William M. Hartnett

Same old, same old. Busy at work = not much posting = inexplicably steady traffic. Here are the February stats, from Google Analytics and Feedburner. Lifetime stats start Feb. 13, 2007.

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More Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenoceros: HBO version lyrics (July 20, 2007)
Google Maps vs. Virtual Earth: A geocoding accuracy showdown in West Palm Beach [...]

Meant to include these geographic and referral details in yesterday’s self-congratulatory anniversary post. Enjoy.

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I am not, as it turns out, huge in Asia.

North and South America: 13,865 visits, 85.25%
Europe: 1,581 visits, 9.72%
Asia: 444 visits, 2.73%
Oceania: 255 visits, 1.57%
Unknown: 61 visits, 0.38%
Africa: 57 visits, 0.35%

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Not even in southeast Asia, which contributed 50 percent of my genes [...]

Things kicked off here at wmhartnett.com on Feb. 13, 2007, which can mean only one thing: A self-serving post to mark the site’s first birthday with a bunch of thoroughly unimpressive statistics. Here’s to even lazier adherence to and significantly greater indifference toward widely accepted rules of good blogging in year two!
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4,711 page [...]

I came this close to finally unseating the Hiphopopotamus post with my summary of our little geocoding accuracy comparison at work. Alas, it was not to be, and the stupid thing remains atop the standings as impenetrably as ever. Apart from the geocoding bit, I don’t remember writing a single substantive post all month. Naturally, [...]

Resolution for 2008: Adhere even more lazily to widely accepted rules of “good blogging.” Thought- and/or commenting-provoking lists? Not around these parts. Have another picture of Pokeweed. Stay focused on a single topic? More videos of sweet cars and Japanese people dressed as Star Wars characters dancing to Motown hits, I say. Here’s the year-end [...]

Had a little traffic bump at the end of the year, but I’m busy watching football and honestly just can’t be bothered to check why. On to the December stats, from Google Analytics and FeedBurner. Lifetime stats start Feb. 13, 2007.

TOP 10 POSTS

More Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenoceros: HBO version lyrics (July 20, 2007)
Bird’s eye view [...]

Traffic slumped a bit in November, as substantive posting dropped compared even to October’s already slow pace. Other excuses: Global warming, transit labor unrest in France, illegal file-sharing, I’m not very good, etc. The Hiphopopotamus lyrics post looked like it had finally died, only to see a mid-month resurgence:

Did that FOTC episode air again? Maybe [...]

Busy month at work, not much in the way of substantive posting, slow traffic, the Hiphopopotamus lyrics post impenetrably on top, etc. There’s no letdown in sight at work, so I started doing the daily del.icio.us links thing just to keep things moving. Don’t know whether I’m going to stick with it, though. We’ll see. [...]

Will nothing topple the Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenocerous lyrics post from its seemingly permanent place atop the rankings, where it resides for the third consecutive month? A random picture of my cat cracked the top 10 posts for the first time, though I’m still trying to figure out what made Vol. 27 more popular than the [...]

Page views up and visits way up over July due almost entirely to global interest in the lyrics to Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenocerous, which ranks as the top post for the second consecutive month. Who knew? Mildly interesting to see the effect of the more general web audience that arrived here seeking FOTC lyrics: Slightly more [...]