Sources close to the Thompson campaign have passed along the following first-day results for ImWithFred.com:
Averaged close to 1,500 people per hour signing up as friends
Averaged $12,000 per hour in contributions
Raised more than $220,000 dollars via the website
Seen just under half of the Friends send a message to others asking them to sign up or give.
We'll see what traffic measuring services like Alexa say in a day or so, but this has to be considered a powerful shot across the bow.