diff --git a/blockstack_search/search/copy_user_db.py b/blockstack_search/search/copy_user_db.py
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--- a/blockstack_search/search/copy_user_db.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,152 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
-'''
-	make a local copy of DB and run basic analytics
-'''
-
-REFRESH = True
-
-import os 
-import json
-
-from pymongo import MongoClient
-client = MongoClient()
-
-db = client['onename_user_db']
-local_users = db.users 
-
-#-----------------------------------
-
-MONGODB_URI = os.environ['MONGODB_URI']
-OLD_DB = os.environ['OLD_DB']
-
-remote_client = MongoClient(MONGODB_URI)
-remote_db = remote_client.get_default_database()
-users = remote_db.user
-
-old_client = MongoClient(OLD_DB)
-old_db = old_client.get_default_database()
-old_users = old_db.user
-
-#-----------------------------------
-def get_old_db_users():
-
-	github_count = 0
-	twitter_count = 0
-	website_count = 0
-	bio_count = 0
-	counter = 0
-
-	for i in old_users.find(): 
-		new_user = {}
-		new_user['username'] = i['username']
-		new_user['profile'] = i['profile']
-		#print new_user
-		#print '----'
-		profile = json.loads(i['profile'])
-
-		if 'github' in profile:
-			github_count += 1
-		elif 'twitter' in profile:
-			twitter_count += 1
-		elif 'website' in profile:
-			website_count += 1
-		elif 'bio' in profile:
-			bio_count += 1
-
-		counter += 1
-
-		if counter % 100 == 0:
-			print counter
-
-		if REFRESH:
-			local_users.insert(new_user)
-
-	print '-' * 5
-	print "Total users registered: " + str(counter) 
-	print "Users with github accounts: " + str(github_count)
-	print "Users with twitter accounts: " + str(twitter_count)
-	print "Users with websites: " + str(website_count)
-	print "Users with bios: " + str(bio_count)
-	print '-' * 5
-
-#-----------------------------------
-def remove_duplicates():
-
-	counter = 0 
-
-	for i in users.find():
-
-		username = i['username']
-
-		temp = local_users.find_one({"username":username})
-
-		if temp is not None:
-			print temp['username']
-			local_users.remove(temp)
-
-		counter += 1
-
-		if counter % 100 == 0:
-			print counter
-
-#-----------------------------------
-def drop_db():
-	client.drop_database('onename_user_db')
-
-#-----------------------------------
-def get_new_db_users():
-
-	github_count = 0
-	twitter_count = 0
-	website_count = 0
-	bio_count = 0
-	counter = 0
-
-	for i in users.find(): 
-		new_user = {}
-		new_user['username'] = i['username']
-		new_user['profile'] = i['profile']
-		#print new_user
-		#print '----'
-		profile = i['profile']
-
-		if 'github' in profile:
-			github_count += 1
-		elif 'twitter' in profile:
-			twitter_count += 1
-		elif 'website' in profile:
-			website_count += 1
-		elif 'bio' in profile:
-			bio_count += 1
-
-		counter += 1
-
-		if counter % 100 == 0:
-			print counter
-
-		if REFRESH:
-			#pass
-			local_users.insert(new_user)
-
-	print '-' * 5
-	print "Total users registered: " + str(counter) 
-	print "Users with github accounts: " + str(github_count)
-	print "Users with twitter accounts: " + str(twitter_count)
-	print "Users with websites: " + str(website_count)
-	print "Users with bios: " + str(bio_count)
-	print '-' * 5
-
-#-----------------------------------
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-
-	drop_db()
-	
-	get_old_db_users()
-
-	remove_duplicates()
-
-	get_new_db_users()
-
-	print "read instructions before running"
diff --git a/blockstack_search/search/run_analytics.py b/blockstack_search/search/run_analytics.py
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@@ -0,0 +1,335 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+'''
+	run basic analytics
+'''
+
+
+import os 
+import json
+
+from pymongo import MongoClient
+client = MongoClient()
+
+db = client['onename_user_db']
+local_users = db.users 
+search_stats = db.search_stats
+
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+day = timedelta(days=1)
+launch = datetime(year=2014,month=03,day=03)
+search_launch = datetime(year=2014,month=07,day=26)
+
+#-----------------------------------
+
+MONGODB_URI = os.environ['MONGODB_URI']
+OLD_DB = os.environ['OLD_DB']
+
+remote_client = MongoClient(MONGODB_URI)
+remote_db = remote_client.get_default_database()
+users = remote_db.user
+
+old_client = MongoClient(OLD_DB)
+old_db = old_client.get_default_database()
+old_users = old_db.user
+
+#-----------------------------------
+def get_old_db_users():
+
+	github_count = 0
+	twitter_count = 0
+	website_count = 0
+	bio_count = 0
+	counter = 0
+
+	for i in old_users.find(): 
+		new_user = {}
+		new_user['username'] = i['username']
+		new_user['profile'] = i['profile']
+		new_user['created_at'] = i['created_at']
+		#print new_user
+		#print '----'
+		profile = json.loads(i['profile'])
+
+		if 'github' in profile:
+			github_count += 1
+		elif 'twitter' in profile:
+			twitter_count += 1
+		elif 'website' in profile:
+			website_count += 1
+		elif 'bio' in profile:
+			bio_count += 1
+
+		counter += 1
+
+		if counter % 100 == 0:
+			print counter
+
+		if REFRESH:
+			local_users.insert(new_user)
+
+	print '-' * 5
+	print "Total users registered: " + str(counter) 
+	print "Users with github accounts: " + str(github_count)
+	print "Users with twitter accounts: " + str(twitter_count)
+	print "Users with websites: " + str(website_count)
+	print "Users with bios: " + str(bio_count)
+	print '-' * 5
+
+	return counter
+
+#-----------------------------------
+def remove_duplicates():
+
+	counter = 0 
+
+	for i in users.find():
+
+		username = i['username']
+
+		temp = local_users.find_one({"username":username})
+
+		if temp is not None:
+			#print temp['username']
+			local_users.remove(temp)
+			counter += 1
+
+	print "Duplicates: " + str(counter)
+
+	return counter
+
+#-----------------------------------
+def drop_db():
+	client.drop_database('onename_user_db')
+
+#-----------------------------------
+def get_new_db_users():
+
+	github_count = 0
+	twitter_count = 0
+	website_count = 0
+	bio_count = 0
+	counter = 0
+
+	for i in users.find(): 
+		new_user = {}
+		new_user['username'] = i['username']
+		new_user['profile'] = i['profile']
+		new_user['created_at'] = i['created_at']
+		#print new_user
+		#print '----'
+		profile = i['profile']
+
+		if 'github' in profile:
+			github_count += 1
+		elif 'twitter' in profile:
+			twitter_count += 1
+		elif 'website' in profile:
+			website_count += 1
+		elif 'bio' in profile:
+			bio_count += 1
+
+		counter += 1
+
+		if counter % 100 == 0:
+			print counter
+
+		if REFRESH:
+			#pass
+			local_users.insert(new_user)
+
+	print '-' * 5
+	print "Total users registered: " + str(counter) 
+	print "Users with github accounts: " + str(github_count)
+	print "Users with twitter accounts: " + str(twitter_count)
+	print "Users with websites: " + str(website_count)
+	print "Users with bios: " + str(bio_count)
+	print '-' * 5
+
+	return counter
+
+#---------------------------------
+def get_btc_address():
+
+	counter = 0 
+
+	fout = open('output_file','w')
+
+	for user in local_users.find():
+
+		try:
+			profile = json.loads(user['profile'])
+		except:
+			profile = user['profile']
+
+		if 'bitcoin' in profile:
+			if 'address' in profile['bitcoin']:
+				try:
+					fout.write(profile['bitcoin']['address'] + '\n')
+					counter += 1
+
+				except:
+					pass
+				
+	print counter
+
+import requests
+import json  
+
+#---------------------------------
+def make_local_db():
+
+	drop_db()
+
+	num_old_users = get_old_db_users()
+
+	num_duplicates = remove_duplicates()
+
+	num_new_users = get_new_db_users()
+
+	final_users = num_old_users + num_new_users - num_duplicates
+
+	print "total users: " + str(final_users)
+
+#---------------------------------
+def get_growth_rate():
+
+	growth_rate = []
+	counter = 0
+	days = 0
+	current_date = launch
+	finish_date = datetime.now()
+
+	while(current_date < finish_date):
+
+		counter = 0
+
+		for user in local_users.find(): 
+
+			if current_date + day > user['created_at']:
+				counter += 1
+
+		print counter
+		current_date = current_date + day
+		days += 1
+		growth_rate.append(counter)
+		
+		#print current_date
+		#print '-' * 5
+			
+
+	print growth_rate
+	#print days
+		
+#---------------------------------
+def get_verification_rate():
+
+	growth_rate = []
+	counter = 0
+	days = 0
+	current_date = launch
+	finish_date = datetime.now()
+
+	while(current_date < finish_date):
+
+		counter = 0
+
+		for user in local_users.find():
+
+			try:
+				profile = json.loads(user['profile'])
+			except:
+				profile = user['profile']
+
+			num_verify = 0 
+
+			if 'twitter' in profile:
+				if 'proof' in profile['twitter']:
+					num_verify += 1
+
+			if 'github' in profile:
+				if 'proof' in profile['github']:
+					num_verify += 1
+
+			if 'facebook' in profile:
+				if 'proof' in profile['facebook']:
+					num_verify += 1
+
+			if num_verify == 0:
+				continue
+
+			if current_date + day > user['created_at']:
+				counter += num_verify
+				
+
+		print counter
+		growth_rate.append(counter)
+
+		current_date = current_date + day
+		days += 1
+	
+	print growth_rate
+	print days
+	#import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+	#plt.plot(growth_rate)
+	#plt.show()
+
+#-----------------------------------
+def parse_search():
+
+	with open('data/logs/access.log.20140727-053029', 'r') as readfile:
+
+		for line in readfile.readline():
+
+			line = line.rsplit(' ')
+
+			query = line[6]
+		
+			date = line[3].lstrip('[').rsplit('/')
+
+			month = 1
+			if date[1] == 'Jul':
+				month = 7
+			elif date[1] == 'Aug':
+				month = 8
+
+			search_day = datetime(day=int(date[0]),month=month,year=2014)
+
+			post = {} 
+			post['query'] = query 
+			post['date'] = search_day
+			print post
+			search_stats.save(post)
+
+#-----------------------------------
+def plot_graphs():
+
+	#total_users = [16, 19, 31, 39, 45, 48, 53, 2648, 3733, 3956, 4081, 4305, 4372, 4518, 4598, 4657, 4757, 4796, 4848, 4907, 5038, 5080, 5124, 5145, 5800, 6187, 6355, 6440, 6529, 6636, 6691, 6748, 6827, 6871, 6893, 6966, 6984, 7000, 7007, 7013, 7020, 7051, 7060, 7074, 7098, 7132, 7151, 7163, 7167, 7181, 7195, 7206, 7228, 7236, 7241, 7246, 7260, 7275, 7301, 7319, 7332, 7336, 7346, 7448, 7524, 7568, 7594, 7610, 7617, 7635, 7660, 7672, 7692, 7726, 7733, 7738, 7747, 7767, 7789, 7823, 7838, 7855, 7862, 7863, 7866, 7880, 7888, 7895, 7902, 7905, 7911, 7913, 7921, 7928, 7937, 7946, 7952, 7954, 7958, 7966, 7982, 7992, 7997, 7999, 8002, 8004, 8016, 8027, 8033, 8038, 8039, 8042, 8048, 8059, 8070, 8075, 8097, 8106, 8118, 8166, 8255, 8284, 8307, 8328, 8340, 8373, 8412, 8768, 9071, 9142, 9175, 9193, 9245, 9405, 9510, 9568, 9597, 9621, 9648, 9669, 9731, 9752, 9822, 9932, 9960, 9999, 10041, 10055, 10146, 10176, 10200, 10386, 10486, 10641, 10735, 10771, 10822, 11031, 11316, 11809, 12171, 12400, 12496, 12587, 12823, 13064]
+	#users_verified = [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 7, 10, 10, 10, 11, 11, 11, 11, 11, 11, 11, 11, 11, 11, 11, 11, 11, 15, 17, 17, 19, 19, 22, 23, 23, 23, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 25, 26, 26, 26, 26, 27, 27, 27, 28, 28, 28, 29, 29, 30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 30, 31, 32, 32, 33, 33, 33, 33, 34, 34, 34, 34, 35, 35, 35, 35, 35, 35, 35, 36, 38, 38, 39, 39, 39, 39, 39, 39, 39, 39, 40, 41, 41, 41, 41, 41, 41, 41, 41, 41, 41, 41, 41, 41, 41, 41, 41, 41, 41, 41, 41, 41, 41, 41, 41, 41, 41, 41, 41, 41, 44, 50, 59, 82, 88, 97, 102, 105, 122, 133, 236, 324, 347, 363, 368, 386, 456, 495, 520, 534, 544, 551, 562, 585, 588, 618, 658, 674, 689, 704, 709, 744, 757, 765, 827, 870, 940, 976, 990, 1003, 1084, 1197, 1376, 1505, 1607, 1646, 1687, 1775, 1814]
+	#total_verified = [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 11, 14, 14, 14, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 22, 26, 26, 29, 29, 36, 38, 38, 38, 39, 39, 39, 39, 39, 41, 42, 42, 42, 42, 43, 43, 43, 44, 44, 44, 45, 45, 46, 46, 46, 46, 46, 46, 46, 48, 50, 50, 52, 52, 52, 52, 53, 53, 53, 53, 54, 54, 54, 54, 54, 54, 54, 55, 57, 57, 59, 59, 59, 59, 59, 59, 59, 59, 61, 64, 64, 64, 64, 64, 64, 64, 64, 64, 64, 64, 64, 64, 64, 64, 64, 64, 64, 64, 64, 64, 64, 64, 64, 64, 64, 64, 64, 64, 67, 75, 91, 125, 132, 144, 150, 153, 179, 194, 312, 425, 455, 475, 481, 506, 597, 645, 681, 702, 715, 723, 734, 762, 766, 813, 869, 892, 913, 931, 941, 991, 1011, 1021, 1122, 1184, 1283, 1339, 1363, 1387, 1556, 1768, 2090, 2315, 2492, 2568, 2625, 2739, 2796]
+
+	import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+
+	p1 = plt.plot(total_users,color="blue")
+	#p2 = plt.plot(total_verified,color="red")
+	plt.legend(["total users"],loc='upper left')
+	plt.yticks(range(0,13500,500))
+	plt.xlabel('Days')
+	#plt.show()
+	plt.savefig('total_users.pdf')
+	
+#-----------------------------------
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+
+	#parse_search() 
+
+	#get_growth_rate()
+
+	#get_btc_address()
+
+	make_local_db()
+
+	#get_verification_rate()
+
+	#print "read instructions before running"
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