Update: iStat Menus 2.0 is now available. Download.
The other night something very odd happened with the online statistics on uber.la and I wanted to write a post about it, but I couldn't figure it out. And yesterday a big traffic spike happened again, but this time I had some insights to share and muse on. Cause if we could MAKE this stuff happen we'd do it all the time.
A hint of iStat Menus Link Love
While I was working online my ONLINE USER traffic suddenly spiked to over 250. That was 250 people online at one time. A bit of sleuthing of the IP addresses showed something in Asia was taking a liking to my blog. And rather than spidering nicely it was hammering my pages. And then it was done.
I tried to look at my Google Analytics logs and see if I could make sense of what had happened, but I could not find the trigger.
And then yesterday with the release of Snow Leopard I had another breakthrough moment, this time with some data to back up what was happening. Here is a quick stat image from my last seven days of traffic.
Obviously people are interested in Snow Leopard, but the combo of iStat Menus and Snow Leopard was an instant hit. I know it was one of the first issues I ran into as I waded into the Snow Leopard upgrade. Well, obviously a lot of other folks were having the same questions and problems.
And a minute ago my search savvy wife said, what's your SERP look like for that? (SERP = Search Engine Results Page)
istat menu, snow leopard review, google stats, SERP
So as a result of being at the right SERP at the right time, my iStat Menu review was at #3 and my Snow Leopard review were at #4 on Google for "istat menus snow leopard." And while I sit here looking at the 15 – 20 people online at time, rather than 3 – 5, I wish there was some way to reach out to them. And say, "hey, thanks for stopping by, stick around, check out a different post, see over here is my RSS feed, and my Twitter link and hey, can I interest you in commenting, I've got this cool Disqus system in place…" [Actually, that's exactly what this post is. A "Hello to you istat menu fans!" Now I just have to figure out how to rewrite this review again everyday until the iStat menu buzz is over.]
Rather, I'll write about the cool moment and how I am becoming more and more addicted to my own internal statistics reports. [Man, I've got to get out more!]
Well, here's for looking out for another home run. Maybe there's a science to it, or something. ;-)
@jmacofearth
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- iStat Menus Now Running with Snow Leopard: Everything You Need to Know and More
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- The WordPress plug-in Wassup provides the realtime online stats. It's cool to see it happening. And WP User Online also has great realtime stats.
I've asked the iSlayer / Bjango team to allow me to give out the beta link but I have not heard back from them. So at this point you will need to contact them directly to obtain the software.H
August 29th, 2009 at 10:13 pm
The combination SL and Istat Menu something I and probably many people need. Apple should have made the change from L to SL without having applications to be rewritten. But they needed some thing before Windows 7 comes out.
August 30th, 2009 at 12:32 pm
Releasing a new version of an OS, with kernal enhancements, rewrites of slower and/or buggy code to improve performance, etc… it is pretty hard (next to impossible) to release a new major version (10.5, 10.6) that doesn't break compatibility with at least some programs. I don't blame Apple for this at all.
However, it would be nice if iSlayer was more lenient on their beta program. I love that I can tell TextMate to do "Cutting-Edge" updates, or tell Adium to stay on beta releases. Granted, Adium is open source, but TextMate is not and the fact that they allow you to control how dangeresque you want to be is excellent.
Please, iSlayer, open your beta program a bit more! :)
August 30th, 2009 at 4:51 pm
The tech industry needs a boost and Apple is only 8% of the market. I am sure that the new WIN7 will get some companies back into purchase mode. Not everyone needs a Mac.
August 31st, 2009 at 9:41 am
I agree with Ben. Most of ISTAT menu users will not hesitate to run beta's. We got so use to this great tool that we can not use a "standard" finder menu bar. Specially people who switched from PC to Apple mis the knowledge of the hard disk activity.
August 31st, 2009 at 9:54 am
The iStat Menus beta is now available for download. See link at the top of the post.
September 1st, 2009 at 9:53 am
Beta work fine for me too. Very happy. Made my donation directly.
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