tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post2723808015209625437..comments2024-03-17T08:27:53.658-05:00Comments on Stonekettle Station: Lies, Dammed Lies, and StatisticsJim Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-23471128493280627592007-09-17T13:28:00.000-05:002007-09-17T13:28:00.000-05:00Yeah, that's how I get most feedback on mine too -...Yeah, that's how I get most feedback on mine too - people just catch me on the Instant Messengers or one of the IRC chats I sit in. Some of the entries have inspired some interesting conversations. So I know it's not a total waste of time. ;)<BR/><BR/>I installed my copy of the statcounter yesterday, and so far it shows 11 unique visitors, but some of them look like random traffic that were looking for something else. I can already tell this is going to be the new toy that sucks up my week this week.MWThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09446603415730525882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-67450505422553716252007-09-17T11:30:00.000-05:002007-09-17T11:30:00.000-05:00Steve, the statcounter I have installed shows RSS ...Steve, the statcounter I have installed shows RSS feeds as a line item in the list. And I can usually tell somebody came in through the RSS feed because their entry page is listed as a specific entry vice the top level Stonekettle Station main page. Not hard and fast, but I don't really care how they got here, just that they do :) <BR/><BR/>As to Technorati, both the posts on Apple ended up there. Why? I don't know. I'm not a big fan of the site, I hate how it's formatted, just doesn't work for me. But, hey, obviously I'm in the minority on that. <BR/><BR/>Obviously a large number of folks who visit don't comment. But I'm getting a large amount of email from people who aren't comfortable putting their words on a blog. Mostly military (go figure), and I certainly understand and agree with them regarding comments. Prior to my retirement I was pretty careful with what I posted, you'll notice now that's no longer the case.Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-86608717495591931542007-09-17T10:00:00.000-05:002007-09-17T10:00:00.000-05:00Well of course I look at this from work. What do y...Well of course I look at this from work. What do you expect me to be doing there. <BR/><BR/>Actually during the day I get plenty of 3 or 5 minute breaks. I also track your site through the RSS feed so I can see when you update. My RSS feeds don't work well at home, though (I'm on dial-up, can't get cable modem at my house, and DSL is WAY out of line in price). <BR/><BR/>Over 100, very cool. I think I normally get around 25 unique visitors a day (I can't track RSS, I know of about ten others who only look there and seldom comment). Hey, pretty soon you'll be tracking your technorati ratings, like, every day.Steve Buchheithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12999709767641212586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-78146499988668987672007-09-16T15:19:00.000-05:002007-09-16T15:19:00.000-05:00Funny, in person, my personality tends to repel pe...Funny, in person, my personality tends to <I>repel</I> people!Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-66501169040116973402007-09-16T14:35:00.000-05:002007-09-16T14:35:00.000-05:00I'd agree with MWT. Your online persona at other ...I'd agree with MWT. Your online persona at other well travelled sites attracts people.<BR/><BR/>I, too, have thought about putting a stat counter on my site, but I'm thinking it would only confirm my own half-dozen readers. Maybe down the line when I'm at loose ends some weekend.<BR/><BR/>Congrats on the success of you blog, Jim! It's well-deserved.Anne C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09444051201220766948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-46862247586901629502007-09-15T22:43:00.000-05:002007-09-15T22:43:00.000-05:00MWT, I'm using StatCounter.comThe site gives full ...MWT, I'm using <A HREF="http://www.statcounter.com/" REL="nofollow">StatCounter.com</A><BR/><BR/>The site gives full directions and HTML code to set up stat collection on your blog. There's a free limited version and a much more sophisticated paid subscription. Pretty painless, I'm very happy with it.Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-77990147007182475962007-09-15T20:19:00.000-05:002007-09-15T20:19:00.000-05:00You're a popular guy. :) And you've got a lot of o...You're a popular guy. :) And you've got a lot of online charisma that comes clearly through the text. <BR/><BR/>Where did you get your statistics thing? Now I'm kind of curious what it'd say about my blog (though I'd be surprised if I had more than half a dozen regular visitors).MWThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09446603415730525882noreply@blogger.com