I usually try to post some lighter material on Fridays– dorky polls, random tracks, that sort of thing– and this week, I thought of three different topics that are all basically hooks for comments. So, I’m declaring it a theme for the day, because, well, I can do that. I doubt this will become a regular Friday feature, as I’m not organized enough to commit to that sort of thing, but it might be fun for a day. Or it might be a complete flop– tough to say.<\/p>\n
First up: Who are you people, and where are you coming from?<\/p>\n
OK, that deserves some more background. We use Google Analytics for the offical ScienceBlogs stats around here, and its default traffic report gives you the total visits for the last week. Those figures have jumped up dramatically in the last couple of weeks, passing 10,000 visits for the first time, well, ever, because the old blog never got this kind of traffic. (7-8,000 has been more typical.)<\/p>\n
The weird thing is, I don’t see a single cause– I picked up a couple of links from higher-traffic sites, but it’s not like I got Slashdotted or anything. And yet, I’ve obviously acquired a bunch of new readers. And it’s not an across-the-board increase, because some other ScienceBloggers have complained about lower-than-usual traffic over the same span.<\/p>\n
So, I’m curious about the increase in traffic. Obviously, I’m psyched to have more readers, but I’d like to know what brought them in. If it’s something I did, I’ll try to keep doing it, because, well, I like having an audience…<\/p>\n
So, if you’re reading this, drop me a comment, and let me know who you are, and how you found the site. And I hope you’re enjoying your visit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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