Who Uses ScaleNet?

Beginning on March 1, 2009, we started to keep track of how ScaleNet was being used by the scientific community. Below, we have summarized the data that has been collected during 2010.
dot graphicWho Uses ScaleNet? 
    During the year, 2011, 11782 different people used ScaleNet for a total of 28,240 visits.
During the year, 2010, 11,677 different people used ScaleNet for a total of 26,499 visits.

During January, 1,283 different people used ScaleNet for a total of 2,522 visits.
During February, 1,164 different people used ScaleNet for a total of 2,432 visits.
During March, 1,265 different people used ScaleNet for a total of 2,604 visits.
During April, 1,156 different people used ScaleNet for a total of 2,188 visits.
During May, 1,326 different people used ScaleNet for a total of 2,827 visits.
During June, 1,115 different people used ScaleNet for a total of 2,375 visits.
During July, 1,047 different people used ScaleNet for a total of 2,156 visits.
During August, 1,059 different people used ScaleNet for a total of 2,131 visits.
During September, 1,138 different people used ScaleNet for a total of 2,183 visits.
During October, 1,159 different people used ScaleNet for a total of 2,333 visits. 
During November, 1,189 different people used ScaleNet for a total of 2,454 visits.
During December, 1 008 different people used ScaleNet for a total of 2,038 visits.
  • How many different countries have used ScaleNet in the last year? 
    A total of 26,499 visits were recorded from 156 countries in 70 different languages.

The areas with the most visits were:
     8,508 visits from the United States
     1,281 visits from Taiwan
     1,268 visits from the United Kingdom
     1,205 visits from Japan 
     1,046 visits from Turkey
       949 visits from Australia
       908 visits from Italy
       855 visits from France
       845 visits from Brazil
       770 visits from China
  • Which cities have used ScaleNet most often? 
    A total of 26,499 visits were recorded from 3,067 cities.

The cities in the United States with the most visits were:
   1,192 visits from Riverdale
   1,023 visits from Amherst
     437 visits from Sacramento
     350 visits from Ames
     314 visits from College Park
     298 visits from Gainesville
     237 visits from Raleigh
     213 visits from Beltsville
     166 visits from New York
     159 visits from Ft. Collins

The cities throughout the world with the most visits were:
     761 visits from Chu-Nan
     569 visits from Padova
     521 visits from York
     463 visits from Van
     448 visits from Quito
     394 visits from Nei-Hu
     351 visits from Brisbane
     337 visits from Kumamoto
     320 visits from Seoul
     290 visits from Tal Aviv
dot graphicWhich pages are viewed most often? 
      Our users were most interested in the following queries:

        Find a Valid Name and Catalogue
Scales on a Host, Natural Enemies and Associates of a Scale
Maps
References for an Author
Scales in a Family/Genus
Distribution of a Scale
Background
Reference for a Citation Code
Search for a string of letters
References for a Scale

dot graphicHow much time does the average user spend on ScaleNet? 
      Users spent an average of 5+ minutes on the ScaleNet website.  
These users viewed an average of 3+ pages per visit for a total of 107,227 page views.  
Most of the users came to the site directly by either typing in the address or a bookmarked link.
However, 40.02% were new visitors.

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