After the initial buzz of a possible "reconfiguration" of how Internet search data is to be presented, it looks like things (and traffic) have settled down--a lot! Here's wolfram alpha's traffic trend:
http://siteanalytics.compete.com/wolframalpha.com/
If you're a wolfram fan, no worries though. Here's the official pronouncement of the data engine's progress and other updates:
http://blog.wolframalpha.com/2009/08...g-this-summer/