19% increase in genealogy visitors

Did you do a lot of genealogy searching in February? According to comScore Inc's Canadian statistics the category genealogy saw a 19% increase in unique visitors in February over January. That's an amazing increase considering that February is a short month.

Top 10 Gaining Site Categories by Number of Canadian Unique Visitors
February 2008 vs. January 2008
     Total Canada -- Home and Work Locations(x)
     Source: comScore Media Metrix
                                              Total Unique Visitors (000)
                                        Jan-2008        Feb-2008      % Change
     Total Internet : Total Audience     23,802          23,814             0
     Genealogy                            1,705           2,021            19
     Taxes                                2,591           3,041            17
     Lotto/Sweepstakes                    5,219           5,725            10
     Weather                              9,719          10,374             7
     Automotive -- Manufacturer           4,225           4,492             6
     Real Estate                          7,107           7,265             2
     Sports                              11,887          12,032             1
     Flowers/Gifts/Greetings              5,749           5,818             1
     Car Rental                             723             729             1
     Jewelry/Luxury Goods/Accessories     1,686           1,699             1

In recent postings Randy Seaver believes he sees a bottoming out in hits, following on long term declines, on some major genealogy sites based on Alexa statistics. One swallow doesn't make a summer and I'd certainly want to see more evidence in a sustained trend.