This is the 16th of bimonthly reports on Web use statistics for townofcary.org. The first report was in July 2001.

I. Summary of Activity

Average daily page views were up by a third in January 2004 from November 2003 and increased by 19 percent over January 2003.

Views of the two most visited pages – Job Openings and Employment second tier – each increased by 34 percent in January over November. The Human Resources Department reported having many more job postings during January than November. Postings included police officer recruitment.

Two of the other most-viewed pages, Recreation second tier and the Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources home page, increased by 83 percent and 64 percent, respectively, in January over November.

November is a comparatively slow month for Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources. It falls at the end of a program cycle and there are no major events. In January, program registration was in full swing, basketball season was under way, registration for softball and baseball began. Events during January included the annual Dreamfest celebration.

The snow may also have prompted citizens to go to Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Web pages for cancellation information, according to department staff.

The late January snowfall generated a total of more than 4,100 visits to the Winter Weather page and the news release file prepared as a result of that snowfall.

Throughout the Web site, 67 pages were viewed at least 500 times during January 2004 compared with 57 pages in November 2003 and 61 in September 2003.

II. Vital Statistics

Average requests for pages per day - 11,008

Average daily change from previous report – Up 33.8 percent

Total requests for pages – 343,344 pages (31 days)

Total request for pages previous report - 246,721 (30 days)

Busiest Week – Week of Jan. 19 (78,365 requests for pages)
Busiest Day – Jan. 27 (19,872 requests for pages)

Busiest Hours – 10 until 11 a.m., 11 a.m. until noon

Files Most Visited

(At least 500 requests, in descending order)

Job Openings
Employment second tier
Recreation second tier
Site Index
Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources home
News Releases, Current
New to Cary? second tier
Contacts & Locations
Services second tier
Money Magazine news release
Current Projects second tier
Agendas second tier
Community second tier
Winter Weather page
Departments & Divisions
Snow news releases
Youth & Adult Athletic Program Schedules
Town Government second tier
About Cary
Utility Billing Online
Utility Payment Options
Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Programs
Maps Online
Police Department home page
Reclaimed Water
Solid Waste Collection
Red Light Cameras
Agenda & Minutes
Planning Department home page
Doing Business second tier
Boards & Commissions
Dreamfest Thoughts & Images
Town Council
Maps & Directions
Current Agenda
Services second tier
Public Works & Utilities Department home page
Online Employment Application
Bond Park
Annexation
Bond Park Community Center
Envision Cary
Services – S
Amphitheatre at Regency Park
Town Business Opportunities
Curbside Recycling
Planning & Zoning Board
C-Tran
Skate Park
Recycling
Facilities, Parks & Greenways
Police Officer Recruitment
Water Conservation
Police Department Records
Services – O-R
Fire Department home page
Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Facilities Master Plan
Finance Department Services
Christmas Tree Collection
Cary TV
Human Resources Department home page
Teen Events
Amphitheatre at Regency Park Schedule
Engineering Department home page
Services – V-Z
Services – F-H
Davis Drive Widening

Special Interest Files

Maps Online – 1,567
Utility Billing Online – 1,749
C-Tran - 692
Cary TV - 524
Meetings in Real Audio - 65
Programs in Real Video - 64

Feedback

Very few Web-related messages were received by the town manager’s office during December and January. Messages included an e-mail list cancellation by a citizen who had moved from Cary and a request for information about Spring Daze and Lazy Daze exhibitor registration. Technology Services has received 2004 Spring Daze for uploading.

Electronic Mailing List

2,262 subscribers

III. Graphics

The following chart provides a comparison of the average daily requests for pages:

The following table displays average daily and monthly total page requests:

Contact

For more information call Mark Andrews, Public Information Specialist/Writer at (919) 462-3908 or email mark.andrews@townofcary.org

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