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all about popularity…..
You know, I’ve been thinking…..
(Hush, Roger ~ I can hear your “Oh brother, here we go” thoughts!)
Last week Sitemeter had a major problem ~ people’s sites/blogs were crashing in IE7 because of some code changes Sitemeter made. And it got me to thinking ~ why do I use a service like Sitemeter, Statcounter or Goggle Analytics? I’ve found myself getting caught up in the “rat race” of being obsessed about how many hits my blog is getting.
In some ways it reminds me of being in high school. Wanting to be one of the popular kids, having lots of friends, and being the center of attention. But I’m a grown up. And this blog for personal reasons, not professional. Does it really matter how many people are reading my blog?
I love to go to Sitemeter and see who’s reading my blog, though. I am fascinated that there are people all over the world who take the time to stop by here and read my thoughts, see my pictures, and even watch the occasional video. I would love to hear from each of you personally.
I took the Sitemeter code down last week but didn’t reinstall it, even though Sitemeter fixed the problem. But to tell the truth I’ve missed popping in to Sitemeter just to see who has been visiting. I haven’t been able to post very much lately, so I just want to say that I do appreciate your persistence in stopping by to check if I’ve written anything new.
I’ve been examining my motives behind having a hit counter here. And after some thought about it, I’ve decided that I’m going to go ahead and reinstall the code for the counter. Not because I want to run the numbers game, or because I’m concerned about how many hits my blog gets each day. I’m reinstalling the code because I love to see where the people who are reading my blog are living. In a strange way, I think that’s a bit like my life. It doesn’t really matter to me how many friends I have ~ I just want the friends I do have to be interesting. And you all are very interesting to me!
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