stats

It was another great year for readership here at Artifacting. 2001 brought 1,016,006 absolute unique readers to the blog. I’ve been writing this blog for seven years so it feels great to have finally hit the 1M mark. Below is a graph of my total number of absolute unique readers throughout 2011. The peak in late August came from the blog entry about the art of stealing. The dip in mid December was a result of the site getting hacked.

The top ten most visited posts published in 2011:

1. Get A Cute Nickname For Your Boyfriend Or Girlfriend
2. Rainbow Dash Attack
3. 5 Million Dollars 1 Terabyte
4. Colorized Version Of Burning Monk Thích Quảng Đức
5. 24 Hours Of American Hardcore Punk Songs
6. Grantland (And ESPN Page2) RSS Feed
7. The Gävlebocken (Gävle Goat) Has Once Again Gone Up In Flames
8. Hewlett-Packard (Still) Knows Nothing About Personal Computers
9. Disneyland Entry Whistle/Sound Ringtones
10. Colfax Avenue, 1972

Referring sites sent 94,092 unique visitors to Artifacting in 2011 via 2,613 sources. That is actually a slight from 2010. Below is a chart of referrals to Artifacting throughout 2011:

The top ten referring sites to Artifacting (with search engines removed) during 2010 were:

1. Facebook
2. Stumbleupon
3. Yahoo Answers
4. Reddit
5. Wikihow
6. Metafilter
7. The Blaze
8. Fishing Buddy
9. Boing Boing
10. Twitter

Once again, not a single personal blog has made the list (this hasn’t happened since 2008). I beginning to believe personal blogs are going the way of the ghost.

General stats for Artifacting are as follows:
Posts 1,278
Categories 78
Comments 7,530

If you’re interested I also have the same stats for 2010, 2009 and 2008.

It was a banner year for readership here at Artifacting. Readership has steadily increased over the last few years. Below is a graph of my total number of absolute unique readers which totaled 648,994 throughout 2010. That is over 3x’s more unique visitors than last year.

The top ten referring sites to Artifacting (with search engines removed) during 2010 were:
1. Facebook
2. AOL Mail
3. Yahoo Answers
4. Yahoo Mail
5. Stumbleupon
6. Two Plus Two Poker Forums
7. Metafilter
8. Boing Boing
9. Kairn
10. Reddit

Below is a chart of referrals to Artifacting throughout 2010:

Below are the top ten most visited posts published in 2010:
1. Climbing A 1,768 Foot Transmission Tower
2. The Menu At Casa Bonita
3. Beginners Guide To Viewing The Perseid Meteor Shower
4. 100 Greatest TV Theme Songs
5. Definitive List Of The 99 Things You Should Have Already Experienced On The Internet Part Two
6. 131 Alternative Default Facebook Profile Pictures
7. Breasts In 3-D
8. Periodic Table Of Swearing
9. Full Double Rainbow Songs
10. The Ill-Fated Gävlebocken (Gävle Goat)

General stats for Artifacting are as follows:
Posts 1,217
Categories 74
Comments 5,008

If you’re interested I also have the same stats for 2009 and 2008.

Despite my lousy blogging habits in 2009 the blog continued to grow and I almost doubled my amount of unique viewers over the year. Below is a graph of my total number of absolute unique readers which totaled 206,881 over the year. The drop in late June was due to a serverside attack.

The top ten referring sites to Artifacting (with search engines removed) during 2009 were:
1. Yahoo Answers
2. Boing Boing
3. Facebook
4. Dethroner
5. Stumbleupon
6. Twitter
7. Reddit
8. Serious Eats
9. ui.
10. Sensible Erection

I found it surprising that there wasn’t a single personal blog on the list this year. Are personal blogs going the way of the ghost?

Below is a chart of referrals to Artifacting throughout 2009:

Below are the top ten most visited posts published in 2009:
1. I’m About To Whip Somebody’s Ass
2. Billy Mays Is A Sad Robot
3. The Coolest, Craziest, Kitty Cat Desktop Wallpaper On The Internet
4. Bell Pepper Teratoma
5. Crying Over Auto Tune Part II
6. I’m Dreaming Of A Chiptune Christmas
7. Fuckin’ Math
8. Another Word For Vagina
9. Definitive List Of The 99 Things You Should Have Already Experienced On The Internet (+10)

General stats for Artifacting are as follows:
Posts 1,086
Categories 66
Comments 4,290

Readership here has steadily increased over 2008. Below is a graph of my total number of absolute unique readers which totaled 104,026 throughout the year. I have no idea why there a sudden drop off in August. I also have no idea what caused the huge spike in November 11th.

The top ten referring sites to Artifacting (with search engines removed) during 2008 were:

1. RipeTV Blog
2. Stumbleupon
3. Dethroner
4. Twitter
5. Yahoo Answers
6. Facebook
7. Coudal Partners
8. The Denver Egotist
9. Boing Boing
10. Whiskey In My Sippy Cup

Below is a chart of referrals to Artifacting throughout 2008:

Below are the top ten most visited posts published in 2007:

1. The Official Comprehensive List Of Slurpee Flavors
2. Dog Gone It: 8 Foods To Keep Away From Your Dog
3. Acceptance Speech Word Visualizations
4. Madonna And Ozzie Osbourne Together At Last
5. Avoid Street Sweeping Tickets
6. Live Girl Show
7. You’re My Obsession
8. Xobni Invites
9. Five Web 2.0 Ways To Break Up With Your Boyfriend
10. Panties & A Fillet O’ Fish

General stats for Artifacting are as follows:
Posts 989
Categories 65
Comments 3,610