Some time in the last 24 hours, this page recorded its 500,000th unique daily visitor according to a strict metric, and this site also recorded its millionth page view according to sitemeter, which although something of an industry standard is a less strict count.
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Several people have suggested that I should somehow identify some past blog posts for new readers, a sort of ‘greatest hits’. Perhaps I should just point people to the ‘Torture’ category and leave it at that, but here (in alphabetical order) is a first cut at a representative list of posts I think I’d be happy to have a new reader look at, ranging from funny to grim.
Odd that so many cluster at the end of the alphabet.
In the event anyone cares, I welcome nominations for additions to the list.
Most recently amended on Feb. 5, 2013
For an approximation of what a packet from this blog does before launching out onto the Internet and finding its way to you, see the Dreamhost video. (Not suitable for those who get carsick on roller coasters.)
blog is worth $173,878.32.
How much is your blog worth?
…at least according to Business Opportunities Weblog, which explains the calculation as follows,
Inspired by Tristan Louiss research into the value of each link to Weblogs Inc, Ive created this little applet which computes and displays your blogs worth using the same link to dollar ratio as the AOL-Weblogs Inc deal.
Jakob Nielsen is an authority on web design. When he writes Weblog Usability: The Top Ten Design Mistakes, one should at least pay attention.
By my count, this blog only clearly adheres to two three of the ten rules, and totally fails at least three, arguably five — and doesn’t do too well on the last two either.
1. No Author Biographies [arguably FAIL] (I do link to my homepage…)
2. No Author Photo [arguably FAIL] (ditto)
3. Nondescript Posting Titles [FAIL sometimes]
4. Links Don’t Say Where They Go [FAIL sometimes] (I do try to be conscious of this one, but I get sloppy sometimes).
5. Classic Hits are Buried [FAIL]
6. The Calendar is the Only Navigation [PASS]
7. Irregular Publishing Frequency [PASS]
8. Mixing Topics [FAIL MISERABLY]
9. Forgetting That You Write for Your Future Boss [FAIL] (Tenure is nice)
10. Having a Domain Name Owned by a Weblog Service [PASS]
Should I change my ways?
PS. Please treat this as an open invitation to make any other blog-related comments/suggestions.
Incidentally, it’s clear that I’m also very bad at publicity: last night at dinner, one of my colleagues asked rhetorically if I had a blog, and seemed taken aback a bit when I said that well, yes, I did.
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