Reading the Solari webstats is always a fascinating prospect.
Ever since the sub-prime meltdown last August, the big mystery when I fire up my systems each morning is guessing who will be the largest identifiable user of our websites over the last 24 hours. Invariably, it is either Fannie Mae or Goldman Sachs. It is always interesting to watch the speed at which they come in, often together, and to compare who is in the headlines relative to which one is the largest user this week.
Over the last week, no surprise, Fannie was by far the biggest user.
Occasionally, the Federal Reserve will rise in the stats to a high position. Otherwise there is a standard top twenty of the large banks, investment banks and defense contractors.
Generally, whenever a firm is rumored to be in trouble, hits increase from that firm. So when Bear Stearns hit the skids, more hits from www.bearstearns.com. When Lehman is rumoured to be going down, more hits from www.lehman.com. I figure when the smite button has turned in your direction and your bonus and stock options are in play, that is the time when people really want to know what is going on.
You are all most welcome. We want everyone to know the real deal.