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:
- Solved! iTunes/iPhoto Sync Error -50
- Choosing the Best Wiki for Your Needs
- How-To: Import Audiobook CDs to iTunes
- Best of 2007 & Predictions for 2008 Roundup
- 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!
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February 5th, 2008
12:56
Links, Social Media, Technology
2008, facebook, google, linkedin, mashup, myspace, politics, social networking, trends, twitter, video, youtube
Super Tuesday is here for the U.S. (I’m voting after work!), and Google, Twitter, and lots of other new media and social networking platforms are all a-buzz.
Check out some nifty tools I’ve found for keeping on top of election results, news, and the candidates, Web 2.0 style.
Mashups
Candidates on Social Networking Platforms
- Twitter: Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Ron Paul, (and out-of-the-running John Edwards and Joe Biden)
- Facebook: Hillary Clinton, Mike Huckabee, John McCain, Barack Obama, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney
- MySpace: Hillary Clinton, Mike Huckabee, John McCain, Barack Obama, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney (a full list of all candidates, including out-of-the-running ones can be found here)
- LinkedIn: Barack Obama, Ron Paul
Tools
Elsewhere in Blogs…
Anything I Missed?
Have you come across a political mashup, tech tool, or social networking site? Let me know in the comments!
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January 6th, 2008
22:13
Lifehacks, Social Media
2008, del.icio.us, digg, facebook, flickr, google, jott, last.fm, meme, netvibes, newsgator, ning, pownce, skype, stumbleupon, techcrunch, technorati, twitter, web2.0, wikipedia, wordpress, youtube
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!
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January 1st, 2008
14:59
Education, Lifehacks, Social Media, Technology
2007, 2008, elearning, mashable, predictions, social networking, software, techcrunch, twitter, year in review
It’s that time of year, when all the blogs do a “best of” post for the year, and set some goals or predictions for the next year. Since I’ve been reading these like crazy, I thought I’d distill down the list to a few great ones relating to Ed Tech. Enjoy!
Education
TechCrunch - “Top 2007 Education Apps: Learning 2.0”
What makes this a great list isn’t the article itself, but it’s call to readers to list their own best educational apps. A strong response in the comments provides a great list of educational resources online.
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day - “The Best Web 2.0 Applications for Education - 2007”
The blog post that inspired the TechCruch post (above). Another wonderful list of resources for online learning.
The Rapid eLearning Blog - “Your 10 Most Popular Posts of 2007”
An excellent roundup of this blog’s best posts - if you’re wanting to jump on the rapid elearning bandwagon, here’s your reading list!
Technology
TechDigest - “20 Trends Defining Virtual Worlds in 2007”
Virtual worlds are rapidly becoming a part of online learning - here is a great analysis of how far the technology has come, and directions it could go in the future.
Ars Technica - “Looking Back, Looking Forward: Best of 2007 and Predictions for 2008”
A great overview of the top tech stories of 2007, with some well thought out predictions for the year to come.
Google Earth Blog - “Top 10 New Google Earth Features 2007”
Many educators are starting to use Google Earth in the classroom - here’s a list of new features added to the software this year.
Lifehacks
Lifehacker - “Best of 2007: Twenty Top 10’s of 2007”
Earlier this year, Lifehacker started a “Top 10″ series - here are the 20 most-viewed of the year.
Lifehacker - “Lifehacker’s 2007 Guide to Free Software and Webapps”
The list you can’t live without - software for every platform and some wonderful online apps - all free!
ReadWriteWeb - “Top Web Apps & Sites of 2007”
A roundup of the best web software this year.
Social Media
Logic+Emotion - “2007 was the Year of Social Media. 2008 is the Year of Mobile Media.”
Very good insights on how the ways people interact with technology are changing.
Mashable! - “Best of 2007: Trends That Shaped the Web”
Highlights of the year in social media, including social networking, politics online, open source software, and more.
Twitter - See what other bloggers are saying by following predictions08 on Twitter!
What did I leave out?
Did I miss any spectacular 2007/2008 lists? Did you write one of your own? Let me know in the comments!
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Today marks my “official” launch for this blog, but as I’ve quickly learned, as soon as something is available on the internet, people will find it.
I already have links from people on del.icio.us and StumbleUpon, readers from MyBlogLog, followers on Twitter, and RSS subscribers. I’m glad you all have found me, and I hope you stick around, because there’s much more to come.
While you’re here, why not find out some more about me, get in touch with me, or browse the posts I’ve created already.
Update:
This is why I need to keep up a little better on my podcasts… it turns out, my blog was mentioned on the Ed Tech Talk radio show back on December 16th. Thanks guys!
Back in the blog’s early test posts, when it was picked up on the Ed Tech Talk radar, it was mostly link roundups and blog reviews (and trust me, those goodies will still continue!), but I’m planning some great feature-length posts tackling some topics in the field of Ed Tech. So stay tuned!
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