I’ve been using Google Analytics since January 30th to measure traffic here.
Oh, as a side note. Of course the image
in the previous post is not Magritte’s
“The Voice of Silence,” but rather
“The Scream” by Eddie Munch.
But you knew that…
Anyway, the Google tool has allowed me to gather quite a bit of information on you. I don’t know who you are; well, actually, I do know who some of you are and frankly, you scare me. What about you lurkers? You voyeurs… To quote Pete Townshend, “Who the fuck are you?”
Let’s begin with where you are. Although not the majority, many of you live in Massachusetts. Here are the top 10 locations and number of visits:
Maynard 86 Hey Jeff…
Leominster 49 Who are you?
Waltham 46 That goes for you, too.
Hudson 20
Cambridge 18
Braintree 15
Clinton 14
Foxboro 12
Andover 9
West Roxbury 9 Um, hi.
Now let’s delve into some of the search terms that get people here and what they do once they arrive…
Fifteenkey.com is the most popular search term, but I’m not sure how people come up with it to do a search. Searches on my name are the second most popular, and those people spend quite a bit of time “just looking,” averaging about 8 pages viewed per visit. Other popular search terms leading the unfortunate here are:
count chocula
http://vistadome.com who moved my cheese
rob zombie “god of thunder”
phil rudd wife
phil rudds house
phil rudd’s wife
pomade liquid tsa regulation?
songs about depression loneliness fakeness
symbolism in jm barrie’s peter pan
????
Finally, fans of Wilco have ended up here with a variety of searches:
there’s a light (one light)
there’s a light what light
there’s a light, white light
what light letterman mpeg
wilco letterman “what light” mpeg
wilco
Speaking of Wilco, I’m getting fired up for their upcoming show on Thursday, June 28th at the Bank of America Pavilion in Boston.
So, who are you?
Dearest Leo,
You write: Let’s begin with who you are.
Well, now we the readers turn the table on you. Now it is your turn to decide who actually took the time to respond.
You also write: Although not the majority, many of you live in Massachusetts.
Well I don’t. That, beside my name is your only clue. Well one more. I decided to leave that ice box in need of a box of baking soda along
time ago.
You state; Searches on my name are the second most popular, and those people spend quite a bit of time “just looking,” averaging about 8 pages viewed per visit.
Eight pages from me might end with you reading my eulogy.
I was not “just looking” . It was actually like an accident while driving down the highway. You know, you just have to stop to see just how bad it is.
You also cite The songs about depression loneliness fakeness actually “lead” people to your site!
It was actually the depression that followed my ‘eight line” experience that led me to exit your eloquent “Blog”.
The individual responsible for coining that term: Blog, undoubtedly had you in mind.
Signing off
Balz
It’s always good to hear from my brother…