So you found your way
here.
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THIS SITE...
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...first appeared on the internet on 10 April, 1998.
It can be accessed through the following domain names.
billyfury.com (acquired 30 Jan 03)
billyfury.co.uk (acquired (19 Dec 99)
(billyfury.org (acquired 3 Nov 00) and
billyfury.net (acquired 8 Nov 01) were subsequently released.)
..had its one millionth visitor on Tuesday 5
February 2008.
FAQ
How do we count
visitors? A unique "visitor" is someone who visits any page on
the site, leaves, and does not return for at least an hour. So if you
visit billyfury.com, spend 30 minutes on the site, and look at 20 different
pages, you will be counted only once. If you return two hours later, you
will be counted again. (When people refer to "hits" that is
normally taken nowadays to mean the number of file accesses, which always
sounds impressive but is pretty meaningless - if we recorded hits, a typical
month's figure would be about three-quarters of a million.)
Message
board. Visits to the message board account for about 10-15% of total
visits. Popular pages. Some pages
regularly attract a lot of traffic from search engines, and lead to new
visitors exploring the site further. These include the pages on the hand
jive and Heinz's last performance. Among purely Billy Fury pages, in
addition to the obvious ones that attract attention from people taking an
interest in his life and music, popular ones include the feature on Billy's
ladies and the one on his final days. The A-Z of recordings is very
heavily trafficked by people seeking particular songs.
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| billyfury..com
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| 1999
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3244
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| Dec 21
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| 2000
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3324
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| Jan 06
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3451
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| Jan 24
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3609
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| Feb 16
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| 436
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3747
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| Mar 01
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4179
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| Mar 31
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| 783
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4929
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| Apr 27
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5089
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| May 05
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| 1140
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5637
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| May 30
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5903
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| June 04
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6734
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| June 29
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6872
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| July 3
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| 1662
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8051
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| August 7
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| 1872
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9220
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| August 27
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| 2070
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9479
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| September 2
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10911
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| September 25
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11414
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| October 4
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13232
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| October 28
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| 2434
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13519
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| November 1
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16236
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| December 1
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18453
| 15129 visitors in 2000
| December 31
| 2452 visitors in 2000
| 2852
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21199
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| February 1
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23305
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| February 26
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23735
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| March 3
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26158
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| April 1
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30876
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| May 31
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33177
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| June 30
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41724
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| September 30
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48815
| 30363 visitors in 2001
| December 31
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51376
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| January 31
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54232
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| February 28
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57860
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| March 31
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61446
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| April 30
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| 6821
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64825
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| May 31
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68141
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| June 30
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72120
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| July 31
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76650
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| August 31
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80909
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| September 30
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87270
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| October 31
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93930
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| November 30
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100050
| 51235 visitors in 2002
| December 31
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107700
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| January 31
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114486
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| February 28
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| 9308
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123500
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| March 31
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132968
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| April 30
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141412
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| May 31
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148315
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| June 30
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155825
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| July 31
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161617
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| August 31
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168526
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| September 30
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174683
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| October 31
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181343
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| November 30
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187064
| 87014 visitors in 2003
| December 31
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193831
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| January 31
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199735
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| February 29
| (After February 29 2004, the counting method changed. Until that date, the number of people visiting the home page was counted. After that date, we were able to record the number of people visiting the site, even if they did not visit the home page. Repeat visits within one hour are not counted.)
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209487
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| March 31
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217561
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| April 30
| new record daily average of 269
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225895
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| May 31
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235584
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| June 30
| new record daily average of 322
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245977
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| July 31
| new monthly record of 10393 visitors, new record daily average of 335
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255758
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| August 31
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265616
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| September 30
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275811
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| October 31
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287600
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| November 30
| new monthly record of 11789 visitors, new record daily average of 392
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299694
| 112630 visitors in 2004
| December 31
| new monthly record of 12094 visitors
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311949
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| January 31
| new monthly record of 12255 visitors, new record daily average of 395
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323996
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| February 28
| new record daily average of 430
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338799
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| March 31
| new monthly record of 14803 visitors, new record daily average of 477
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354843
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| April 30
| new monthly record of 16044 visitors, new record daily average of 534, new daily record of 843 visits on April 18
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369713
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| May 31
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383392
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| June 30
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397695
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| July 31
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399660
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| August 31
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416051
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| September 30
| new monthly record of 16391 visitors, new record daily average of 546, new daily record of 1,268 on September 5.
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433043
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| October 31
| new monthly record of 16992 visitors (just this once, it's 569,794 "hits" on the main server, and 217,243 "hits" on the secondary server, as someone keeps asking) new record daily average of 548
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447560
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| November 30
| Two-day server outage
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463447
| 163753 visitors in 2005
| December 31
| 45% increase in visitors, compared with 2004.
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2006
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479591
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| January 31
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495410
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| February 28
| new record daily average of 564 visitors.
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516960
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| March 31
| new monthly record of 21,550 visits.
new record daily average of 695 visitors.
179,810 pages read
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536636
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| April 30
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556625
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| May 31
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579226
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| June 30
| new monthly record of 22,601 visits.
new record daily average of 753 visitors.
new daily record of 2,098 visitors on June 6
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599820
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| July 31
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619064
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| August 31
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639460
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| September 30
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659593
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| October 31
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677906
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| November 30
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697973
| 234526 visitors in 2006.
| December 31
| 43% increase in visitors, compared with 2005.
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2007
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720828
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| January 31
| new monthly record of 23,055 visits.
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742337
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| February 28
| new record daily average of 768 visits.
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767729
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| March 31
| new daily record average
of 818 visits.
new monthky record of 25392 visits.
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787299
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| April 30
| Stopped including visits
to heritage message board
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807795
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| May 31
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833478
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| June 30
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New monthly record of 25683 visits. New daily
record average of 856 visits.
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863708
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| July 31
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New monthly record of 30230 visits. New daily
record average of 975 visits.
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889183
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| August 31
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905736
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| September 30
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Five days lost through tracing phishing software in
shopping basket.
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926697
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October 31
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946142
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November 30
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967758
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269785 visitors in 2007.
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December 31
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15% increase in visitors, compared with 2005.
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995140
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January 31
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1022551
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February 29
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2nd highest number of monthly visits on record
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1051463
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March 31
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2nd highest number of monthly visits on record
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1082405
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April 30
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Highest number of monthly visits on record
(30942). Daily average passes 1,000 for first time (1031).
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1109134
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May 31
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1133096
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June 30
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1151240
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July 31
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1169299
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August 31
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1189112
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September 30
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1207311
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October 31
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1230283
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November 30
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1247706
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279948 visitors in 2008
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December 31
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3.7% increase in visitors, compared with 2007.
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1270879
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January 31
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1293718
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February 28
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1319159
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March 31
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1339073
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April 30
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1355429
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May 31
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1370662
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June 30
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1388124
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July 31
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1400973
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August 31
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1413491
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September 30
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1427596
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October 31
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1440655
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November 30
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1451176
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203470 visitors in 2009
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December 31
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1,462,115
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January 31 2010
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1,470,627
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February 28 2010
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1,480,380
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March 31 2010
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1,491,959
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April 30 2010
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1,501,656
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May 31, 2010
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1,510,371
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June 30, 2010
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1,519,278
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July 31, 2010
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1,527,392
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August 31, 2010
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1,534756
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September 30, 2010
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1,542,087
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October 31, 2010
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1,548,963
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November 30, 2010
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1,555,263
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104,087 visitors in 2010
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December 31, 2010
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1,562,876
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January 31, 2011
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1,569,842
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February 28, 2011
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1,577,498
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March 31, 2011
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1,585,058
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April 30, 2011
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1,591,292
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May 31, 2011
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1,597,329
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June 30, 2011
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1,599,402
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July 31, 2011
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1,605,584
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August 31, 2011
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1,613,881
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September 30, 2011
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1,621,193
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October 31, 2011
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1,621,975
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November 30, 2011
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1,629,785
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74,552 visitors in 2011
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December 31, 2011
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1,639,498
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January 31, 2012
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1,648,306
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February 29, 2012
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1,658,587
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March 31, 2012
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1,668,101
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April 30, 2012
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1,675,496
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May 31,2012
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1,685.012
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June 30,2012
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1,692,786 |
7774 |
July 31, 2012 |
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1,699,758 |
6972 |
August 31, 2012 |
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1,707,103 |
7345 |
September 30, 2012 |
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1,729,074 |
21,971 |
October 31, 2012 |
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1,735,337 |
6681 |
Nov 30, 2012 |
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1,742,018 |
6263 |
December 31 2012 |
112,233 visitors in 2012 |
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1,752,289 |
10271 |
January 31 2013 |
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1,762,593 |
10304 |
February 28 2013 |
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1,770,560 |
7967 |
March 31 2013 |
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1,776,274 |
5714 |
April 30 2013 |
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1,781,388 |
5109 |
May 31 2013 |
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1,787,325 |
5737 |
June 30 2013 |
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1,791,159 |
3834 |
July 31 2013 |
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1,796,443 |
5284 |
August 31,2013 |
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1,800,789 |
4346 |
September 30, 2013 |
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1,805,098 |
4309 |
October 31, 2013 |
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1,809,302 |
4204 |
November 30, 2013 |
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1,812,770 |
3468 |
December 31, 2013 |
70,556 visitors in 2013 | |
1,816,771 |
4001 |
January 31, 2014 |
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1,820,710 |
3939 |
February 28, 2014 |
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1,824,937 |
4227 |
March 31, 2014 |
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1,828,983 |
4046 |
April 30, 2014 |
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1,833,373 |
4436 |
May 31, 2014 |
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1,837,227 |
3854 |
June 30, 2014 |
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