What do people like? Search me. I posted this link a few days ago and got 3 comments. Miss C posted it on Neatorama today and also received 3 comments (so far). I've received thousands (yes you heard that right) of hits off her post today.
Hey I came for the Phd animation (having just failed to get my application in by the deadline, it confirmed why I was having so much trouble writing the damned thing... 3-5 years writing about imaginary architecture and video games O_o ewwwwww) -- but I stayed for your miscellany of topics that I love. And now you're on my Google reader...
Bruce, I've had my book blog for years and only a handful of people ever read it but I persevere. Lots more people come to NOTL but yesterday I was really surprised to see that little clip get so many hits.
Whenever my hit counter goes from "several" to "Quite a few", I'm quite intrigued. Most of the unexpected visitors just zip through, staying for an average time of no (0) minutes. Few, if any, leave any graffiti. I have two counters, and they never agree on the numbers of visitors. Sometimes I get a rash of hits, with "no referrer". A really, really busy, record breaking sort of day gets a couple of hundred visitors. Thousands? Thousands!
good grief. that's several, lots of times, more than I have fingers! Uncountable!
I almost didn't post the clip. I liked it but figured others might not. Then I thought (as I often do)," WTF, it's my blog and I can blog what I want to." We'll see if any of the horde decide to stick around. I will welcome those who do and certainly won't fret about those who don't.
The number of comments has nothing to do with the popularity of a particular item. If someone likes it, they are more liable to tell OTHER people about it than to leave a comment.
But if it has a typo, you may have as many comments as you have views!
Hey I came for the Phd animation (having just failed to get my application in by the deadline, it confirmed why I was having so much trouble writing the damned thing... 3-5 years writing about imaginary architecture and video games O_o ewwwwww) -- but I stayed for your miscellany of topics that I love. And now you're on my Google reader...
ReplyDeleteDon't people come to your site, to see what blows your skirt up?
ReplyDeleteYou can't please everyone, so you've got to please yourself, I guess.
Glad to have you on board, Director!
ReplyDeleteBruce, I've had my book blog for years and only a handful of people ever read it but I persevere. Lots more people come to NOTL but yesterday I was really surprised to see that little clip get so many hits.
ReplyDeleteWhenever my hit counter goes from "several" to "Quite a few", I'm quite intrigued. Most of the unexpected visitors just zip through, staying for an average time of no (0) minutes.
ReplyDeleteFew, if any, leave any graffiti.
I have two counters, and they never agree on the numbers of visitors. Sometimes I get a rash of hits, with "no referrer".
A really, really busy, record breaking sort of day gets a couple of hundred visitors.
Thousands?
Thousands!
good grief. that's several, lots of times, more than I have fingers!
Uncountable!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeSdC7lbAlA&feature=share
ReplyDeleteI almost didn't post the clip. I liked it but figured others might not. Then I thought (as I often do)," WTF, it's my blog and I can blog what I want to." We'll see if any of the horde decide to stick around. I will welcome those who do and certainly won't fret about those who don't.
ReplyDeleteNag book blog? link?
ReplyDeletehttp://www.myownprivatebookclub.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteThe number of comments has nothing to do with the popularity of a particular item. If someone likes it, they are more liable to tell OTHER people about it than to leave a comment.
ReplyDeleteBut if it has a typo, you may have as many comments as you have views!