief and the Route 4 fatal.

Top photo gallery was Hampton Beach idol.

1. Article: Postal worker sentenced for theft of mailed baseball card 4,053
2. Article: Driver killed in early morning crash identified 2,786
3. Article: Police: Woman shops, takes man to hotel on boyfriend's creditcard 2,600
4. Article: Mother charged with breaking 1-year-old's legs 2,211
5. Article: Bloodied EMT charged 1,844
6. Article: Entertain Kisses and disses: Don't let your dogs run wild onPeirce Island 1,629
7. Article: Child rape suspect turns himself in 1,405
8. Article: Driver killed in early morning crash 1,158
9. Article: Portsmouth police log 1,044
10. Article: Crash damages airport hangar; EMT charged with felony 919

Top photo galleries

1. Flash Gallery: Hampton Beach Idol 2008 3,119
2. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Aug 18-24 1,854
3. Flash Gallery: Buddhist Monk Sandpainting 1,010
4. Flash Gallery: Tall Ships Arrive in Portsmouth 636
5. Flash Gallery: Miss Junior Seabrook pageant '08 579
6. Flash Gallery: Best of Hampton Beachcomber #6 535 7. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Aug 11-17 482 8. Flash Gallery: Best of Hampton Beachcomber #4 400
9. Flash Gallery: Best of Hampton Beachcomber #3 382
10. Flash Gallery: Best of Hampton Beachcomber #5 356

Cheating girlfriend still top story

2008-08-26T07:31:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the brief hiatus in our online traffic reports.

Through Aug. 25 we have 694,091 unique visitors for an average of 27,763 daily uniques. Our goal is to finish the month with an average of 28,000.

We got a nice bump on Friday and Saturday from Fark pickups. At one point we had four stories on the Fark home page.

Top story yesterday? "Woman shops, takes man to hotel on boyfriend's creditcard"

Top stories Aug. 25

1. Article: Police: Woman shops, takes man to hotel on boyfriend's creditcard 3,054
2. Article: Firefighter charged with felony after truck found crashedthrough Pease hangar 2,236
3. Article: Hampton Beach has a new 'Idol' 1,558
4. Article: Bikers cautioned after several weekend crashes 1,403
5. Article: Portsmouth police log 1,368
6. Article: Business Pepperoni pizza Hot Pockets recalled 1,342
7. Article: Mother charged with breaking 1-year-old's legs 1,306
8. Article: Sports Patriots, Belichick have unfinished business 831
9. Article: Witness says officer in crash was speeding 726
10. Article: Photo Zoom: Firefighter charged with felony after truck foundcrashed through Pease hangar 720

Top photo galleries Aug. 25

1. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Aug 18-24 5,901
2. Flash Gallery: Hampton Beach Idol 2008 5,662 3. Flash Gallery: Tall Ships Arrive in Portsmouth 1,651 4. Flash Gallery: Wounded Warriors Surf Hampton 1,022
5. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Aug 11-17 749 6. Article: Photo Zoom: Firefighter charged with felony after truck foundcrashed through Pease hangar 720 7. Flash Gallery: Buddhist Monk Sandpainting 543
8. Flash Gallery: Miss Junior Seabrook pageant '08 425
9. Flash Gallery: Best of Hampton Beachcomber #3 369
10. Flash Gallery: Best of Hampton Beachcomber #6 349

44,212 uniques!

2008-08-14T07:14:00.000-07:00

Wednesday, Aug. 13 was very strong with 44,212 uniques and 182,123 page views.

Top stories were, "Assault suspect re-arrested following no-contact order" (Farked: 21,228) and "One intersection, one day, 3 crashes" (3,900: a reminder that spot news is still king).

Top gallery was Gina and company's 24-hours in Portsmouth with 5,466 page views.

Top stories:

1. Article: Assault suspect re-arrested following no-contact order 21,228
2. Article: One intersection, one day, 3 crashes 3,900
3. Article: Eliot resident arrested on domestic assault charge 2,755
4. Article: Body of N.H. man found in Piscataquog River 2,397
5. Article: Police search for child rapist who counseled Seacoast youths 1,924
6. Article: Man accused of assaulting pregnant woman 1,874
7. Article: Ex-fire engineer: Firefighters to blame for total loss of home 1,479 8. Article: Wells woman killed in crash 1,354
9. Article: Ex-fire engineer: Firefighters to blame for loss of home 1,281
10. Article: Business Second hand is first rate at downtown shop 963

Top photo galleries

1. Flash Gallery: 24 hours in Portsmouth 5,466
2. Flash Gallery: Celeb Watch 36 4,347
3. Flash Gallery: 2008 Olympics2 1,141
4. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Aug 4 -10 870
5. Flash Gallery: Miss Hampton Beach 2008 557
6. Flash Gallery: 2008 Lions Baby Seabrook Pageant 554
7. Flash Gallery: 2008 Olympics1 543
8. Flash Gallery: 2008 Olympics3 403
9. Flash Gallery: Best of Hampton Beachcomber #5 365
10. Flash Gallery: Lifesaving Championships 361

Break news early and often

2008-08-12T07:02:00.000-07:00

A very weak day Monday, Aug. 11 with just 24,957 uniques and 161,782 page views.

Let's step up our breaking news efforts and get back on track. Remember, the breaking news incentive program runs all month.

Top stories:

1. Article: Portsmouth police log 2,497
2. Article: Foreclosure auction looms for Stone Church 1,627
3. Article: Deaf students protest end of PHS program 1,537
4. Article: Fines, loss of license ordered for driver nabbed in DWI patrol 1,350
5. Article: Business Pan Am's forced departure will cost the PDA 1,227
6. Article: Dip in demand for lobster pushing prices down 1,148
7. Article: Peirce family backs use of land for middle school 903
8. Article: Two killed in accident weren't wearing seat belts 900
9. Article: Buffalo join livestock at Rye farm 695
10. Article: Business Wet weather brings tourism down 560

Top galleries:

1. Flash Gallery: 2008 Olympics1 11,129
2. Flash Gallery: 24 hours in Portsmouth 8,752
3. Flash Gallery: Lifesaving Championships 2,577
4. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week Aug 4 -10 2,321
5. Flash Gallery: 2008 Olympics - Opening Ceremony 1,658
6. Flash Gallery: Best of Hampton Beachcomber #6 819 7. Flash Gallery: Best of YorkCounty Beachcomber 6 560
8. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week July 28-Aug 3 413
9. Article: Seacoast area primed for flash flooding 332
10. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week July 21-27 320

Tom Brady, toilet seats and Bay Watch in Ogunquit

2008-08-09T10:04:00.000-07:00

We had strong traffic Thursday with 31,611 uniques and 179,314 page views
Top stories were "Brady says God doesn't value him as a quarterback" (thank you Adam for submitting this to Fark), the investigation of the Portsmouth police captain and "Firefighters remove stuck toilet seat from child's head."

Top photo gallery was Don's Bay Watch-style Lifesaving Championship from Ogunquit.

Top stories

1. Article: Brady says God doesn't value him as a quarterback 4,016
2. Article: Firefighters remove stuck toilet seat from child's head 3,771
3. Article: Police captain was under investigation when he resigned 2,747
4. Article: Portsmouth police captain was under investigation when heresigned 2,223
5. Article: Seabrook bar fight death now ruled homicide 2,175
6. Article: Smuttynose gains approval in Hampton for brewery, restaurant 1,590
7. Article: Portsmouth police nab Maine domestic abuse fugitive on hisbike 1,470
8. Article: Police nab domestic abuse fugitive 1,039
9. Article: Police: Senior citizen arrested after crack found in car 1,014
10. Article: Portsmouth police log 942

Top galleries

1. Flash Gallery: Lifesaving Championships 3,512
2. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week July 28-Aug 3 2,358
3. Flash Gallery: 24 hours in Portsmouth 1,993
4. Flash Gallery: Girls Let's Play Hockey 1,734
5. Flash Gallery: Best of Hampton Beachcomber #6 1,073
6. Flash Gallery: Kingston Days 2008 657
7. Flash Gallery: Miss Hampton Beach 2008 653
8. Flash Gallery: Best of YorkCounty Beachcomber 6 579
9. Flash Gallery: Civil War Life at Fort McClary 354
10. Flash Gallery: Miss Stratham Fair 2008 345

Something for everyone

2008-08-07T07:48:00.000-07:00

Wednesday, Aug. 6

31,552 uniques and 184,825 page views: Top stories include crack smoking 67-year-old, 2-year-old girl who got toilet seat stuck on her head and a local American Idol hopeful. Something for everyone.

Top stories

1. Article: Police: Senior citizen arrested after crack found in car 6,668
2. Article: Seabrook man charged with statutory rape 3,487
3. Article: Firefighters remove stuck toilet seat from child's head 2,947
4. Article: New Castle teen to audition for 'American Idol' 2,625
5. Article: Man dies after jumping from Memorial Bridge 2,102
6. Article: Dover man struck by car killed, while lying in road 2,035
7. Article: Entertain Kisses and disses: Mean man made 5-y.o. girl cry atplayground 1,485
8. Article: Brady says God doesn't value him as a quarterback 1,372
9. Article: Portsmouth police log 972
10. Article: Police seek man in cinema assault 911

Top photos

1. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week July 28-Aug 3 3,917
2. Flash Gallery: Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl 1,977 3. Flash Gallery: Best of Hampton Beachcomber #6 1,387
4. Flash Gallery: Best of YorkCounty Beachcomber 6 1,374
5. Flash Gallery: Kingston Days 2008 1,077
6. Flash Gallery: 24 hours in Portsmouth 1,004
7. Flash Gallery: Miss Hampton Beach 2008 922
8. Flash Gallery: Civil War Life at Fort McClary 593
9. Flash Gallery: Miss Stratham Fair 2008 580
10. Flash Gallery: Girls Let's Play Hockey 436

Kisses for Kisses and Disses

2008-08-06T06:41:00.001-07:00

We fell back to earth yesterday with 27,153 uniques and 176,047 page views.
Kisses and Disses was our top local story and photos of the week the top gallery.
Of note: All of our top 10 stories had more than 1,000 page views.

Top stories

1. Article: Entertain Kisses and disses: Mean man made 5-y.o. girl cry atplayground 2,057
2. Article: Man dies after jumping from Memorial Bridge 1,928
3. Article: Police: Mom threatened to kill her own baby 1,782
4. Article: Assault suspect charged following fatal bar fight 1,781
5. Article: Police: Bouncer bitten in bar brawl 1,754
6. Article: Seabrook man faces assault charges following fatal bar fight 1,733
7. Article: Dover man struck by car killed, while lying in road 1,679
8. Article: Web site offers registration for USS New Hampshire submarinecommissioning 1,273
9. Article: Entertain Kisses and disses: Mean man made 5-year-old girlcry at Short Sands playground 1,031
10. Article: Portsmouth police log 1,030

Top photo galleries

1. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week July 28-Aug 3 5,980
2. Flash Gallery: York Days 2008 1,686 3. Flash Gallery: Miss Hampton Beach 2008 1,585
4. Flash Gallery: Bush Visit & Protest 1,112
5. Flash Gallery: Kingston Days 2008 1,087
6. Flash Gallery: Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl 710
7. Flash Gallery: Best of YorkCounty Beachcomber 6 652
8. Flash Gallery: Best of Hampton Beachcomber #6 623
9. Flash Gallery: Stratham Fair Weekend 2008 525
10. Flash Gallery: EHS Prom 2008 493

38,326 uniques, 187,530 page views

2008-08-05T07:33:00.000-07:00

Monday, Aug. 5 was another great day with 38,326 uniques and 187,530 page views. Four of our top stories cleared the 3,000 page view threshold.
A simple press release about a new website for the USS New Hampshire earned more than 2,000 page, a reminder to post all interesting content and not just bylined stories.

Top stories

1. Article: 'Unmerciful crack' as elm falls over 10,901
2. Article: Man dies after jumping from Memorial Bridge 3,379
3. Article: Where brothel once stood, waterfront townhomes auctioned off 3,172
4. Article: Suspect pleads not guilty after assault victim dies 3,036
5. Article: Argument at NH restaurant leads to arrest 2,392
6. Article: Web site offers registration for USS New Hampshire submarinecommissioning 2,024
7. Article: Kittery woman holds birthday party/family reunion for her dog 1,787
8. Article: Portsmouth police log 1,515
9. Article: Man talked off Maine span 1,487
10. Article: Changing 1 person at a time 822

Top photo galleries

1. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week July 28-Aug 3 6,182
2. Flash Gallery: York Days 2008 2,393
3. Flash Gallery: Kingston Days 2008 1,401 4. Flash Gallery: Miss Stratham Fair 2008 1,246 5. Flash Gallery: Civil War Life at Fort McClary 1,244
6. Flash Gallery: A Tree Falls in Portsmouth 1,059
7. Flash Gallery: Bush Visit & Protest 985
8. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week July 21-27 864 9. Flash Gallery: Miss Hampton Beach 2008 839
10. Flash Gallery: Best of Hampton Beachcomber #5 602

47,311 uniques, thank you Fark

2008-08-04T08:57:00.000-07:00

Wild traffic Sunday with 47,311 uniques and 144,635 page views thanks to one of our readers submitting Adam's story 'Unmerciful crack' as elm falls over to Fark.

1. Article: 'Unmerciful crack' as elm falls over 29,399
2. Article: Man dies after jumping from Memorial Bridge 3,843
3. Article: Argument at NH restaurant leads to arrest 2,207 4. Article: Landmark for sale? 1,274
5. Article: Here come the seaside brides 1,245
6. Article: Photo Zoom: 'Unmerciful crack' as elm falls over 1,187
7. Article: NH man charged with attempted murder 1,181
8. Article: Portsmouth police log 798
9. Article: Man talked off Maine span 749
10. Article: Business Local couple takes work force housing personally 702

1. Flash Gallery: Miss Hampton Beach 2008 2,803
2. Flash Gallery: Civil War Life at Fort McClary 2,548
3. Flash Gallery: Bush Visit & Protest 1,559
4. Article: Photo Zoom: 'Unmerciful crack' as elm falls over 1,187
5. Flash Gallery: A Tree Falls in Portsmouth 1,123
6. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week July 21-27 947
7. Flash Gallery: Miss Stratham Fair 2008 872
8. Flash Gallery: Best of Hampton Beachcomber #5 503
9. Flash Gallery: Stratham Fair Weekend 2008 496
10. Flash Gallery: Best of Hampton Beachcomber #2 453

Best month of 2008

2008-08-01T10:01:00.000-07:00

July ended strong with 37,004 uniques and 178,742 page views thanks again to Adam's story on the 90-year-old woman and Andrew's initiative to send a wire story to Fark.

Kudos also to Frank Coppola whose story on the Manny Ramirez trade got more than 2,200 page views.

July was our most successful month this year with a total of 879,597 unique visitors for an average of 28,374 per day. This is a 31 percent increase over last year's July numbers.

Remember that our breaking news incentive began today and will run the entire month of August.

July 31 top stories
1. Article: 90-year-old won't sell home to corporate giants 8,141
2. Article: Speeding duo clocked at 108 mph re-arrested on plane 5,885
3. Article: Dad says landlord cheated son serving in Kuwait 2,702 %
4. Article: Ladder in roadway causes rush hour rollover 2,526
5. Article: Report: Ramirez to Marlins, Bay to Red Sox in blockbuster 2,203
6. Article: Tornado victim who saved baby mourned 1,565
7. Article: Moose runs through local neighborhood 1,392
8. Article: Trooper clocks car at 108 mph on I-95 1,258
9. Article: Portsmouth police log 980
10. Article: Photo Zoom: 90-year-old won't sell home to corporate giants 767

July 31 Top Galleries

1. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week July 21-27 3,962
2. Flash Gallery: Stratham Fair Weekend 2008 3,000
3. Flash Gallery: Miss Hampton Beach 2008 2,445
4. Flash Gallery: Miss Stratham Fair 2008 2,313
5. Article: Photo Zoom: 90-year-old won't sell home to corporate giants 767
6. Article: Flashing lights ask drivers to make some room 749
7. Flash Gallery: Best of Hampton Beachcomber #5 448
8. Flash Gallery: Severe storms hit NH 438 %
9. Flash Gallery: Winnacunnet Prom 2008 435
10. Article: Photo Zoom: Tornado victim who saved baby mourned 286

51,317 uniques, thanks Adam.

2008-07-31T07:01:00.000-07:00

Uniques 51,317 and page views 197,394
Great numbers yesterday thanks to Adam's story "She won't budge" about the 90-year-old woman standing in the way of development on the old Yoken's land.

First, Adam went, knocked on her door and got the story.

Then Don got a great photo with the woman's shotgun in the background.

Finally, Adam submitted the story to Fark whose readers had a thoughtful (and of course funny) debate about the story.

The result 32,137 uniques for that story alone. The photo zoom with the story brought in another 3,300.

It's these types of individual extra efforts that really make a difference.

Top stories

1. Article: 90-year-old won't sell home to corporate giants 32,137
2. Article: Photo Zoom: 90-year-old won't sell home to corporate giants 3,398
3. Article: Man warns of city parking trap 2,820
4. Article: Entertain 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' trailer debuts,shows young Tom Riddle 2,183
5. Article: Trooper clocks car at 108 mph on I-95 1,913
6. Article: End of an era in Rye 1,637
7. Article: Woman reports missing money during palm reading 1,551
8. Article: Memorial service set for woman killed in tornado 1,094
9. Article: Father fights to recover security deposit for son serving inKuwait 920 10. Article: Portsmouth police log 896

Top galleries

1. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week July 21-27 5,392
2. Flash Gallery: Stratham Fair Weekend 2008 4,358
3. Flash Gallery: Miss Hampton Beach 2008 3,769
4. Article: Photo Zoom: 90-year-old won't sell home to corporate giants 3,398
5. Flash Gallery: Miss Stratham Fair 2008 3,181 6. Flash Gallery: Severe storms hit NH 696 7. Flash Gallery: Best of Hampton Beachcomber #5 460
8. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week July 14-20 410
9. Flash Gallery: Stratham Fair Road Race 377
10. Flash Gallery: Readers' severe storm photos 336

Kisses for kisses and disses

2008-07-30T06:43:00.000-07:00

Traffic Tuesday, July 29
Uniques, 25,939, page views 179,146

Top stories

1. Article: Entertain Kisses and disses: Hampton man saved a woman'slife at Fresh City 2,691
2. Article: Infant's dad says stepmom held baby as house crumbled intornado 2,630
3. Article: Police captain resigns 2,517%
4. Article: Report: Children left mother's body to rot 1,667
5. Article: Well-known police captain leaves job 1,573
6. Article: Portsmouth police log 1,195
7. Article: Hampton police investigate motor vehicle accidents 1,074
8. Article: Business Elle names Solari one of top 52 style-setters in thecountry 1,010
9. Article: Man stops in Portsmouth for a burrito, returns to a $250 fine 802
10. Article: Woman reports missing money during palm reading 567

Top photo galleries

1. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week July 21-27 8,963
2. Flash Gallery: Stratham Fair Weekend 2008 7,400
3. Flash Gallery: Miss Hampton Beach 2008 6,639
4. Flash Gallery: Miss Stratham Fair 2008 4,330
5. Flash Gallery: Severe storms hit NH 868
6. Flash Gallery: Best of Hampton Beachcomber #5 617
7. Flash Gallery: Best of Hampton Beachcomber #4 572
8. Flash Gallery: Stratham Fair Road Race 566
9. Flash Gallery: 41st Annual Stratham Fair opens 442
10. Flash Gallery: Best of Hampton Beachcomber #3 419

Miss Hampton Beach drives traffic

2008-07-29T10:53:00.000-07:00

Web traffic Monday, July 28
Uniques 27,580, page views 209,917

Top stories

1. Article: 2008 Miss Hampton Beach is crowned 2,622
2. Article: Report: Children left mother's body to rot 2,327
3. Article: Raymond woman dies in Route 4 motorcycle crash 1,842
4. Article: Opinion Speedos are a sign of economic trouble 1,775
5. Article: Portsmouth police log 1,580
6. Article: Amber Alert for Boston girl canceled 1,572
7. Article: Police: Woman peddled pills in public housing 1,058
8. Article: Three charged after courtroom brawl 1,049 9. Article: Business Local family company attributes success to greatmarketing 931
10. Article: Man dies; N.H. trooper shot 713

Top galleries

1. Flash Gallery: Miss Hampton Beach 2008 34,004
2. Flash Gallery: Stratham Fair Weekend 2008 8,212
3. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week July 21-27 7,036
4. Flash Gallery: Miss Stratham Fair 2008 6,998
5. Flash Gallery: Stratham Fair Road Race 2,023
6. Flash Gallery: Severe storms hit NH 1,597
7. Flash Gallery: Best of Hampton Beachcomber #4 655
8. Flash Gallery: Stratham Fair 2008 616
9. Flash Gallery: 41st Annual Stratham Fair opens 561
10. Flash Gallery: Best of Hampton Beachcomber #5 555

Web traffic for Thursday, July 24, 2008

2008-07-25T08:40:00.000-07:00

29,147 unique visitors and 184,182 page views, led by '1 dead in house collapse' and 'Spaulding crash cases heavy traffic delays' and photo galleries led by 'Severe storm hits NH' and 'Portsmouth Water Carnival'

1. 1 dead in house collapse; Gov. Lynch declares state of eme... (2,354)
2. Spaulding crash causes heavy traffic, delays (1,814)
3. Houses reported down in severe storms as NWS issues to... (1,651)
4. City suicide attempts double; chaplain proposes solutions (1,626)
5. Gov. Lynch declares state of emergency in 5 counties (1,535)
6. Entertain 'Baby Borrowers': Daton walks out, Morgan now ... (1,482)
7. Manhunt leads police to crowbar assault suspect (1,204)
8. Father, daughter recovering from machete attack (1,096)
9. Portsmouth police log (1,058)
10. Business Portsmouth shop specializes in silver and gold (1,025)

1. Severe Storm Hits NH (7,222)
2. Portsmouth Water Carnival 2008 (6,913)
3. Children's Museum of NH is Ready (4,793)
4. 41st Annual Stratham Fair opens (1,608)
5. Best of Hampton Beachcomber #5 (1,437)
6. Best of YorkCounty Beachcomber 5 (833)
7. Photos of the Week July 14-20 (767)
8. McCain visits Buxton Oil (578)
9. Best of Hampton Beachcomber #3 (356)
10. Photos of the Week June30-July6 (338)

Web traffic for Wednesday, July 23, 2008:

2008-07-25T08:39:00.000-07:00

25,862 unique visitors and 168,354 page views. Each of the top four stories had more than 2,000 hits, led by 'Mother of dead surfer sues...', 'Feathers fly over chicken ban...' Photo galleries were led by 'Children's Museum' and 'York Beachcomber.'

1. Mother of dead surfer sues 5 assailants, parents (2,843)
2. Feathers fly over chicken ban at city farmers market (2,510)
3. Police say couple woke up and saw burglar at their bedside (2,221)
4. Father, daughter recovering from machete attack (2,023)
5. Teen arrested, charged with raping 14-year-old (1,932)
6. Teen charged with raping 14-year-old (1,673)
7. City suicide rate rising; chaplain proposes solutions (1,456)
8. Portsmouth police log (1,066)
9. Police: bedside burglar faces felony charge (740)
10. Man 'acting agressive' at bank arrested on multiple charges (661)

1. Children's Museum of NH is Ready (4,465)
2. Best of YorkCounty Beachcomber 5 (2,047)
3. Portsmouth Water Carnival 2008 (1,757)
4. Ogunquit Costume Ball (1,714)
5. Best of Hampton Beachcomber #5 (1,608)
6. Photos of the Week July 14-20 (1,519)
7. Best of Hampton Beachcomber #3 (371)
8. Best of Hampton Beachcomber #4 (368)
9. Photos of the Week July 7-13 (345)
10. McCain in Kennebunkport (322)

Web traffic for Tuesday, July 22

2008-07-23T12:46:00.000-07:00

29,925 daily uniques and 171,767 page views, with traffic driven by a farking of 'Judge talks gun threat suspect out of guilty pleas' (4,935) and 'Local teens star on Baby Borrowers' (2,894), and both Beachcomber editions leading the photo galleries (2,933 and 2,622 views, respectively). Celeb Watch 35 is still in the top ten...

Articles:

1. Judge talks gun threat suspect out of guilty pleas 4,935 9.0%
2. Local teens star on 'Baby Borrowers' 2,894 5.3%
3. Couple wakes to find accused burglar at bedside 2,361 4.3%
4. Dogs present problems at Hampton's beaches 1,546 2.8%
5. Hospital trip nets party bust 1,412 2.6%
6. Police use Taser to stop fleeing suspect 1,409 2.6%
7. Kittery-based cutter offloads 10,000 pounds of coke 1,062 1.9%
8. Portsmouth police log 967 1.8%
9. Teen arrested, charged with raping 14-year-old 926 1.7%
10. Building foundation crumbles into river 785 1.4%

Photo galleries:

1. Best of YorkCounty Beachcomber 5 2,933 15.2%
2. Best of Hampton Beachcomber #5 2,622 13.6%
3. Photos of the Week July 14-20 2,245 11.7%
4. Port 11/12 District II LL Champs 1,601 8.3%
5. Best of Hampton Beachcomber #4 1,126 5.9%
6. Celeb Watch 35 641 3.3%
7. McCain in Kennebunkport 638 3.3%
8. 9/10 District II LL Champions 550 2.9%
9. 19th Annual DecoratorShow House 484 2.5%
10. (zoom) Local teens star on 'Baby Borrowers' 477 2.5%

Web traffic for Monday, July 21

2008-07-22T07:35:00.000-07:00

After a slow weekend, traffic was back on track Monday with 26,840 uniques and 151,708 page views, led by the Portsmouth police log (2,526) and severe weather wrap-up. For galleries it was Photos of the Week and -- you guess it -- Celeb Watch 35 again.

Reminder: with Bachelor and Idol shows over, and a lack of recent farkings, we depend on frequently-generated, local content flowing to the web to keep the numbers up. Keep your off-cycle updates, stories and briefs coming.

Stories:

1. Portsmouth police log (2,526)
2. Heavy thunderstorms activate alarms around city (2,124)
3. Police talk suicidal man off of bridge (1,812)
4. Police looking for man in fitness center assaults (1,340)
5. Despite clouds, the fun goes on (1,128)
6. Entertain ?Mamma Mia!? review: Ah, to be (50-something)
and in love (1,091)
7. Portsmouth city councilor resigns (986)
8. Judge talks gun threat suspect out of guilty pleas (737)
9. Kittery-based cutter offloads 10,000 pounds of coke (670)
10. Epping man may repaint his polka dot home (661)

Photo galleries:

1. Photos of the Week July 14-20 (3,528)
2. Celeb Watch 35 (1,470)
3. American Independence Festival (1,431)
4. Best of Hampton Beachcomber #4 (1,327)
5. Photos of the Week July 7-13 (963)
6. Port 11/12 District II LL Champs (680)
7. Best of YorkCounty Beachcomber 4 (549)
8. 9/10 District II LL Champions (418)
9. Best of Hampton Beachcomber #3 (406)
10. 19th Annual DecoratorShow House (405)

Web traffic for Friday-Sunday, July 18-20:

2008-07-21T07:41:00.000-07:00

Friday, July 18: 24,930 uniques, 164,020 page views
Four stories had more than 2,000 views, let by 'Teen braves current of Piscataqua' (3,279). Also popular were Molly Malone's and Route 236 crash. For galleries, it was Beachcomber in the top 2 spots, followed by Decorator Show House and Celeb Watch 35.

1. Teen braves current of Piscataqua (3,279)
2. Molly Malone's restaurant hopes to reopen today after closing (2,610)
3. Route 236 crash causes road closure (2,194)
4. Big yacht attracts a little attention at Wentworth dock (2,005)
5. Entertain 'Dark Knight’ review: Yep, Heath Ledger is that... (1,746)
6. Nurse charged with diluting pain medication (1,267)
7. Floods catch drivers off guard (826)
8. Fisherman hooks drowning man, reels him in (760)
9. Business Kayaks bring owner good life (754)
10. Dodds to stay in jail after hospitalization (625)

1. Best of Hampton Beachcomber #4 (8,468)
2. Best of YorkCounty Beachcomber 4 (3,062)
3. 19th Annual DecoratorShow House (2,872)
4. Celeb Watch 35 (1,782)
5. Photos of the Week July 7-13 (1,215)
6. Best of Hampton Beachcomber #3 (1,078)
7. Yankee Ultralight Fly-In 2008 (654)
8. Best of YorkCounty Beachcomber 3 (559)
9. Celeb Watch 34 (471)
10. Best of Hampton Beachcomber #2 (468)

Saturday, July 19: 16,792 uniques, 97,984 views
The storms from the previous evening put weather in the top three spots Saturday: Flash floods, and two stories on people killed by lightning. For galleries: Celeb Watch 35, Decorator Show House and Beachcomber.

Friday night's storms knocked out power to the office and brought down servers, and while the print operation was put on hold, the web site stayed up and we were able to get breaking storm stories and photos up as the news was still happening.

1. Flash floods hit again (1,953)
2. Two people killed in Maine by lightning strike (1,842)
3. Police identify victims of Maine lightning strike (1,319)
4. Reception turns into rescue (1,264)
5. Floods catch drivers off guard (969)
6. Eating lobster tomalley dangerous say NH health officials (931)
7. Nearly 20,000 without power in Maine (621)
8. Merrimack, NH sister gets into trouble over game (617)
9. Wallet inside a wall for 50 years (605)
10. Overheated day on the seacoast (585)

1. Celeb Watch 35 (2,924)
2. 19th Annual DecoratorShow House (1,477)
3. Best of Hampton Beachcomber #4 (1,011)
4. Best of YorkCounty Beachcomber (4 924)
5. Best of Hampton Beachcomber #3 (705)
6. Photos of the Week July 7-13 (682)
7. Best of Hampton Beachcomber #2 (470)
8. Hampton Beachcomber 6/17-6/24 (409)
9. Best of YorkCounty Beachcomber 3 (337)
10. YorkCounty Beachcomber 6/17-6/24 (245)

Sunday, July 20: 18,205 uniques, 99,895 views
More weather fallout in the top spots: Police identify lightning strike victims, Fire response questioned in blaze that destroyed home. For galleries: American Independence Festival, Celeb Watch 35 (ranking among the top spots for the third day in a row... who is so popular in those celebrity galleries?!) and Beachcomber.

1. Police identify victims of Maine lightning strike (1,344)
2. Fire response questioned in blaze that destroyed home (1,314)
3. Police talk suicidal man off of bridge (1,084)
4. Business Several Seacoast businesses thrive even in the fa... (975)
5. Wallet inside a wall for 50 years (830)
6. Portsmouth police log (759)
7. Farming is 'chic' in slow food movement (638)
8. Police: Winchester, NH teen shot in head (486)
9. Maine man recognized for shedding 172 pounds (459)
10. Reception turns into rescue (421)

1. American Independence Festival (2,008)
2. Celeb Watch 35 (1,829)
3. Best of Hampton Beachcomber #4 (1,336)
4. Hampton Beachcomber 6/17-6/24 (760)
5. Photos of the Week July 7-13 (569)
6. 19th Annual DecoratorShow House (563)
7. Best of Hampton Beachcomber #3 (526)
8. Best of Hampton Beachcomber #2 (526)
9. Best of YorkCounty Beachcomber 4 (496)
10. Celeb Watch 34 (285)

A dip below 30,000

2008-07-17T08:35:00.000-07:00

Wednesday, July 16 saw 28,662 uniques and 152,105 page views. Let's really push breaking news today to get back over 30,000.

Top 10 stories

1. Article: Two days of no liquor sales for The Page 2,282
2. Article: Good Samaritan helps owner running to vet carrying distresseddog 2,144
3. Article: Attorney: Dodds conscious but unresponsive 1,266
4. Article: Entertain 'Twilight' magazine cover photo gets blood boiling 1,246
5. Article: Alleged dog beater previously abused horse, dog 1,177
6. Article: Business BaileyWorks bag maker adds to ownership team 1,111
7. Article: Man killed in fall from Maine hospital garage 1,065
8. Article: Portsmouth police log 926
9. Article: Police called to restaurant for reported abduction attempt 743
10. Article: AP Hosted 670

Top 10 photo galleries

1. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week July 7-13 8,745
2. Flash Gallery: Yankee Ultralight Fly-In 2008 1,429
3. Flash Gallery: Best of Hampton Beachcomber #3 1,250
4. Flash Gallery: Best of YorkCounty Beachcomber 3 942
5. Flash Gallery: Best of Hampton Beachcomber #2 522
6. Flash Gallery: Celeb Watch 34 521
7. Flash Gallery: Hampton Beachcomber 6/17-6/24 518
8. Article: Photo Zoom: 'Twilight' magazine cover photo gets blood boiling 462
9. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week June30-July6 364
10. Flash Gallery: 4th of July fireworks & parade 349

Back over 30,000

2008-07-16T07:48:00.000-07:00

Solid traffic Monday (35,545 uniques and 181,761 page views) and Tuesday (33,093 uniques and 169,974 page views)

Top stories Monday

1. Article: N.H. station prices gas by half-gallons 6,473
2. Article: 16-year-old remembered as 'a leader, a champion' 4,611
3. Article: Entertain 'Twilight' magazine cover photo gets blood boiling 3,097
4. Article: City mourns death of 16-year-old 2,018
5. Article: Reward offered to find fence thieves 1,343
6. Article: Boat runs aground in New Castle; two people rescued 1,297
7. Article: Boat runs aground; two people rescued 1,246
8. Article: Portsmouth police log 1,170
9. Article: William C. Berky 1,124
10. Article: Portsmouth teenager dies at pool party 1,120

Top Galleries

1. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week July 7-13 11,022
2. Flash Gallery: Harbour Trail 5K 2,753
3. Flash Gallery: Yankee Ultralight Fly-In 2008 2,653
4. Flash Gallery: Celeb Watch 34 1,844
5. Flash Gallery: Best of Hampton Beachcomber #3 1,638
6. Flash Gallery: Best of YorkCounty Beachcomber 3 1,056
7. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week June30-July6 837
8. Flash Gallery: Best of Hampton Beachcomber #2 633
9. Article: Photo Zoom: 'Twilight' magazine cover photo gets blood boiling 423
10. Flash Gallery: Raymond 4th of July Parade 401

Tuesday

1. Article: N.H. station prices gas by half-gallons 4,999
2. Article: 30-year officer suing city, says he was forced out after letterleak 3,769
3. Article: Business 20-something sisters succeed with skin care,makeup shops 1,945
4. Article: Late teen's aunt remembers an 'amazing individual' 1,781
5. Article: Entertain 'Twilight' magazine cover photo gets blood boiling 1,763
6. Article: Police: woman who struck, kicked dog faces felony crueltycharge 1,474
7. Article: Portsmouth police log 976
8. Article: Supreme Court rules on hospital buyout 752
9. Article: Entertain What was with the Brad clip at the end of 'Bachelor:Where Are They Now'? 729
10. Article: Police: woman beat 8-year-old stepchild for hours 655

Top photo galleries

1. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week July 7-13 11,590
2. Flash Gallery: Yankee Ultralight Fly-In 2008 1,570
3. Flash Gallery: Best of Hampton Beachcomber #3 1,418
4. Flash Gallery: Best of Hampton Beachcomber #2 855
5. Flash Gallery: Best of YorkCounty Beachcomber 3 699
6. Flash Gallery: Hampton Beachcomber 6/17-6/24 631
7. Flash Gallery: Celeb Watch 34 517
8. Flash Gallery: Harbour Trail 5K 494 9. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week June30-July6 388
10. Flash Gallery: Raymond 4th of July Parade 318

Web traffic for Wednesday, July 9

2008-07-10T08:03:00.001-07:00

After two days of solid traffic, largely due to entertainment stories, we came back down to 27K uniques and 154K page views on Wednesday. While these are still respectable numbers compared to last year, it's a reminder that we can't let up and coast on yesterday's news. Please continue to send your briefs, stories, press releases, advances, etc. to the web throughout the day.

Topping the most-viewed list on Wednesday were "Hell's Kitchen" (2,221), "Unattended children behind bar at hotel pool" (1,488), and for photos, three of the top four spots were Beachcomber (14,692) and Folsom Junior Open (4,541).

1. Entertain Hell yeah! Christina Machamer wins 'Hell's Kitchen' 2,221 5.3%
2. Police called to hotel pool for unattended children behind bar 1,488 3.5%
3. Entertain DeAnna, Jesse announce wedding date on 'Bachelorette: After the Final Rose': 1,373 3.3%
4. New 24-hour animal-care facility to open in September 1,340 3.2%
5. Red Sox to honor local cancer survivor, Pan-Mass Challenge rider 1,065 2.5%
6. Portsmouth police log 992 2.3%
7. Cruise ship captain, manager have Seacoast ties 878 2.1%
8. Entertain ?Bachelorette? finale: I can't believe DeAnna picked Jesse the 'rad' snowboarder 827 2.0%
9. Police charge two teens with pot possession, bogus bills 586 1.4%
10. York police log 545 1.3%
11. Entertain 'Bachelorette' and the surprise visit from jilted Jeremy 538 1.3%
12. Man moving from homeless shelter reports missing tools totaling $4,000 476 1.1%
13. York police arrest two Hampton residents on drug charges 459 1.1%
14. New details emerge in murder in Old Orchard Beach 454 1.1%
15. Motorcycle accident sends two to York Hospital 443 1.0%

1. Best of Hampton Beachcomber #3 11,902 41.5%
2. Don Folsom Junior Open 4,541 15.8%
3. Best of YorkCounty Beachcomber 3 1,634 5.7%
4. Best of Hampton Beachcomber #2 1,156 4.0%
5. Photos of the Week June30-July6 1,116 3.9%
6. Hampton Beachcomber 6/17-6/24 996 3.5%
7. Raymond 4th of July Parade 846 3.0%
8. Mini Fenway Park in Rye 700 2.4%
9. 4th of July fireworks & parade 484 1.7%
10. Tommy Gallant Jazz Festival 2008 247 0.9%
11. Exeter Criterium 214 0.7%
12. Winnacunnet Prom 2008 209 0.7%
13. Best of YorkCounty Beachcomber 2 201 0.7%
14. An American Celebration 182 0.6%
15. Photos of the Week June 23-29 153 0.5%

We'll miss you Bachelorette

2008-07-09T08:30:00.000-07:00

Tuesday, July 8: 42,774 uniques and 193,792 page views
Gina's coverage of The Bachelorette accounted for our four top stories yesterday and a total of 28,858 page views.

Gary Dodds, our local human train wreck came in fifth with 1,805 page views.

Top galleries were photos of the week, followed closely by two Beachcomber galleries.

Top stories

1. Article: Entertain Bachelorette finale: I can't believe DeAnna pickedJesse the 'rad' snowboarder 10,989
2. Article: Entertain DeAnna, Jesse announce wedding date onBachelorette: After the Final Rose': 9,399
3. Article: Entertain 'Bachelorette' and the surprise visit from jilted Jeremy 6,615
4. Article: Entertain 'Bachelorette' recap: DeAnna, Graham and the lostloner's love letter 1,855
5. Article: Dodds back in court; police say wife wanted 'to get awayfrom him' 1,805
6. Article: Portsmouth No. 4 on Outside magazine's 20 Best Towns inAmerica 1,264
7. Article: Sex offender arrested after moving to Kittery 1,140
8. Article: Local man arrested after home invasion 976
9. Article: Cat alerts owner to condo fire 885
10. Article: New Hampshire has a bridge in Rye to sell you 880

Photo galleries

1. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week June30-July6 3,795
2. Flash Gallery: Best of YorkCounty Beachcomber 3 2,532
3. Flash Gallery: Best of Hampton Beachcomber #3 2,302
4. Flash Gallery: Tommy Gallant Jazz Festival 2008 1,163
5. Flash Gallery: Raymond 4th of July Parade 737
6. Flash Gallery: Mini Fenway Park in Rye 720
7. Flash Gallery: Best of Hampton Beachcomber #2 641
8. Flash Gallery: 4th of July fireworks & parade 552
9. Flash Gallery: Hampton Beachcomber 6/17-6/24 511
10. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week June 23-29 495

Web traffic for Monday, July 7: Bachelorette success

2008-07-08T06:26:00.000-07:00

A strong day with 31,687 unique visitors and 163,144 page views. Most noteworhty:

1) strong numbers were not the result of fark or other aggregator

2) every story in the top ten received more than 1,400 hits

3) by Tuesday morning, each of the 6 slots in the "most viewed" list (a ranking based on recent days, not a single day) was a Bachelorette piece by Gina. See attached screen shot (taken shorlty after Dodds story bumped a Bachelorette story).

Top stories for Monday, July 7:

1. Dodds pleads not guilty to assault on wife 2,956 5.2%
2. Man arrested after Rye motorcycle accident 2,383 4.2%
3. N.H. police: Man had pound of cocaine in underwear 2,114 3.8%
4. Entertain 'Bachelorette' and the surprise visit from jilted Jeremy 2,064 3.7%
5. Why tourists are drawn to Portsmouth 1,678 3.0%
6. Entertain 'Bachelorette' finale: DeAnna chooses ?rad?
snowboarder Jesse, he proposes 1,613 2.9%
7. Man wanted on charge of simple assault 1,613 2.9%
8. Entertain 'Bachelorette' finale: I can't believe DeAnna picked
Jesse the 'rad' snowboarder 1,590 2.8%
9. Portsmouth police log 1,495 2.7%
10. Man pinned under 8,800 pound machine at Osram Sylvania 1,470 2.6%
11. City woman builds sustainable home 856 1.5%
12. Toddler falls into campfire at Maine campground 855 1.5%
13. Police: Dodds' victim reported kidnapping, threats 757 1.3%
14. Driver eyeing gas prices hits cruiser 579 1.0%
15. Maine blaze caused by fireworks used indoors 577 1.0%

Top galleries:

1. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week June30-July6 2,448 16.8%
2. Flash Gallery: EJBL 10-year-old All Stars 1,589 10.9%
3. Flash Gallery: Mini Fenway Park in Rye 1,266 8.7%
4. Flash Gallery: An American Celebration 1,149 7.9%
5. Flash Gallery: Tommy Gallant Jazz Festival 2008 773 5.3%
6. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week June 23-29 767 5.3%
7. Flash Gallery: Raymond 4th of July Parade 657 4.5%
8. Flash Gallery: Best of Hampton Beachcomber #2 626 4.3%
9. Flash Gallery: Four on the Fourth Road Race 610 4.2%
10. Flash Gallery: Hampton Beachcomber 6/17-6/24 394 2.7%
11. Flash Gallery: 4th of July fireworks & parade 291 2.0%
12. Flash Gallery: EHS Prom 2008 280 1.9%
13. Photo Zoom: Dodds pleads not guilty to assault on wife 227 1.6%
14. Flash Gallery: Best of YorkCounty Beachcomber 2 222 1.5%
15. Flash Gallery: Exeter Graduation 2008 199 1.4%

Web traffic for July 4th long weekend

2008-07-08T06:24:00.000-07:00

Friday, July 4, through Sunday, July 6

The long holiday weekend brought an expected downturn in traffic but numbers spiked Saturday with a drug bust story that got farked (Trooper notices bulge in passenger's pants). Daily unique visitors were 19K, 25K and 20K and page views were 112K, 112K and 102K.

Web traffic for Thursday, July 3, 2008

2008-07-04T08:06:00.000-07:00

While not as strong as Wednesday's traffic, Thursday's was still fairly strong at 29,758 unique visitors and 159,247 page views. Local stories dominated the top spots, led by a spot news story on a Pease drug bust (2,807), followed by Elli Skiff's exposed buttocks (2,366), benefitting from residual fark.com traffic. Top galleries were Mini Fenway Park (2,187) and Exeter Criterium (1,928).

Articles:

1. Police, drug task force make arrest at Pease (2,807)
2. Exposed buttocks lands woman in court a second time (2,366)
3. Business Landmark fish market reopens (2,084)
4. Rescue boat lands at Pirates Cove after plucking kayakers from water (1,912)
5. Judge: $100K cash or rehab for hammer assault suspect (1,736)
6. Local police aid in arrest of man allegedly in possession of cocaine (1,514)
7. Former owner of Honey Bee Donuts found dead (999)
8. Hammer attack suspect turns himself in (953)
9. Portsmouth police log (855)
10. Rollover crash ties up traffic at circle (798)
11. Fireworks in danger (777)
12. Portsmouth fireworks canceled due to inclement weather (746)
13. Undercover cop nabs man suspected of snorting coke in car (624)
14. AP Hosted (587)
15. Driver reading gas prices rear-ends police cruiser (541)

Photo galleries:

1. Mini Fenway Park in Rye (2,187)
2. Exeter Criterium (1,928)
3. Photos of the Week June 23-29 (1,207)
4. Best of Hampton Beachcomber #2 (851)
5. Hampton Beachcomber 6/17-6/24 (579)
6. EHS Prom 2008 (442)
7. Article: Photo Zoom: Judge: $100K cash or rehab for hammer assault suspect (438)
8. YCCS Pix 07-03-08 (423)
9. Photos of the Week June 16-22 (337)
10. Girls on the Run (306)
11. Seacoast Am Golf 2008 day one (287)
12. Photos of the Week June 9-15 (210)
13. Newfields 5K Road Race (196)
14. YorkCounty Beachcomber 6/17-6/24 (184)
15. Article: Photo Zoom: Police, drug task force make arrest at Pease (179)

34,060 uniques and 166,617 page views

2008-07-03T09:05:00.000-07:00

Wednesday, July 2 was a strong day with 34,060 uniques and 166,617 page views

Top stories were "Former owner of Honey Bee Donuts found dead" (6,000) and "Firewood in short supply as Mainers stock up" (4,361)
Top photo gallery was "Exeter Criterium" (3,802)

Top stories

1. Article: Former owner of Honey Bee Donuts found dead 6,096 2. Article: Firewood in short supply as Mainers stock up 4,361
3. Article: Exposed buttocks lands woman in court a second time 3,885
4. Article: Police: UNH wrestler was drug deal 'lookout' 1,666 5. Article: Entertain Hancock review: Remember Will Smiths WildWild West? Well 1,507
6. Article: Entertain 'Bachelorette' Men Tell All: DeAnna is engaged (butSTILL fighting with Graham) 1,381
7. Article: Portsmouth police log 1,125
8. Article: Former Honey Bee Donut Shop owner found dead 1,029
9. Article: Business Doo salon moving to new digs 800
10. Article: Entertain 'Hell's Kitchen': Hey, Chef Ramsay, pick Christina towin 698

Top photo galleries

1. Flash Gallery: Exeter Criterium 3,802
2. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week June 23-29 1,289
3. Flash Gallery: Best of Hampton Beachcomber #2 948
4. Flash Gallery: YCCS Pix 07-03-08 859
5. Flash Gallery: Hampton Beachcomber 6/17-6/24 646
6. Flash Gallery: Girls on the Run 343
7. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week June 16-22 218
8. Flash Gallery: Beachcomber Week of 08/13/2007 214
9. Flash Gallery: Prom pictures - user submitted 186
10. Article: Photo Zoom: Exposed buttocks lands woman in court a secondtime 186

Farked twice in a day, plus the bachelorette

2008-07-02T06:55:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we had monster traffic with both the butt crack story and the firewood in short supply stories picked up by Fark.

Readers submitted the following funny headlines to Fark:
"Firewood in short supply. It doesn't grow on trees, you know" and "If the cops write on your ticket that they saw six inches of plumber's crack in the back and pubes in the front, you might be wearing your pants too low"

Gina Carbone's three bachlorette stories brought in more than 10,000 page views to our site via Google. Search for Max Rome brought in 4,700 page views.

Photos of the week June 23-29 also did unusually well with 12,000-plus page views

Total traffic for July 1 47,179 uniques and 195,406 page views. Now that's how to start a month!

Top stories

1. Article: Exposed buttocks lands woman in court a second time 14,590
2. Article: Entertain 'Bachelorette' Men Tell All: DeAnna is engaged (butSTILL fighting with Graham) 7,548
3. Article: Police on hunt for hammer assault suspect 4,765
4. Article: Entertain 'Bachelorette recap: Was Jeremy for real or'American Psycho'? 2,859
5. Article: Firewood in short supply as Mainers stock up 2,033
6. Article: Low pants land woman in court 2,006
7. Article: Former Honey Bee Donuts owner missing since Friday 1,482
8. Article: Former Honey Bee Donut Shop owner found dead 1,380
9. Article: Entertain 'Bachelorette' recap: DeAnna, Graham and the lostloner's love letter 1,256
10. Article: Portsmouth police log 890

Top photo galleries

1. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week June 23-29 12,315
2. Flash Gallery: Hampton Beachcomber 6/17-6/24 1,193
3. Article: Photo Zoom: Exposed buttocks lands woman in court a secondtime 764
4. Flash Gallery: Stratham Pan-Mass Kids Ride 2008 747
5. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week June 16-22 656
6. Flash Gallery: Best of Hampton Beachcomber #2 456
7. Flash Gallery: YCCS Pix 07-03-08 440
8. Flash Gallery: Newfields 5K Road Race 290
9. Flash Gallery: EHS Prom 2008 282
10. Flash Gallery: Beachcomber Week of 08/13/2007 230

Uniques 30,699, Page views 156,077

2008-07-01T07:10:00.000-07:00

June 30, 2008

Uniques 30,699, Page views 156,077

Our upward month over month trend continues as the first 30 days of June beat first 30 days of May with 774,759 uniques versus 760,972. Our May total, with one extra day, was slightly better at 787,193.

In a year over year comparison we had a tough fight on our hands as last June Susan Nolan's Russian counterfeit story was picked up by Drudge and got 167,000 page views on its first day and 60,000 the next. Still we came within 25,000 of last year's record setting number. All in all a very solid effort in June.

We are off to a good start in July with Fark picking up Beth's illegal butt crack story. Look for those numbers tomorrow.

Monday's top stories:

1. Article: Author, former donut shop owner, missing since Friday 3,367
2. Article: George Carlin's 'art' was hardly 'routine' 2,665 3. Article: Police: Rye man wanted for assault with hammer 2,560
4. Article: Man allegedly assaults driver, flees on foot 2,141
5. Article: Portsmouth police log 2,098 6. Article: Entertain 'WALL-E' review: Do 4-year-olds like masterpiecestoo? 1,74
7. Article: Tanker flies into Pease for emergency landing 1,473
8. Article: Photo Zoom: Police: Rye man wanted for assault with hammer 1,14
9. Article: Entertain 'Bachelorette' Men Tell All: DeAnna is engaged (butSTILL fighting with Graham) 1,139
10. Article: Exposed buttocks lands woman in court a second time 790

Monday's top galleries

1. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week June 23-29 7,020
2. Flash Gallery: Seacoast Am Golf 2008 day one 1,593 3. Flash Gallery: Hampton Beachcomber 6/17-6/24 1,285
4. Flash Gallery: Stratham Pan-Mass Kids Ride 2008 1,210
5. Article: Photo Zoom: Police: Rye man wanted for assault with hammer 1,148
6. Flash Gallery: Newfields 5K Road Race 1,001
7. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week June 16-22 963
8. Flash Gallery: Girls on the Run 396
9. Flash Gallery: Raymond High Graduation 2008 261
10. Flash Gallery: Sand Sculpture Hampton Beach 253

Web traffic for Thursday, June 26

2008-06-27T14:36:00.000-07:00

Thursday we had 36,358 unique visitors making the fifth day in a row with more than 30,000 unique visitors. Page views were also strong at 159,718. A steady stream of traffic continues to flow from the "pee puddle" story (10,773 views on Thursday), and readers also wanted to know what the big stink was about at the Stockpot eatery (sewer woes, 2,134 views). Fireworks 1,903 views; cat fight at bar 1,823.

Most popular photo galleries were photos of the week (2,129), summer reading (1,286) and Hampton Beachcomber (1,068).

The push for "breaking news" off print cycle is paying off. Thanks to everyone for the effort and keep up the momentum.

Top stories:

1. Article: Man who called for DNA evidence from pee puddle found not guilty 10,773 19.1%
2. Article: Sewer woes close Stockpot restaurant 2,134 3.8%
3. Article: Fireworks: Legal in your town? 1,903 3.4%
4. Article: Police: two women involved in bar fight ; one charged 1,823 3.2%
5. Article: Man accused of peeing in public grills officer in court 1,306 2.3%
6. Article: Portsmouth police log 1,019 1.8%
7. Article: Man rescued after boat pulls SUV into Seabrook Harbor 985 1.7%
8. Article: Entertain 'Baby Borrowers' teens are much too young for ba... 757 1.3%
9. Article: 'Cost' of duty hits jurors' lives and work 693 1.2%
10. Article: Entertain ?So You Think You Can Dance? recap: Mark, Ch... 669 1.2%
11. Article: Entertain 'Bachelorette' recap: DeAnna, Graham and the lost... 635 1.1%
12. Article: Man not guilty in urination case 617 1.1%
13. Article: Business 40 businesses named best 582 1.0%
14. Article: Man rescued as boat pulls Chevy Tahoe into Seabrook Harb... 562 1.0%
15. Article: Armed, armored police swarm Home Depot in narcotics bust 557 1.0%

Top photo galleries:

1. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week June 16-22 2,129 17.2%
2. Flash Gallery: Portsmouth Summer Reading 1,286 10.4%
3. Flash Gallery: Hampton Beachcomber 6/17-6/24 1,068 8.6%
4. Flash Gallery: Girls on the Run 636 5.1%
5. Flash Gallery: Celeb Watch 33 540 4.4%
6. Flash Gallery: Sand Sculpture Hampton Beach 436 3.5%
7. Flash Gallery: YorkCounty Beachcomber 6/17-6/24 333 2.7%
8. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week June 9-15 327 2.6%
9. Flash Gallery: Market Square Day 265 2.1%
10. Flash Gallery: KBK Little League Championships 233 1.9%
11. Flash Gallery: York High Prom 2008 200 1.6%
12. Flash Gallery: Hampton Catamaran Regatta 2008 199 1.6%
13. Flash Gallery: Winnacunnet Prom 2008 192 1.6%
14. Flash Gallery: EHS Prom 2008 174 1.4%
15. Flash Gallery: Exeter Graduation 2008 173 1.4%

You can't spell popular without P

2008-06-26T07:52:00.000-07:00

Wednesday, June 25

Unique visitors over 30,000 for the fourth day in a row. Page views were a solid 156,000.
Top story by a mile was : "Man who called for DNA evidence from pee puddle found notguilty" (4,119) followed closely by: "Man accused of peeing in public grills officer in court" (3,071) Top non-urine story was closing of Eagle Photo.

Top gallery was Portsmouth Summer Reading with 3,800 page views.

Top stories
1. Article: Man who called for DNA evidence from pee puddle found notguilty 4,119
2. Article: Man accused of peeing in public grills officer in court 3,071 3. Article: Eagle Photo closing its doors for good in July 1,905 4. Article: Entertain 'Bachelorette' recap: DeAnna, Graham and the lostloner's love letter 1,687
5. Article: Business Beer fans line up for 'Kate the Great' at Brewery 1,564
6. Article: Seacoast businesses named the Best 1,367
7. Article: Portsmouth police log 1,052
8. Article: Urination case suspect grills officer in court 984
9. Article: Local residents describe duties as jurors in LaBarre trial 759
10. Article: Opinion Carlin's genius went far beyond the comedy 610

Top photo galleries

1. Flash Gallery: Portsmouth Summer Reading 3,857
2. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week June 16-22 2,511
3. Flash Gallery: Hampton Beachcomber 6/17-6/24 904
4. Flash Gallery: Girls on the Run 784
5. Flash Gallery: Celeb Watch 33 685
6. Flash Gallery: Sand Sculpture Hampton Beach 538
7. Flash Gallery: Hampton Catamaran Regatta 2008 458
8. Flash Gallery: YorkCounty Beachcomber 6/17-6/24 263
9. Flash Gallery: York High Prom 2008 223
10. Flash Gallery: Portsmouth Graduation 2008 223

And a Bachelorette shall lead them

2008-06-25T07:47:00.000-07:00

Tuesday, June 24 very solid with 31,869 unique visitors and 179,080 page views. Top story by a mile was Gina's Bachelorette recap with more than 7,000 page views followed by the dead fish in the York Middle School bathroom ceiling.

Top gallery was Cheryl Senter's catamaran regatta that brought in another 11,000 page views, followed by June 16-22 photos of the week that brought in 5,100 page views.

E-Mail newsletters and headlines continue to do well. The big question is, which paper will get to 1,000 headline subscribers first, the Exeter News-Letter or York County Coast Star? The News-Letter has 943 subscribers while the YCCS has 935.

1. Article: Entertain 'Bachelorette' recap: DeAnna, Graham and the lostloner's love letter 7,032
2. Article: Police: teen charged in dead fish prank at school dance 2,270
3. Article: Girl who grabbed officer's groin jailed without bail 1,800
4. Article: Wanted man arrested after producing false identification attraffic stop 1,209
5. Article: Behind the late George Carlin's rants was always kindness 1,155
6. Article: Teen threatens girl, 11, with knife 1,084 7. Article: Portsmouth police log 930
8. Article: State: Middle school plans are 'huge' 870
9. Article: Rare birds spotted in Newmarket 75
10. Article: Jay H. Gordon and Joan P. Gordon 700

Top galleries

1. Flash Gallery: Hampton Catamaran Regatta 2008 10,915
2. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week June 16-22 5,193
3. Flash Gallery: Girls on the Run 1,361
4. Flash Gallery: Hampton Beachcomber 6/17-6/24 1,321
5. Flash Gallery: Celeb Watch 33 614
6. Flash Gallery: Portsmouth Summer Reading 565
7. Flash Gallery: Sand Sculpture Hampton Beach 565 8. Flash Gallery: EHS Prom 2008 482
9. Flash Gallery: YorkCounty Beachcomber 6/17-6/24 364
10. Flash Gallery: Portsmouth Graduation 2008 267

Breaking news drives traffic

2008-06-24T07:15:00.000-07:00

Monday, June 23, 37,345 uniques and 186,750 page views.

Unique visitor trend since starting breaking news incentive program:

June 17: 25,870
June 18: (first day of incentive) 26,089
June 19: 26,774
June 20: 29,733
June 21 (Saturday): 17,801
June 22 (Sunday): 32,689
June 23: 37,345

Breaking news drives traffic. Search engines like Google find the increased number of stories and bring readers to the site. Readers have more opportunities to share our content and place it on news aggregation sites which draw in thousands of new readers.

Yesterday's top stories were:

1. Article: Girl who grabbed officer's groin jailed without bail 11,777

2. Article: 8 charged in Eliot crime spree 2,8563. Article: Alleged threat in Market Square brings gun charges 2,193

4. Article: Portsmouth police log 1,656

5. Article: Police: Drunk driver in stolen car possessed pot, switchblade 1,402

6. Article: Storms knock out power to hundreds on Seacoast 1,342
7. Article: Opinion Racism didn't make Eastwood's day 1,072
8. Article: Police: teen charged in dead fish prank at school dance 1,030
9. Article: Entertain 'Bachelorette' recap: DeAnna, Graham and the lostloner's love letter 985

10. Article: Birdwatchers spot rare Mississippi Kites in Newmarket 979

Top galleries:

1. Flash Gallery: Hampton Catamaran Regatta 2008 8,366

2. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week June 16-22 4,244

3. Flash Gallery: Girls on the Run 2,688

4. Flash Gallery: Hampton Beachcomber 6/17-6/24 1,387

5. Flash Gallery: Celeb Watch 33 1,099

6. Flash Gallery: Sand Sculpture Hampton Beach 1,001

7. Flash Gallery: EHS Prom 2008 868

8. Article: Photo Zoom: 8 charged in Eliot crime spree 475
9. Article: Photo Zoom: Girl who grabbed officer's groin jailed without bail 443
10. Flash Gallery: Winnacunnet Graduation 2008 384

Traffic report for Friday, June 20, Saturday, June 21 and Sunday, June 22

2008-06-23T08:51:00.000-07:00

Friday, June 20: 29,733 Uniques and 161,367 Page Views. Top stories were wire re-write of cathouse story that got farkedand Karen's excellent story on the conservation chair badmouthing the Eagle Scout. Top gallery was celeb watch 33 which had Miss Universe as its lead photo.

Saturday, June 21: Uniques 17,801, page views 97,506. Top content was photo gallery of Hampton Beach sand sculpture contest.

Sunday, June 22: Uniques 32,689, page views 111,544. Top content by a mile was charges against crotch grabber which was picked up by Fark.

Top stories Friday:

1. Article: NH rescuers hit by high ammonia levels from cats 6,141
2. Article: Town official knocks Boy Scout; town may ban TV replay ofoutburst 2,866
3. Article: Charges may follow BJ's checkout line dispute 2,663
4. Article: Girl who grabbed officer's groin jailed without bail 1,427
5. Article: Newmarket man charged with raping prostitutes in Mass. 1,059
6. Article: LaBarre convicted, sentenced to life without parole 1,055
7. Article: Portsmouth police log 898
8. Article: Tradition of service 867
9. Article: Teens charged with stealing summer clothing from York Beachshop 844
10. Article: Ex-mayor Sirrell on the mend after diabetic emergency 677

Top galleries Friday

1. Flash Gallery: Celeb Watch 33 6,682
2. Flash Gallery: Master Sand Sculpture in Hampton 991
3. Flash Gallery: Kennebunk girls' tennis match 970
4. Flash Gallery: PHS Baseball Champs 2008 696
5. Flash Gallery: Sand sculpting at Hampton Beach 596
6. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week June 9-15 490
7. Flash Gallery: Marshwood Junior Prom 2008 463
8. Flash Gallery: Sanborn Regional HS Class of '08 449
9. Flash Gallery: EHS Prom 2008 391
10. Flash Gallery: Exeter Junior Baseball League 359

Top stories Saturday

1. Article: NH rescuers hit by high ammonia levels from cats 1,530
2. Article: Girl who grabbed officer's groin jailed without bail 1,246
3. Article: Woman accused of probation breach 1,116
4. Article: Opinion Raw food and the basics of 'uncooking' 1,027
5. Article: Boat stuck on rocks in Hampton Harbor: Update 960
6. Article: Portsmouth police log 792
7. Article: Sheila LaBarre ruled sane 747
8. Article: Methuen man killed by lightning strike 640%
9. Article: Woman charged with setting her apt building on fire 614
10. Article: Driver charged in motorcycle fatal 609

Top galleries Saturday

1. Flash Gallery: Sand Sculpture Hampton Beach 3,879
2. Flash Gallery: Raymond High Graduation 2008 1,474
3. Flash Gallery: Celeb Watch 33 936
4. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week June 9-15 872
5. Flash Gallery: Exeter Junior Baseball League 674
6. Flash Gallery: Portsmouth Graduation 2008 374
7. Flash Gallery: Marshwood Graduation 354
8. Flash Gallery: Winnacunnet Prom 2008 344
9. Flash Gallery: Winnacunnet Graduation 2008 332
10. Flash Gallery: York High Graduation 2008 315

Top articles Sunday

1. Article: Girl who grabbed officer's groin jailed without bail 16,190
2. Article: Portsmouth widow of 911 pilot christens submarine 1,517
3. Article: Driver charged in motorcycle fatal 1,148
4. Article: Portsmouth police log 840
5. Article: Police: Drunk driver in stolen car possessed pot, switchblade 798
6. Article: Opinion Raw food and the basics of 'uncooking' 784
7. Article: Methuen man killed by lightning strike 698
8. Article: Man charged with drunken driving after fatal crash 579
9. Article: Photo Zoom: Girl who grabbed officer's groin jailed without bail 577
10. Article: Scooter sales are having a great ride 425

Top galleries Sunday

1. Flash Gallery: Sand Sculpture Hampton Beach 1,894
2. Flash Gallery: Master Sand Sculpture in Hampton 770
3. Article: Photo Zoom: Girl who grabbed officer's groin jailed without bail 577
4. Flash Gallery: Celeb Watch 33 386 5. Flash Gallery: EHS Prom 2008 362
6. Flash Gallery: Sand sculpting at Hampton Beach 354
7. Flash Gallery: Winnacunnet Prom 2008 351
8. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week June 9-15 289
9. Flash Gallery: PHS Baseball Champs 2008 211
10. Article: Photo Zoom: Portsmouth widow of 911 pilot christenssubmarine 204

Angry ATM guy drives traffic

2008-06-20T09:40:00.000-07:00

June 18, first day of incentive program, we had 26,089 uniques and 150,253. June 19, second day of program, we had 26,774 uniques, and 151,085. Let's keep pushing to continue this upward trend.

Top stories on June 18 were "Giant Ant Vandal Sentenced" and "Kensington resident found dead." On June 19 both the guy arrested for anger at ATM and Man Found Dead in Bathtub had more than 3,000 page views.

Top stories June 18

1. Article: Giant Ant vandal sentenced 1,985
2. Article: Kensington resident discovered dead in his apartment 1,795
3. Article: Man found dead in hotel bathtub 1,628
4. Article: Driver upset at ATM arrested on alcohol charges 1,232
5. Article: Judge declares mistrial in NH baseball bat death 1,089
6. Article: Taste of the Nation, raising $100K, is tonight 979
7. Article: Entertain AFI names top 10 films in 10 genres: Did they get itright? 892
8. Article: Portsmouth police log 813
9. Article: Giant moon illusion expected in tonight's sky 689
10. Article: Police investigate reported rape of minor in hotel room 689

Top Galleries June 18

1. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week June 9-15 4,140
2. Flash Gallery: Master Sand Sculpture in Hampton 2,780
3. Flash Gallery: Exeter Graduation 2008 1,703
4. Flash Gallery: PHS Baseball Champs 2008 995
5. Flash Gallery: Market Square Day 953
6. Flash Gallery: York High Graduation 2008 935
7. Flash Gallery: Traip Academy Graduation 2008 879 8. Flash Gallery: Portsmouth Graduation 2008 752
9. Flash Gallery: Winnacunnet Prom 2008 735
10. Flash Gallery: Winnacunnet Graduation 2008 684

Top Stories June 19

1. Article: Anger at ATM leads to DWI charges 3,168
2. Article: Man found dead in hotel bathtub 3,159
3. Article: Business Loco Coco's Tacos keeps it local 2,039
4. Article: Giant moon illusion expected in tonight's sky 1,859
5. Article: PHS culinary grad returns home to buy local eatery 1,410
6. Article: New Hampshire hit with first tomato-related Salmonella 1,106
7. Article: Pedal-powered trucks proposed for Portsmouth 949
8. Article: Former mayor recovering, requests letters 899. Article: Entertain So You Think You Can Dance top 18: Nigeldances for joy, pee-pee 885
10. Article: Newmarket man charged with raping prostitutes in Mass. 871

1. Flash Gallery: Master Sand Sculpture in Hampton 1,640
2. Flash Gallery: Kennebunk girls' tennis match 1,377
3. Flash Gallery: PHS Baseball Champs 2008 983
4. Flash Gallery: EHS Prom 2008 771
5. Flash Gallery: Exeter Graduation 2008 621
6. Flash Gallery: Market Square Day 577
7. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week June 9-15 564
8. Flash Gallery: Winnacunnet Graduation 2008 418
9. Flash Gallery: Portsmouth Graduation 2008 370
10. Flash Gallery: Traip Academy Graduation 2008 281

2008-06-18T09:55:00.000-07:00

On Tuesday, June 17, Seacoastonline saw 25,870 uniques and 168,338, a slightly below average day. As I mentioned, the way to fix this is to redouble our efforts on breaking news between cycles.
The Lara Bunce tragedy out of Hampton continued to be our stop story while photos of the week and sand sculpting were the top galleries.

Top stories
1. Article: Community recalls 'exceptional life' of WHS student Lara Bunce 4,077
2. Article: Four more names added to weekend list of DUI charges 2,083
3. Article: Illegal workers are arrested after accident 1,876
4. Article: Ant sculpture vandal ordered to perform service for artscommunity 1,705
5. Article: Pro hockey team coming to Exeter 1,334
6. Article: After teen's death, Winnacunnet community celebrates'exceptional life' 1,068
7. Article: Portsmouth police log 892 8. Article: Lara S. Bunce 738 9. Article: Business Recycling the past at new shop, Re-Enhabit 693
10. Article: Entertain Kisses and disses: Marjorie disses herself for notwatching basketball 657

Top galleries

1. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week June 9-15 4,178
2. Flash Gallery: Sand sculpting at Hampton Beach 3,888
3. Flash Gallery: PHS Baseball Champs 2008 3,043
4. Flash Gallery: Exeter Graduation 2008 2,475
5. Flash Gallery: EHS Prom 2008 2,092
6. Flash Gallery: Market Square Day 1,160
7. Flash Gallery: Winnacunnet Graduation 2008 1,142
8. Flash Gallery: Sanborn Regional HS Class of '08 1,094
9. Flash Gallery: Portsmouth Graduation 2008 903 10. Flash Gallery: York High Graduation 2008 864

Monday, June 16, 27,471 uniques and 196,622 page views

2008-06-17T07:33:00.000-07:00

Monday, June 16, 27,471 uniques and 196,622 page views

Top stories
1. Article: Cops stop 800; arrest 10 at 'sobriety checkpoint' 2,547
2. Article: Boat crashes into N.H. island, one dead 2,266
3. Article: Lara S. Bunce 2,069
4. Article: WHS in mourning over loss of junior Lara Bunce 1,46
5. Article: Business City's oldest frame shop sold 1,257
6. Article: N.H. man's death ruled homicide 1,205 7. Article: 10 arrests made at sobriety checkpoints 1,038
8. Article: Portsmouth police log 853
9. Article: Traip grads honor those lost, look to future 778
10. Article: Longtime PHS teacher retires 670

Top photo galleries
1. Flash Gallery: PHS Baseball Champs 2008 12,394
2. Flash Gallery: Exeter Graduation 2008 7,417
3. Flash Gallery: Winnacunnet Graduation 2008 4,153
4. Flash Gallery: EHS Prom 2008 3,914
5. Flash Gallery: Traip Academy Graduation 2008 3,835
6. Flash Gallery: Portsmouth Graduation 2008 3,298
7. Flash Gallery: Market Square Day 3,231
8. Flash Gallery: PHS Softball Champs 2,630
9. Flash Gallery: Marshwood Graduation 1,816
10. Flash Gallery: Sand sculpting at Hampton Beach 1,509
11. Flash Gallery: York High Graduation 2008 1,263
12. Flash Gallery: Winnacunnet Prom 2008 1,183
13. Flash Gallery: Special Olympics Summer Games 1,113
14. Flash Gallery: PCA graduation 1,002
15. Flash Gallery: Sanborn Regional HS Class of '08 960

Thursday, June 12 28,971 uniques, 199,693 page views

2008-06-13T07:15:00.000-07:00

28,971 uniques and 199,693 page views

Top stories
1. Article: Winnacunnet community saddened by loss of student 5,393
2. Article: Police: Woman stole car, nearly hit owner 3,628
3. Article: Thinking about boozing at beach? Think again 2,310
4. Article: Daryl Hall speaks out on battle with Lyme disease 2,248
5. Article: Man fills out job application after committing crime, leading toarrest 2,194
6. Article: Local businesses are hit for liquor violations 1,550
7. Article: School officials report death of Winnacunnet student 1,539
8. Article: Life Daryl Hall speaks out on battle with Lyme disease 1,084
9. Article: Portsmouth police log 881
10. Article: Seacoast businesses punished for alcohol violations 761
Top photo galleries
1. Flash Gallery: EHS Prom 2008 15,584
2. Flash Gallery: Winnacunnet Prom 2008 8,808
3. Flash Gallery: Exercise Frontier Sentinel 08-2 7,588
4. Flash Gallery: New Franklin School Lawn Fete 3,137 5. Flash Gallery: KHS Prom '08 1,950
6. Flash Gallery: Prom pictures - user submitted 686
7. Flash Gallery: Epping/Gilford Girls Semifinal 630
8. Flash Gallery: Seacoast Track Championship 588
9. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week June 2-8 557 10. Flash Gallery: Celeb Watch 32 517

29,662 uniques, 179,447 page views

2008-06-12T15:18:00.001-07:00

Our Omniture reports on web traffic have returned with the same mystery with which they went away.

We had a good day yesterday with 29,622 unique visitors and 179,447 page views. Top stories were "Man uses stolen credit card, applies at same store," which was Farked, and "Suspect in Seacoast burglaries faces new charge.."
Top photo gallery was the EHS Prom.

Top stories
1. Article: Man uses stolen credit card, applies at same store 2,971
2. Article: Man fills out job application after committing crime, leading toarrest 2,456
3. Article: Burglary charges mount 1,716
4. Article: Suspect in Seacoast burglaries faces new charge, $150K bail 1,595
5. Article: Entertain Q&A with David Cook: 'Idol' talks about his post-winplans 1,290
6. Article: Police seek burglary suspect 1,223
7. Article: Sports Clippers' Hopley coaching with heavy heart 1,216
8. Article: Entertain 'Bachelorette recap: Hell hath no fury like a DeAnnaignored 1,074
9. Article: Portsmouth police log 991
10. Article: Man hurt in 2½-story fall off Cliff Walk 874

Top photo galleries

1. Flash Gallery: EHS Prom 2008 18,996
2. Flash Gallery: Exercise Frontier Sentinel 08-2 2,156
3. Flash Gallery: KHS Prom '08 2,000
4. Flash Gallery: PA Twirling Championship 1,721
5. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week June 2-8 1,049
6. Flash Gallery: Celeb Watch 32 842
7. Flash Gallery: Portsmouth Junior Prom 783
8. Flash Gallery: Prom pictures - user submitted 564
9. Flash Gallery: Winnacunnet Prom 2008 503
10. Flash Gallery: Epping Prom 2008 502

Top 25 pages for Monday, June 9

2008-06-10T12:15:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we had 25,606 unique visitors and 187,440 page views. Top photo gallery was the Exeter Prom with 35,690 page views. Top story was"Police: illegal alien restrained, raped victim; $100K bail set" with 2,951 page views.

1. Flash Gallery: EHS Prom 2008 35,690
2. Home 17,119
3. Jobs Listings 14,464
4. Front: Portsmouth Herald 12,502
5. Seacoast Real Estate Pages 7,042
6. Front: Obituaries 4,848
7. Flash Gallery: Christopher Tobey Memorial 2008 3,406
8. Article: Police: illegal alien restrained, raped victim; $100K bail set 2,951
9. Front: Breaking News 2,780
10. Article: Lobsterman's legacy: Family, friends remember Christopher Tobey 2,724
11. Article: 16-year-old, unlicensed driver killed in crash 2,279
12. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week June 2-8 2,218
13. Front: Police Logs 1,745
14. Flash Gallery: Winnacunnet Prom 2008 1,692
15. Article: Pedestrian struck by car after falling into roadway 1,691
16. Article: Portsmouth police log 1,632 17. Front: News 1,571
18. Front: Employment 1,480
19. Front: Exeter News-Letter 1,429
20. Article: Man faces felony rape charge 1,426
21. Flash Gallery: Epping Prom 2008 1,394
22. Front: Hampton Union 1,394 23. Article: Plea for help after teenager loses leg 1,348 24. Flash Gallery: KHS Prom '08 1,190
25. Flash Gallery: Kennebunk H. S. Photos 1,065

Web traffic for Wednesday, June 4, 2008:

2008-06-05T09:05:00.000-07:00

Almost a copy of yesterday, with 26,610 unique visitors and 172,754 page views.

"Dog mauled on beach" (2,900), "Flasher at Odiorne" (2,275) and "Six-alarm fire" (2,195) led the stories, with most popular galleries "KHS Prom" (3,542), "Photos of the week" (2,896) and "Epping Prom" (2,439).

KHS Prom has been a very popular gallery and continues to deliver.

Articles:

Woman says her dog was mauled on beach 2,900 6.4%
Jogger reports flasher at Odiorne in Rye 2,275 5.0%
Six-alarm fire levels antiques salvage business 2,195 4.8%
Man shared cognac, pot with teenage girl, police allege 1,680 3.7%
NH woman with cancer sentenced to prison for embezzleme... 1,357 3.0%
Portsmouth police log 1,069 2.4%
Five-alarm blaze in South Hampton 1,047 2.3%
Entertain ‘Sex and the City' movie review: I’m just not th... 1,026 2.3%
Sex offender who attacked girl, 6, is arrested in Rye 637 1.4%
No cause discovered in South Hampton blaze 598 1.3%
York police log 577 1.3%
Sports Portsmouth boys fall short in bid for championship 571 1.3%
Market Square Day goes 'green' in 2008 546 1.2%
AP Hosted 469 1.0%
Opinion Letters to the Editor 457 1.0%

Galleries:

KHS Prom '08 3,542 11.0%
Photos of the Week May26-June1 2,896 9.0%
Epping Prom 2008 2,439 7.6%
Winnacunnet Prom 2008 2,307 7.2%
Class L Track Meet 2,038 6.3%
Portsmouth Junior Prom 1,595 5.0%
Wells H.S. Grand March 1,466 4.6%
Raymond High Prom 2008 1,363 4.2%
Prom pictures - user submitted 1,262 3.9%
Phillips Exeter Academy 2008 1,217 3.8%
Portsmouth Senior Prom 2008 1,151 3.6%
Marshwood Junior Prom 2008 795 2.5%
York High Prom 2008 612 1.9%
SPCA Pet Fest - Paws Walk 466 1.4%

May's greatest hits, start of June

2008-06-03T07:14:00.000-07:00

Here's a little more detail on our May numbers and our first June report.

As mentioned yesterday in May we had 37 percent growth in page views and 33 percent growth in unique users.

The top 10 stories in May were:
1. Portsmouth Police Log: 29,000
2. He'll pay $5,000 for a wife: 21,843
3. Two men broke into mini golf course to smoke pot in cave: 20,924
4. Community rallies to support beheaded ant: 16,702
5. Man accused of stealing beer had 152 arrests: 12,767
6. Opinion: Letters to the editor: 11,042
7. London 'Bachelor' proposes to Lornzo Lamas' daughter: 10,151
8. David Archuletta fans say their American Idol votes misdirected to David Cook: 8,225
9. AP Hosted (this is the automated feed of AP news): 8,114
10. The second coming of Narnia: Prince Caspian Review: 7,809

Top 10 photo galleries were:

1. Winnacunnet Prom: 362,652
2. Portsmouth Junior Prom: 265,970
3. Marshwood Junior Prom: 240,112
4. KHS Prom '08: 156,176
5. York High Prom: 138,117
6. Traip Academy Prom: 76,741
7. Wells Grand March: 57,182
8. Newmarket Prom: 42,480
9. Photos of the week May 12-18: 30,534
10. Sanborn Junior Prom: 29,323

Congratulations to all on a great month!

Monday, June 2

24,361 uniques and 168,002 page views

Top stories

1. Article: Profile of a serial killer 1,660
2. Article: Portsmouth police log 1,601
3. Article: $100K cash bail set for man who allegedly fired gun, led policeon chase 1,155
4. Article: Jeffrey R. Hoyt 1,016
5. Article: Dogs have their day for SPCA 1,005
6. Article: NH town mourns teen killed in crash on W.Va. raceway 923
7. Article: York toddler nearly loses toe on rusty playground slide 800
8. Article: Business Fractional aircraft program holds open house at newPease facility 737
9. Article: Are you carpooling to work due to high gas prices? 684
10. Article: No one hurt in workplace standoff in Dover, N.H. 593

Top photo galleries

1. Flash Gallery: Epping Prom 2008 7,039
2. Flash Gallery: Portsmouth Senior Prom 2008 5,811
3. Flash Gallery: Winnacunnet Prom 2008 5,450
4. Flash Gallery: KHS Prom '08 5,198
5. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week May26-June1 3,511 6. Flash Gallery: Phillips Exeter Academy 2008 2,383
7. Flash Gallery: Raymond High Prom 2008 2,171 8. Flash Gallery: Portsmouth Junior Prom 1,830
9. Flash Gallery: Prom pictures - user submitted 1,131
10. Flash Gallery: Wells H.S. Grand March 1,075

Traffic for Thursday, May 29, 2008:

2008-05-30T12:00:00.000-07:00

Unique visitors were slightly down (26,961) but page views were slightly up (195,560), led by "girls sunbathing on tracks hit by train" (3,781) and "rescued dogs" (3,744). For photo galleries it was a repeat performance of the top three galleries: KHS Prom (fourth straight day at #1, with 20,294), Seacoast Track Championship (6,393) and Raymond prom (4,417).

1. Article: Rescue dogs from South (not this one) become local 'horror... 3,744 8.3%
2. Article: Girls, 13 and 14, hit by train, lose limbs after sunbathing on... 2,071 4.6%
3. Article: Sunbathing teenagers hit by train, lose limbs 1,710 3.8%
4. Article: Van linked to fatal crash found 1,506 3.3%
5. Article: Child targeted in sex crime, police charge 1,340 3.0%
6. Article: Sex offender who attacked girl, 6, is arrested in Rye 1,118 2.5%
7. Article: Entertain Portsmouth actor in 'Sex and the City: The Movie' 1,062 2.4%
8. Article: Portsmouth police log 976 2.2%
9. Article: He'll pay $5,000 for a wife: Man places ad in newspaper 946 2.1%
10. Article: Sex offender who attacked girl, 6, is arrested in rye 919 2.0%

1. Flash Gallery: KHS Prom '08 20,294 33.9%
2. Flash Gallery: Seacoast Track Championship 6,393 10.7%
3. Flash Gallery: Raymond High Prom 2008 4,417 7.4%
4. Flash Gallery: Portsmouth Junior Prom 4,010 6.7%
5. Flash Gallery: Winnacunnet Prom 2008 3,605 6.0%
6. Flash Gallery: Wells H.S. Grand March 3,405 5.7%
7. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week May19-25 1,700 2.8%
8. Flash Gallery: Prom pictures - user submitted 1,370 2.3%
9. Flash Gallery: Marshwood Junior Prom 2008 1,277 2.1%
10. Flash Gallery: York Memorial Day Parade 2008 1,130 1.9%

Traffic for Wednesday, May 28, 2008:

2008-05-29T07:37:00.000-07:00

Respectable traffic Wednesday with 29,260 unique visitors and 194,949 page views, led by "man offers $5,000 for a wife" which saw residual traffic from fark (4,921 views), "holiday tourists" story (2,814). Strongest galleries were KHS Prom (16,779), Seacoast Track Championship (9,530) and Raymond Prom (4,483).

Top articles:

1. He'll pay $5,000 for a wife: Man places ad in newspaper 4,921 10.8%
2. Holiday tourists flock, but don't spend night 2,814 6.2%
3. NH car lot employer charged with stealing thousands 1,549 3.4%
4. Portsmouth police log 1,469 3.2%
5. Animal officers: Rescue dogs from South proving dangerous 1,082 2.4%
6. York couple's home featured in Country Living magazine 789 1.7%
8. Animal officers: Rescued dogs from South proving dangerous 729 1.6%
9. Another downtown gas line struck, quickly repaired 706 1.5%
10. Entertain David Cook goes on date with ex-'Idol' contestant 675 1.5%
11. York police log 645 1.4%
12. Photo Zoom: Holiday tourists flock, but don't spend night 608 1.3%
13. NH school says it can't remove teacher facing drug charge 596 1.3%
14. Girls, 13 and 14, hit by train, lose limbs after sunbathing on trestle 585 1.3%
15. Police arrest two in high-speed chase at Hampton Beach 578 1.3%

Top photo galleries:

1. KHS Prom '08 16,779 28.5%
2. Seacoast Track Championship 9,530 16.2%
3. Raymond High Prom 2008 4,483 7.6%
4. Winnacunnet Prom 2008 3,755 6.4%
5. Portsmouth Junior Prom 2,454 4.2%
6. Photos of the Week May19-25 2,079 3.5%
7. Kingston Memorial Day 2008 1,881 3.2%
8. York Memorial Day Parade 2008 1,707 2.9%
9. Marshwood Junior Prom 2008 1,390 2.4%
10. Portsmouth Memorial Day 2008 1,224 2.1%
11. York High Prom 2008 1,155 2.0%
12. Traip Academy Prom 2008 1,044 1.8%
13. Wells H.S. Grand March 1,024 1.7%
14. Exeter Memorial Day 2008 810 1.4%
15. UNH Commencement 2008 746 1.3%

Top 15 galleries all had more than 1,500 page views

2008-05-28T06:57:00.000-07:00

Much needed strong day Tuesday with 34,245 unique visitors and 233,969 page views.
Fark picked up Deborah McDermott's story about the guy willing to pay $5,000 for a wife and that brought in 7,500 uniques. And the Coast Guard press release about the yachtsman cited for operating while intoxicated brought in more than 2,200. In all, nine of our top 10 stories had more than 1,000 page views.

The KHS prom was once again our top gallery with 28,407 page views but most amazing, for the first time ever, every one of our top 15 galleries had more than 1,500 page views.

All the hard work of our photo staff is really paying off!

Top 10 stories
1. Article: He'll pay $5,000 for a wife: Man places ad in newspaper 7,450
2. Article: Boat operator allegedly intoxicated 2,232
3. Article: Gas main breaks in downtown Portsmouth 1,828 4. Article: Business New wine and cheese shop opens in Stratham 1,674
5. Article: Portsmouth Regional Hospital gets low marks 1,554 6. Article: 4 face charges in Saturday incident 1,505
7. Article: Downtown fire extinguished quickly 1,391
8. Article: Entertain David Archuleta fans say their 'American Idol' votesmisdirected to David Cook 1,327
9. Article: Portsmouth police log 1,029
10. Article: Woman killed in hit-and-run crash in Maine 783

Top 15 galleries
1. Flash Gallery: KHS Prom '08 28,407
2. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week May19-25 7,498
3. Flash Gallery: Portsmouth Memorial Day 2008 6,694
4. Flash Gallery: Winnacunnet Prom 2008 4,710%
5. Flash Gallery: Seacoast Track Championship 2,791
6. Flash Gallery: Portsmouth Junior Prom 2,553
7. Flash Gallery: York Memorial Day Parade 2008 2,177
8. Flash Gallery: UNH Commencement 2008 1,982
9. Flash Gallery: Exeter Memorial Day 2008 1,957
10. Flash Gallery: Hampton Memorial Day Parade 2008 1,950
11. Flash Gallery: Kingston Memorial Day 2008 1,863
12. Flash Gallery: York High Prom 2008 1,774
13. Flash Gallery: Raymond High Prom 2008 1,742
14. Flash Gallery: Wells H.S. Grand March 1,575
15. Flash Gallery: Marshwood Junior Prom 2008 1,516

Facebook helps drive Kennebunk gallery traffic

2008-05-27T06:37:00.000-07:00

People were out enjoying a sunny Memorial Day yesterday. Our unique visitors were way down (17,420) but those who came viewed a lot of pages (139,420). The Kennebunk Prom photos by Kevin Byron and Laura Dolce continue to be massively popular (30,708). One new wrinkle was the Coast Star's use of Facebook to promote its gallery. Here's a note Laura sent me yesterday:

"We created a link to the gallery on our Facebook page and “advertised” that it was coming the day before, then messaged everyone we could Saturday night that it was posted. I think we can really drive web traffic on certain content with Facebook."

Top stories
1. Article: Hot tubs and water slides? City mulls aquatic recreationoptions 1,498
2. Article: Police make second crack cocaine bust in 12 hours 1,311
3. Article: Mazda dealer hit with new lawsuit 1,153
4. Article: Portsmouth police log 1,137
5. Article: 4 face charges in Saturday incident 864%
6. Article: Police: Demand and money attract crack dealers 569
7. Article: Men, woman, kids in Portsmouth crack bust 496
8. Article: Business Stonewall cooking school offers interactive experience 305
9. Article: Teen killed in dirt bike accident in Maine 303
10. Article: Kittery boater cited for operating under the influence 300

Top photo galleries
1. Flash Gallery: KHS Prom '08 30,708
2. Flash Gallery: Winnacunnet Prom 2008 4,103
3. Flash Gallery: Memorial 5K Roadrace Portsmouth 3,365
4. Flash Gallery: Portsmouth Junior Prom 2,975
5. Flash Gallery: UNH Commencement 2008 2,737
6. Flash Gallery: Portsmouth Memorial Day 2008 2,656
7. Flash Gallery: Traip Academy Prom 2008 1,637
8. Flash Gallery: Wells H.S. Grand March 1,149
9. Flash Gallery: Marshwood Junior Prom 2008 1,054
10. Flash Gallery: Prom Prep: Hair Styles 879

Kennbunk prom gallery comes up big

2008-05-26T09:35:00.000-07:00

Sunday, May 25

It's no surprise that overall traffic is slow this Memorial Day weekend. Kevin Byron's Kennebunk Prom Gallery, however, drew huge traffic with more than 37,000 page views on its first day. UNH graduation photo gallery and the Portsmouth crack bust also drew a crowd.

Top stories
1. Article: Men, woman, kids in Portsmouth crack bust 3,037
2. Article: Entertain David Archuleta fans say their 'American Idol' votesmisdirected to David Cook 783
3. Article: Portsmouth police log 717%
4. Article: Drug overdose victim's family sues NH city, police officers 667
5. Article: No charges in fatal pedestrian crash in NH 618
6. Article: Men, woman, kids held in Portsmouth plaza drug bust 600
7. Article: Photo Zoom: Men, woman, kids in Portsmouth crack bust 477
8. Article: Barbara Walters' Music Hall show evacuated 430
9. Article: UNH grads urged to change the world 391
10. Article: NH man charged after fiery car crash 249

Top Galleries
1. Flash Gallery: KHS Prom '08 37,292%
2. Flash Gallery: UNH Commencement 2008 7,876
3. Flash Gallery: Winnacunnet Prom 2008 5,871
4. Flash Gallery: Portsmouth Junior Prom 3,937
5. Flash Gallery: Wells H.S. Grand March 1,972
6. Flash Gallery: Marshwood Junior Prom 2008 1,583
7. Flash Gallery: Prom Prep: Hair Styles 1,431
8. Flash Gallery: Traip Academy Prom 2008 1,288
9. Flash Gallery: Newmarket Prom 2008 828
10. Flash Gallery: Mock OUI wreck, Kennebunk High 628

Port City alcohol problem and proms

2008-05-23T11:35:00.000-07:00

Thursday saw a respectable 27,910 unique visitors and 181,108 page views.

Top stories were:

1. Article: Chief: Alcohol a problem in Portsmouth 2,058
2. Article: Lobster traps scofflaw sentenced 1,624
3. Article: He'll pay $5,000 for a wife: Man places ad in newspaper 1,585
4. Article: Epping woman dies in motorcycle crash 1,566
5. Article: Entertain David Cook wins American Idol (with enoughvotes to be president) 1,231
6. Article: Entertain 'Indiana Jones' review: I want to believe, but ... 1,038
7. Article: 99 Bow St. work begins 903
8. Article: Portsmouth police log 829
9. Article: Portsmouth woman gets jail time after third DWI conviction 645
10. Article: Portsmouth salutes retiring teachers 623

Top galleries were:

1. Flash Gallery: Winnacunnet Prom 2008 12,189
2. Flash Gallery: Portsmouth Junior Prom 7,443
3. Flash Gallery: Wells H.S. Grand March 5,478
4. Flash Gallery: Prom Prep: Hair Styles 4,053
5. Flash Gallery: Marshwood Junior Prom 2008 3,207
6. Flash Gallery: Traip Academy Prom 2008 2,865
7. Flash Gallery: York High Prom 2008 2,201
8. Flash Gallery: Exeter PTO 5K 1,807
9. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week May 12-18 1,557
10. Flash Gallery: Newmarket Prom 2008 1,322
11. Flash Gallery: Celeb Watch 30 1,057

Web traffic on Wednesday, May 21, 2008

2008-05-22T06:59:00.000-07:00

Uniques: 33,581
Page views: 220,850

Top stories:

5,469 - He'll pay $5,000 for a wife: Man places ad in newspaper
4,496 - Community rallies to support beheaded ant
2,606 - Entertain David Cook, the David who dared, should win 'American Idol’
1,311 - Local lobsterman's license yanked; used others' traps
1,260 - Police: Man accused of stealing beer has history of 152 arrests
904 - Portsmouth police log
866 - District attorney: Man may be linked to body dumped in York in 2004
838 - Police: Man may be linked to body dumped in York in 2004
759 - Photo Zoom: He'll pay $5,000 for a wife: Man places ad in newspaper
682 - York police log

Top photo galleries:

27,658 - Winnacunnet Prom 2008
10,256 - Portsmouth Junior Prom
9,218 - Wells H.S. Grand March
5,000 - Photos of the Week May 12-18
4,101 - Marshwood Junior Prom 2008
3,871 - Exeter PTO 5K
3,615 - York High Prom 2008
3,132 - Traip Academy Prom 2008
2,328 - Newmarket Prom 2008
909 - Sanborn Junior Prom 2008

beheaded ants, 152 arrests and prom galleries

2008-05-21T07:31:00.001-07:00

39,483 unique visitors and 273,365 page views

Top stories

1. Article: Community rallies to support beheaded ant 10,338
2. Article: Police: Man accused of stealing beer has history of 152arrests 3,881
3. Article: Police arrest man for the 152nd time 3,751
4. Article: Business Downtown apparel store aims to create its ownIdentity 1,402
5. Article: Entertain Kisses and disses: Dogs aren't supposed to drive 1,195
6. Article: Entertain Centerfold Jason Taylor should win Dancingwith the Stars 1,162
7. Article: Police pick up 11-year-old hitchhiker 1,091
8. Article: Community rallies to fix beheaded ant sculpture 867
9. Article: Entertain The Second Coming of Narnia: Prince Caspianreview 866
10. Article: Portsmouth police log 861

Top Galleries

1. Flash Gallery: Winnacunnet Prom 2008 46,559
2. Flash Gallery: Portsmouth Junior Prom 20,550 3. Flash Gallery: Traip Academy Prom 2008 9,651
4. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week May 12-18 8,771
5. Flash Gallery: Marshwood Junior Prom 2008 7,617 6. Flash Gallery: Wells H.S. Grand March 7,135
7. Flash Gallery: York High Prom 2008 4,002
8. Flash Gallery: Newmarket Prom 2008 3,917
9. Flash Gallery: Sanborn Junior Prom 2008 1,661
10. Flash Gallery: Prom pictures - user submitted 973

36,138 uniques, 367,618 page views

2008-05-20T08:49:00.001-07:00

Uniques 36,138, page views 367,618.

Top story by Beth Dinan got a boost from Fark. Gina's review of Prince Caspian and the beheaded ant continued to do very well. Proms are still supercharging our page views.

Top stories
1. Article: Police: Man accused of stealing beer has history of 152 arrests 6,621
2. Article: Entertain The Second Coming of Narnia: Prince Caspianreview 2,50
3. Article: Giant ant sculpture beheaded 2,428
4. Article: Eight people hurt in NH crash, charges possible 1,681
5. Article: Portsmouth police log 1,628
6. Article: Tow trucks try for world record 1,482
7. Article: Need a lift? Pedicab may hit streets 1,419
8. Article: Community rallies to support beheaded ant 1,195
9. Article: Giant ant sculpture headless; resident charged with felony 971
10. Article: Business Pan Am closes up shop at Pease 822

Top photo galleries

1. Flash Gallery: Winnacunnet Prom 2008 91,536
2. Flash Gallery: Portsmouth Junior Prom 56,487
3. Flash Gallery: Traip Academy Prom 2008 18,383
4. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week May 12-18 11,769
5. Flash Gallery: Marshwood Junior Prom 2008 9,308
6. Flash Gallery: Wells H.S. Grand March 7,460
7. Flash Gallery: Newmarket Prom 2008 5,815
8. Flash Gallery: York High Prom 2008 5,174
9. Flash Gallery: Sanborn Junior Prom 2008 2,056
10. Flash Gallery: Seacoast Heart Walk 2008 1,230

Prom photos drive new page views record!

2008-05-19T07:45:00.000-07:00

Sunday set a record with 446,145 page views driven by our prom photo galleries.

Ken Stejbach's Portsmouth Jr. prom gallery earned 138,650 page views while Rich Beauchesne's Winnacunnet shots earned 136,958. Scott Yates' Traip gallery brought 26,838 while Kevin Byron's shots of the Wells H.S. Grand March brought 7,209. Congratulations to Kevin on his first online photo gallery!

Top stories were Gina Carbone's review of The Second Coming of Narnia, which got more than 3,400 views while Beth Dinan's ant sculpture decapitation and Jenn Feals' Lyme Disease package earned 1,500 and 1,450 views each. Shir's Pan Am story also got more than 1,000 views.

Everyone hustled this weekend and it showed in our phenomenal numbers. Congratulations!

Top stories
1. Article: Entertain The Second Coming of Narnia: Prince Caspianreview 3,478
2. Article: Giant ant sculpture headless; resident charged with felony 1,503
3. Article: Treating Lyme disease: Mom says poor diagnoses extendedson's pain 1,455
4. Article: Business Pan Am closes up shop at Pease 1,153
5. Article: Eight people hurt in NH crash, charges possible 902
6. Article: Police called to public library for man snoring on toilet 897
7. Article: Entertain Whitney Thompson first full-figured winner ofAmericas Next Top Model 738
8. Article: Man charged after car hits telephone pole 580
9. Article: Bill toughens law on visual sexual aggression against childrenin Maine 574
10. Article: Barbers a rare breed indeed

Top photo galleries

1. Flash Gallery: Portsmouth Junior Prom 138,650
2. Flash Gallery: Winnacunnet Prom 2008 136,968
3. Flash Gallery: Traip Academy Prom 2008 26,838 4. Flash Gallery: Marshwood Junior Prom 2008 9,272
5. Flash Gallery: Wells H.S. Grand March 7,209
6. Flash Gallery: York High Prom 2008 6,643
7. Flash Gallery: Newmarket Prom 2008 5,346
8. Flash Gallery: Rye Elementary Live Wax Museum 1,812
9. Flash Gallery: Sanborn Junior Prom 2008 1,556 10. Flash Gallery: Prom Prep: Dancing 820

Booze to minors, dead cats and church steeples

2008-05-15T07:29:00.000-07:00

Wednesday was another strong day with 31,668 unique visitors and 174,614 page views.
Top stories were the same as yesterday: pot cave and bachelor with the drowned cat and the woman who served booze to minors also garnering more than 2,000 page views each. Proms continue to drive page views. Deb's gallery of the Kittery steeple removal also did well.

Top stories
1. Article: Police: Two men broke into mini golf course to smoke pot incave 8,378
2. Article: Police: Woman served booze to seven minors 2,527
3. Article: Entertain London 'Bachelor' proposes to Lorenzo Lamas'daughter 2,166
4. Article: Cat found dead in rock-filled bag on beach 2,030
5. Article: Avenging 'angel' cries on jury tour 1,915
6. Article: High school senior dies; school offers counseling 1,473
7. Article: Entertain Which David should go if Syesha ends up staying onAmerican Idol? 1,057
8. Article: Woman stole money from elderly man 885
9. Article: Portsmouth police log 838
10. Article: Search for body set to begin 718

Top photo galleries

1. Flash Gallery: Marshwood Junior Prom 2008 12,322
2. Flash Gallery: York High Prom 2008 9,856 3. Flash Gallery: Sanborn Junior Prom 2008 2,662
4. Flash Gallery: Bell Tower Comes Down 2,208
5. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week May 5-11 2,001
6. Flash Gallery: NH family vaca to Jamestown, VA 563
7. Flash Gallery: Exeter vs. BG Boys Lacrosse 318
8. Flash Gallery: Prom fashion shoot 315
9. Flash Gallery: Miss N.H. Contestants 279
10. Flash Gallery: Prom Prep: Dancing 230

Quick, Robin, to the pot cave!

2008-05-14T12:07:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was our best day this month with 40,733 unique visits and 211,366 page views.
The top story was Sue Morse's: "Two men broke into mini golf course to smoke pot in cave." Andrew got this posted on Fark with the headline "Quick, Robin, to the pot cave." The result? Nearly 10,000 page views.

Gina's online-only "Bachelor' proposes to Lorenzo Lamas' daughter" scored 5,378 page views.

Karen's stories on the search for the missing lobsterman were three of our top 10 headlines and combined drew more than 5,000 page views.

Laura Dolce's story on the tragic death of a Kennebunk teen also continues to be of great interest to our readers.

The Marshwood, York and Sanborn photo galleries are continuing to get strong traffic. Get ready this weekend for Portsmouth, Traip, Winnacunnet and Wells!

Top stories
1. Article: Police: Two men broke into mini golf course to smoke pot in cave 9,717
2. Article: Entertain London 'Bachelor' proposes to Lorenzo Lamas'daughter 5,378
3. Article: Search for lobsterman ends, 2 saved 3,274
4. Article: High school senior dies; school offers counseling 2,979
5. Article: Life Close encounters of the second kind in Stratham 1,777
6. Article: Woman guilty of DWI on way to bible study 1,599
7. Article: Resident keels over in pain, rushed to hospital from City Councilmeeting 1,306
8. Article: Search for lobsterman to continue 1,098
9. Article: Search for lobsterman ends; two in crew rescued 1,011
10. Article: Search for lobsterman ends, 2 in crew saved 842

Top galleries
1. Flash Gallery: Marshwood Junior Prom 2008 20,668
2. Flash Gallery: York High Prom 2008 11,942
3. Flash Gallery: Sanborn Junior Prom 2008 4,124
4. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week May 5-11 3,961
5. Flash Gallery: Exeter vs. BG Boys Lacrosse 1,612
6. Flash Gallery: NH family vaca to Jamestown, VA 607
7. Flash Gallery: Miss N.H. Contestants 358
8. Flash Gallery: Prom Prep: Dancing 348
9. Flash Gallery: Celeb Watch 28 326% 10. Article: Photo Zoom: Search for lobsterman ends, 2 saved 313

Proms drive page views

2008-05-13T07:19:00.000-07:00

Huge day for page views yesterday with 265,928, driven largely by the prom photo galleries from Marshwood (66,631) and York (34,734). Photos of the week also did more than 8,000 page views and the Sanborn Junior Prom scored 5,700 page views. EQ, be sure to tease to this gallery out of Friday's Rock and I'm sure you'll get even more traffic.

Jenn Hogg also posted photos from a family trip to Jamestown, Va. and these have garnered nearly 1,000 page views. Thanks for sharing, Jenn!

Uniques were also strong (28,065), unfortunately for two very sad stories, the Kittery lobsterman lost at sea and a Kennebunk High School senior who died over the weekend. The ejection of an American Idol stage dad also garnered more than 2,000 page views. Two surprisingly strong performers were a business story about a Portsmouth salon that scored 1,600 page views and a press release about a donation to Cross Roads House that got nearly 1,000 views.

Top stories
1. Article: Local lobsterman missing; two rescued 5,245
2. Article: High school senior dies; school offers counseling 2,244
3. Article: Entertain David Archuleta's 'stage dad' booted from 'AmericanIdol' 2,244
4. Article: Portsmouth police log 2,152
5. Article: One person dead in N.H. after car lands in water 1,963
6. Article: Business Former Boston hairdresser loves her adopted city 1,599
7. Article: $100K gift to Cross Roads 932
8. Article: Two people pulled from water off Isles of Shoals 920
9. Article: Teen fined for stealing beer keg from market 845
10. Article: Fifteen charged in underage parties at two public housingresidences 774
Top Photo Galleries
1. Flash Gallery: Marshwood Junior Prom 2008 66,531 2. Flash Gallery: York High Prom 2008 34,734
3. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week May 5-11 8,384
4. Flash Gallery: Sanborn Junior Prom 2008 5,712
5. Flash Gallery: Prom Prep: Dancing 967
6. Flash Gallery: NH family vaca to Jamestown, VA 715
7. Flash Gallery: John Paul Jones Tea 554
8. Flash Gallery: Exeter Girls Senior Day 473
9. Flash Gallery: Celeb Watch 28 413
10. Flash Gallery: Prom fashion shoot 409

Prom photo galleries drive page views

2008-05-12T11:46:00.000-07:00

Sunday May 11 was slow for uniques (16,032), but big for page views (170,988) thanks to photo galleries of the York and Marshwood proms taken by Scott and Rich. These two galleries alone accounted for more than 94,000 page views and appear on track to do the same thing again today.

Top 10 stories
1. Article: One person dead in N.H. after car lands in water 1,097
2. Article: Portsmouth police log 850
3. Article: Newmarket mom is the best 760
4. Article: Navy SEAL Nate Hardy's life celebrated 651
5. Article: Police employee charged 623
6. Article: Hampton Beach, prepping for season, hopes for the sun andCanadians 523
7. Article: Opinion Tipping point for Hillary 383
8. Article: South Berwick neighbors concerned about backyard honeybeehive 372
9. Article: Business Upgraded clubhouse in Pease Golf Course's future? 308
10. Article: Life Go & Do: Things to do on Sunday, May 11 181

Top 10 galleries
1. Flash Gallery: Marshwood Junior Prom 2008 63,664
2. Flash Gallery: York High Prom 2008 30,904 3. Flash Gallery: Prom Prep: Dancing 1,321 4. Flash Gallery: Exeter Girls Senior Day 597
5. Flash Gallery: Miss N.H. Contestants 493 6. Flash Gallery: NH family vaca to Jamestown, VA 471
7. Flash Gallery: Prom fashion shoot 321
8. Flash Gallery: Hampton Beach 2008 preseason 304 9. Flash Gallery: Photos of Week April 28-May 4 220
10. Flash Gallery: Seacoast Karaoke Idol 2008 196

Web traffic for Tuesday, May 6, 2008

2008-05-07T08:34:00.001-07:00

Tuesday: Great example of breaking and owning a local story and getting it to the web fast. We broke the Dodds arrest and had story and photos online in record time, along with email and text message alerts. Other media outlets could only cite us as the source because we responded quickly and owned it. Well-executed and efficient effort on everyone's part, for the initial response and for following up with local and AP content throughout the day, which ended strong with 29,484 unique visitors and 159,999 page views (you'd think we could get one more view to hit 160,000...!)

Top stories: Dodds stories (several of them) together earned 14,058 views. A business story, "Martha Stewart eyes Seabrook specialty-foods firm" got second stop at 2,753 views. Top photo gallery was "Photos of the Week" by a huge margin, with "Seacoast Karaoke Idol" in second still getting residual traffic from the previous day.

Page views spiked as soon as the the Dodds news broke:

Top stories:

4,090 - Police search for Dodds, wanted on warrant
3,905 - Gary Dodds arrested after search
3,289 - Gary Dodds taken into custody
2,774 - Convicted ex-candidate arrested
2,753 - Business Martha Stewart eyes Seabrook specialty-foods firm
1,576 - Eight charges in alleged rape of disabled woman
1,328 - Man sentenced for dog death tells judge he once robbed eight banks
1,240 - Entertain Portsmouth native on 'Dancing with the Stars'
820 - Portsmouth police log
722 - Entertain Kisses and disses: Your dog attacked my dog
699 - Dad rescues 2 children as car rolls into pond
625 - Photo Zoom: Gary Dodds arrested after search
588 - Susan T. Duffy

Top photo galleries:

3,300 - Flash Gallery: Photos of Week April 28-May 4
986 - Seacoast Karaoke Idol 2008
582 - Kennebunk/port Little League
390 - Friday Sports at Exeter High

Web traffic for Monday, May 5, 2008

2008-05-07T08:29:00.000-07:00

Local, local, local...

Top four stories were on local entertainment featuring Seacoast people ("Portsmouth native on 'Dancing with the Stars'" and "Karaoke Idol rocks Seacoast"), and local crime story "Man accused of raping disabled victim") and the ever-popular Portsmouth police log. The "Seacoast Karaoke Idol" also was the second-place photo gallery, with "Photos of the Week" first. The day ended up average, with 24,128 unique visitors and 132,903 page views.

On Monday night we broke the story about Dodds being sought on a warrant, and got it to the web at 10:17 p.m. literally minutes after police arrived at his property.

Top stories:

2,149 - Portsmouth native on 'Dancing with the Stars'
2,033 - Man accused of raping disabled victim may face 44 felony charges
1,637 - Portsmouth police log
1,445 - Karaoke Idol rocks Seacoast
910 - Ciao! New Italian restaurant opens in Rye
677 - Two-time cancer survivor bikes for a cure
525 - Crash kills chauffeur and teen on Maine Turnpike
515 - Police Log
510 - Hundreds remember teacher
445 - Opinion Letters to the Editor

Top photo galleries:

4,424 - Photos of Week April 28-May
2,480 - Seacoast Karaoke Idol 2008
394 - Miss N.H. Contestants
384 - Friday Sports at Exeter High
321 - Prom fashion shoot

Oil and beer

2008-05-02T11:35:00.000-07:00

We had a relatively quiet day online Thursday with 25,183 unique visitors and 138,157 page views.
Top stories were Karen's "Oil company won't fill tanks," and Beth's "Man arrested after giving his son beer." Pieces on American Idol, Janet Champlin and a crash on Route 125 all also broke the 1,000 page view barrier.
Top photo gallery were the fighter jets and Celeb Watch 27.

Top stories:
1. Article: Customers complain: oil company won't fill tanks 2,282
2. Article: Man arrested after giving his son beer 1,783 3. Article: Entertain American Idol recap: Paula Abdul and the JasonCastro fiasco 1,611
4. Article: Cop with cancer doesn't miss a beat 1,598
5. Article: Three hurt in three-car crash that closes Route 125 1,563
6. Article: Oil company won't honor locked-in prices, customers complain 992
7. Article: Crash kills chauffeur and teen on Maine Turnpike 807
8. Article: Portsmouth police log 741
9. Article: Two killed in crash in Ogunquit 722
10. Article: Fighter jet crisis averted at Pease 660

Top Photo Galleries
1. Flash Gallery: Fighter jets 1,308
2. Flash Gallery: Celeb Watch 27 1,178
3. Flash Gallery: York County Special Olympics 885
4. Flash Gallery: PHS Baseball vs Laconia 5/1/08 750 5. Flash Gallery: Winnacunnet vs. Merrimack Boys 630
6. Flash Gallery: Miss N.H. Contestants 597 7. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week April 21-27 338
8. Flash Gallery: Prom fashion shoot 255
9. Flash Gallery: British fighter jets over Pease 241
10. Flash Gallery: Japanese students at Shapleigh 181

Idol, local Sox story and Miss New Hampshire

2008-05-01T14:58:00.000-07:00

We had a strong finish to the month with 28,256 uniques and 152,613 page views. We beat our monthly goal of 847,000 unique visitors by 3,000 putting us up 28 percent year over year. Congratulations to all who worked so hard to make this happen.
Our top stories yesterday were Gina's piece on American Idol being rigged, Adam's feature on the Rye man who is the voice of the Red Sox and the Route 95 fatal in Ogunquit. Rachel's piece on the stimulous check also did very well.
Top photo galleries were the Miss New Hampshire glamor shots (8,000 page views) and the fighter jets (3,000 page views).

Top stories:
1. Article: Entertain American Idol recap: Paula Abdul and the JasonCastro fiasco 3,210
2. Article: Rye man is voice of Red Sox 2,597
3. Article: Man, teen killed in I-95 head-on crash 2,381
4. Article: Police say toes mean another LaBarre victim 1,890
5. Article: Crash kills chauffeur and teen on Maine Turnpike 1,885
6. Article: Opinion My stimulus check 1,667
7. Article: Police: intoxicated man arrested after arriving at trial to fight$72 ticket 1,197
8. Article: Police: Man shows up to court drunk 955
9. Article: Portsmouth police log 861
10. Article: Man, teen killed in Turnpike accident 730

Top Galleries
1. Flash Gallery: Miss N.H. Contestants 8,027
2. Flash Gallery: Fighter jets 3,032
3. Flash Gallery: Japanese students at Shapleigh 964
4. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week April 21-27 532
5. Flash Gallery: Prom fashion shoot 470

Tragedy, dancing stars and parking tickets

2008-04-30T07:38:00.000-07:00

Very strong day with 31,232 unique visitors and 159,515 page views.

Our top story was the fatal crash on the Maine Turnpike in Ogunquit. Updated three times this story generated 5,400 page views. Gina's online-only piece on Dancing with the Stars got more than 4,500 page views, followed by Beth's story about the guy who got arrested after showing up drunk to fight his parking ticket. Gina's hits were driven by Google while Beth's story was Farked.

The most remarkable thing about yesterday's traffic is that every one of our top 10 articles had 1,000 hits or more. I think that's a first.

In the photo gallery category Ken Stejbach's Lamprey River Canoe race continues to do very well with nearly 4,000 page views yesterday.

Top 10 stories:

1. Article: Entertain 'Dancing with the Stars' recap: Injury or not,Cristian de la Fuente should go 4,445
2. Article: Police: intoxicated man arrested after arriving at trial to fight$72 ticket 3,360
3. Article: Sisters arrested in related altercations 3,211
4. Article: Man, teen killed in Turnpike accident 2,368
5. Article: McSharry sells The Dunaway Restaurant to Oar House owners 2,280
6. Article: Crash kills chauffeur and teen on Maine Turnpike 1,684
7. Article: Crash kills father and son on Maine Turnpike 1,348
8. Article: Teacher died 'with integrity, courage' 1,300
9. Article: Bicyclist killed in accident in Sanford 1,188
10. Article: Portsmouth police log 1,042

Top photo galleries:

1. Flash Gallery: Lamprey River Canoe Race 3,831 2. Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week April 21-27 1,300
3. Flash Gallery: Japanese students at Shapleigh 629
4. Article: Photo Zoom: Sisters arrested in related altercations 597
5. Flash Gallery: Exeter vs. Londonderry Lacrosse 558

Web traffic for Monday, April 28, 2008

2008-04-29T11:34:00.001-07:00

26,082 unique visitors
144,955 page views

The site had respectable traffic for Monday, with most-viewed story about a local school teacher who died (3,321 views). Portsmouth police log ended up in #2 with 2,230 views. Viewers were also interested in knowing when their economic stimulus checks will arrive ("when will you receive yours?" (1,807 views), giving that story the #3 spot.

Most popular photo galleries: Photos of the Week (always popular! 3,459 views) and Lamprey River Canoe Race (great shots, Ken) - 1,011 views.

Top stories:

3,321 - on the local teacher died 'with integrity, courage"
2,230 - Portsmouth police log (total combined from two headlines)
1,807 - Economic stimulus checks beginning to arrive; when will you receive yours?
1,529 - Teens who took kiddie pool over waterfall charged
1,442 - Portsmouth restaurateurs purchase The Dunaway Restaurant in Strawbery Banke
1,229 - Motorcycle accident claims life
1,054 - Duck Island's military past raises big questions
837 - Sisters arrested following argument, pursuit on moped
724 - York family's field of dreams dashed by toll plans
640 - Teen arrested at PHS faces new charges; accused of stalking, violating restraining order

Top photo galleries:

3,459 - Flash Gallery: Photos of the Week April 21-27
1,011 - Flash Gallery: Lamprey River Canoe Race
808 - Flash Gallery: Prom Prep: Make Up
482 - Flash Gallery: British fighter jets over Pease
431 - Flash Gallery: Prom fashion shoot

Web traffic for Fri-Sun, April 25-27, 2008

2008-04-28T14:28:00.001-07:00

*** Friday, April 25, 2008 ***

22,316 unique visitors
149,221 page views

Top stories:

3,887 - Say goodbye to Pier II
2,854 - Stratham woman embezzled $343,000
2,659 - Health Dept. closes eatery
2,514 - Business From teenage mom to downtown salon owner
1,258 - North Hampton motorcycle crash sends 1 to hospital
880 - Student involved in schoolyard brawl arrested on drug charge
721 - Car careens off Route 101 overpass; slams on Route 1
692 - Portsmouth police log
658 - Christmas mischief punished
618 - Motorcycle crash sends 1 to hospital

Top photo galleries:

821 - Blue Hawk Wrestling Club
676 - British fighter jets over Pease
427 - Spotlight Awards 2008

*** Saturday, April 26, 2008 ***

14,312 unique visitors
78,725 page views

1,247 - 'They do quality work'
795 - Business From teenage mom to downtown salon owner
711 - It's a wild moose chase
665 - Local woman quickly admits embezzling
619 - Health Dept. closes eatery
517 - Say goodbye to Pier II
433 - Portsmouth police log
432 - Kayla J. Philbrook
400 - Employees laid off at passport call center
328 - Opinion Letters to the Editor

Top photo galleries:

417 - British fighter jets over Pease
401 -Prom Prep: Make Up
312 - Exeter vs. Salem Boys Lacrosse
308 - Prom fashion shoot
278 - Great Bay Services
273 - Portsmouth Junior Prom 2007
234 - GCS Talent Show
210 - Project Recycle Runway at SMS

*** Sunday, April 27, 2008 ***

17,190 unique visitors
93,937 page views

815 - Toll divide: Can sides come to terms on York plaza? 815 0.9%
771 - Employees laid off at passport call center 771 0.8%
733 - 'Harold & Kumar’ review: Dudes, you overstuffed the bong 733 0.8%
587 - York family's field of dreams dashed by toll plans 587 0.6%
557 - Business Wal-Mart makes sustainability part of its corporate culture 557 0.6%
542 - Teens who took kiddie pool over waterfall charged 542 0.6%
538 - Orthodox faithful celebrate 'real' Easter today 538 0.6%
415 - Portsmouth police log 415 0.4%
309 - Business From teenage mom to downtown salon owner 309 0.3%
252 - Opinion Operation Obama Erasure 252 0.3%

Top photo galleries:

2,152 - Flash Gallery: Prom Prep: Make Up
836 - Flash Gallery: Prom fashion shoot
458 - Flash Gallery: British fighter jets over Pease
281 - Flash Gallery: Blue Hawk Wrestling Club
262 - Flash Gallery: Spotlight Awards 2008
222 - Flash Gallery: Exeter vs. Salem Boys Lacrosse

Web traffic for Thursday, April 24, 2008

2008-04-25T07:55:00.001-07:00

24,045 unique visitors (down 930 from Wednesday)

144,154 page views (up 1,236 from Wednesday)

Top stories were 'Car crashes off Route 101 overpass' (3,342 views), followed by 'N.H. man killed in tree-cutting accident' (AP) and 'Three teens arrested near PHS' and 'car crashes off Route 101 overpass.'

Top photo gallery for the second day in a row was 'Newmarket vs. Epping baseball' (1,089 views), followed by 'Clean-up Kids' (Earth Day) and, once again, 'Prom fashion shoot', the behind-the-scenes gallery by Laura Snyder Smith.

3,342 - Car crashes off Route 101 overpass (total, from 2 headlines of same story)
2,312 - N.H. man killed in tree-cutting accident
2,150 - Three teens arrested near PHS; search reveals BB guns, bats and machete
1,731 - Business Pease business owner predicts computing revolution, 5,000-plus employees
1,661 - Student involved in schoolyard brawl arrested on drug charge
1,355 - Entertain 'American Idol' recap: What?! Hippies force out Carly Smithson
1,297 - Officers separate sisters following fight in car
927 - Portsmouth police log
795 - Police investigate plastic ties strung across road
776 - 'American Idol’ recap: You must not love Brooke White after Webber night

Top photo galleries:

1,089 - Newmarket vs. Epping 1,089 0.8%
432 - The Clean-Up Kids 2008 432 0.3%
415 - Prom fashion shoot 415 0.3%
412 - The Jungle Book Exeter 412 0.3%
409 - Blue Hawk Wrestling Club 409 0.3%
402 - Rye Elementary Live Wax Museum 402 0.3%

Web traffic for Wednesday, April 23, 2008

2008-04-24T08:51:00.000-07:00

24,975 unique visitors (down 1,676 from Tuesday)
142,918 page views (down 16,200 from Tuesday)

Traffic was slightly down, with top story - again - Kittery woman killed in crash - followed by entertainment 'American Idol' recap, and brief story on two sisters fighting in a car over whether or not to go to the park, prompting a police response -- the last is a good reminder that traffic can be generated from what may seem like uninteresting stories.

The most popular photo gallery by a strong margin was Newmarket vs. Epping baseball, followed by Rye Elementary live wax museum and clean-up kids (Earth day).

The details...

3,292 - Route 236 crash victim, 26, was mother of 2-year-old
2,891 - 'American Idol’ recap: You must not love Brooke White after Webber night
2,163 - Officers separate sisters following fight in car
1,735 - Sex offender arrested in Portsmouth
1,638 - Kristen A. Roberge
1,417 - Three teens arrested at high school; search reveals BB guns, bats and machete
1,046 - Attorney: Alcohol made man drop gun
693 - Firefighter charged with raping minor allegedly breached bail
690 - Car crashes onto Route 1 from overpass
628 - Portsmouth police log

3,043 - Top galleries Flash Gallery: Newmarket vs. Epping
675 - Flash Gallery: Rye Elementary Live Wax Museum
578 - Flash Gallery: The Clean-Up Kids 2008