What were countless employees doing at work last week (maybe even you)? Checking out facebook? Probably. What else? How about checking out my new portfolio site. At work. Can you believe it?

How do I know? Google Analytics. For those who don’t know, Google Analytics allows you to track visitors to your website in great detail. You can see how they got there, where they came from, how many pages they looked at, and much more.

Here are a few stats from the past week… 850 visits, 4,473 pages viewed, oh, and apparently 8 people are still on dialup. Digging deeper, here are a few companies people visited from:

hughes network systems, tribune company, apple computer inc., omaha world herald, starbucks coffee company, the goodyear tire & rubber company, cbs corporation, copley information services, denver bronocos, gannett co., hearst-argyle television inc., honeywell defense systems group, nbc universal, new york times company, news corporation, progressive insurance, scripps research institute, sony north america, state of minnesota, wachovia corp, plus about 250 other companies, schools, etc.

In reality, 850 visits is just a tiny drop in the bucket, but it’s interesting to see such a wide range of visitors. Will any of them translate into paid work? Only time will tell.