Since the middle of September, the Occupy Wall Street movement has captured the attention of the country and the world and, in spite of significant police repression, has continued to organize Americans into the largest demonstrations in the country in response to the Great Recession. The successes of these mobilizations has led to considerable interest among the general public, academics, policy makers, and the media in the characteristics of persons interested in, supporting, and participating in the Occupy Wall Street protests and in the broader Occupy Wall Street and 99% Movement.
One of the ways to measure increasing interest and levels of participation and involvement in Occupy Wall Street is by tracking the level of traffic to the main site for the protests occupywallst.org.
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