Sluggy here

It was earlier on however it seems to have caught up for me now.

The pattern I'm beginning to notice is a VERY slow start, then around mid-day a big jump in clicks and CPM before getting sluggish again. Another bump up occurs mid-evening and then it's a long downward slide the last 3-4 hours of the day.
Daily CPM is great some days, miserable others, and I have no idea why.

Yes, sluggish. Actually, I've noticed a drop in traffic and earnings since news of MJ's death broke out. Wonder if it's just a coincidence.

Thanks for the confirmations.

then it's a long downward slide the last 3-4 hours of the day.

Obviously many of us are on different servers and the updates are slower for some than others however I wonder whether I've been moved to another one since my update pattern used to be like yours but recently I seem to have had some really good overnight click dumps and by that I mean the last few hours of a Google day.

FWIW I never take much notice of eCPM since I have thousands of free images optimised specifically for my widget trade for companies to use on their own sites therefore just a few visitors downloading 50-100 of these can change my eCPM considerably.

At the end of the day it should be the actual earnings and EPC that are the main criteria as to a site's worth as an advertising medium...then again, I know nothing, If I were to then I would be making a fortune:-)

then again, I know nothing, If I were to then I would be making a fortune

[cough. cough] ahem... he said while lighting his cigar with a $20 bill. ;)

I also have been noticing lately good days but with very slow starts...

lighting his cigar

Andrew! You know I don't smoke...now feeding the Husky caviar is altogether another thing:-)