I'd like to thank Mellisa for posting about Feedjit, a live tracking system that tells you where the people who read your blog are located. That's what that map with the red dots on the right hand side of the page is all about. It was super-easy to install on the blog (a plus for technically challenged chicks like me). If you'd like to add it to your blog, just click on the prompt at the bottom of the map.The first few days, the locations identified by Feedjit were pretty expected. A few spots in Quebec, a few in Ontario, mostly the Ottawa area. None from my hometown but I expect my sister's visits are somehow recorded as being from Rimouski (perhaps that's where her internet provider is located or something). And also, why the heck would someone from Rimouski be checking me out, lol.
Then after my post about the Eye-Fi, I started getting hits from far away places like Pakistan. I suspect people were googling the Eye-Fi and got me (poor them!). Still, it's cool to realize that this little spot on the net is getting visited by people from all over. I even got a hit from the Netherlands, but I suspect that was Robyn checking in while on her honeymoon (hey, I'm flattered that she would take time on her honeymoon to catch up with my blog!!!).
So I'm going to steal a page from Mellisa's book (uh, blog) and invite my visitors to leave a comment on this post for a chance to win a scrapbooking surprise. Please post before Friday May 9 midnight E.S.T. to get entered into the draw (which will be announced on Saturday). If you're not a scrapper and don't want in on the goody bag, please post anyway (and just let me know you don't want to be in the draw). I'd love to know who's visiting here. Gives new meaning to "world wide web"!
5 comments:
That's cool to know from where people check out your blog. I want to know too, so I got it for my blog. :)
Ta soeur de "Rimouski" arrive à Ottawa dimanche soir prochain!J'ai hâte de te voir. Je suis tellement contente d'aller vous voir pour autre chose que de la tristesse... Je me suis alloué un budget "scrapbooking", je n'ai rien acheté depuis au moins 2 mois (c'est un record!).:)
I am going to check this cool little tool out for my blog too! Thanks for stopping by my little piece of the world - I am finally back to the blog after an extended absence ;-).
Cool! I'm not so sure I want to know who's reading my blog. It'd either creep me out or make me depressed that no one ever visited. lol
Actually, I check my stats on typepad on occasion. I can see the referrers (ie. where people came from), and I can see how many pages of my blog they read.
As for your prize! I'd love to be entered. ;)
I have a tracker on my blog too that tells me where people are from ... it sounds like it's very similar to Barb's. It's a cool thing to play with.
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