Article impression count

I second the motion...

Would the purpose be to show your front end users how many page views an article has? Or, a count that would be visible only to admins when viewing the front end?

The purpose would be to show a front end user how many page views and article has.

When I first read Lonnie's suggestion for some reason my mind pictured a count on the editorial assets search results (in the cms) not on the front end. I don't think there is anything wrong with a hit counter on the front end even if it is a little old school. I wouldn't necessarily want it but it would be cool as an option "Make hit counts visible: All users? Admins Only?"

I like the idea as well

How about adding a story counter to the individual article asset window. There is a story counter in the calendar asset window and for classified ads. In those locations, you call them statistics.