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Birthday Stats Roundup

Today’s my birthday - and as a birthday treat to myself, I decided to take a look at my blog’s statistics. (I know, fun, right?)

I officially launched the blog on December 30, 2007, but I had several test posts running before then. Now, I’m almost 2 months into this blog (and loving every minute)!

Now for the stats - drumroll, please! As of February 20, 2008…

RSS Subscribers: 38 (42 at the highest point)
Unique Page Views: 2,372
Total Page Views: 5,253
Most Popular Posts:

1. Solved! iTunes/iPhoto Sync Error -50
2. Choosing the Best Wiki for Your Needs
3. How-To: Import Audiobook CDs to iTunes
4. Best of 2007 & Predictions for 2008 Roundup
5. Education, Technology, and Design Conference Calendar

Page Rank: 4
Twitter Followers: 125
StumbleUpon Thumbs Up: 1 (just me!)
del.icio.us Saves: 11
Technorati Rank: 238,665
Technorati Authority: 34
Spam Caught: 247
Money Made: $0 (nobody clicks ads? I don’t blame you, I don’t either. *grin*)

These statistics were all gathered from Google Analytics, WordPress Plugins Popularity Contest and Akismet, FeedBurner, Technorati, various social media sites, and my advertising affiliate accounts.

Any other stats you’re curious about? (Want me to help you track your stats on your own blog?) Let me know!

Popularity: 57% [?]

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Web 2.0 Apps I Use Meme - 2008

TechCrunch started this meme a few years back, listing the top “Web 2.0″ companies they couldn’t live without. Several other bloggers I read have chimed in on the meme, so here’s my list as well.

Use Daily

• del.icio.us
• Gmail
• Google Calendar
• Last.fm
• Netvibes
• NewsGator
• Twitter
• Wordpress

Use Weekly

• Digg
• Facebook
• Flickr
• Google Docs
• Google Reader
• Jott
• Ning
• Pownce
• Skype
• Stumbleupon
• Technorati
• Wikipedia
• YouTube

So…

What’s your favorite web 2.0 app, and why? Let me know in the comments - hopefully, I’ll find something new to play around with this year!

Popularity: 87% [?]

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