Spikes in traffic My small ecommerce website get approximately 50-75 visitors a day. This past month I started getting regular spikes in traffic exactly every 7 days of about 500 extra unique visitors. Could this be Google web crawlers or could this be bots trying to attack the site? Has anyone experienced this type of regular traffic spikes? submitted by …

What Those Spikes On Semi-Truck Wheels Actually Do Next time you’re on the highway, check out your surroundings. Take a long look at those semis, tractor-trailers, and 18-wheelers in the adjacent lanes, and see if you spot any spikes sticking out of their wheels. Have you ever wondered what those do? Well, the answer may be less interesting than you expect. Read more…