Super Searches
When I view the stats that my web host keeps about my website, I can see other sites which link mine. In fact, a porn site had linked my website at one point... evidentally not checking my content very well before doing so!
In addtion to this, I recently realized I can also see top searches that lead people to my website. Number one is consumption junction, which I didn't realize was such a cliche. I mean, I truly thought I had come up with that witty play on words myself.
Number two is bertville, which surprised me a little. Perhaps people are searching for my blog by name? I just googled it to find out. A much more likely scenario is that they are looking for one of the many cities in the world named Bertville. Who knew?
Number three is beyonce booty. This goes along with number six, which is hot blonds. These two caught my eye because it makes me think that I could just put a bunch of random, often-searched words in my blog. I just checked out some of the most searched words... according to Google, they include:
hayden christensen, star wars, nintendo revolution, yoda, revenge of the sith, ps3, kasey kahne, anakin skywalker, kylie minogue, natalie portman, kenny chesney, survivor, amazing race, dave chappelle, renee zellweger, orlando bloom, xbox 2, naruto, rolling stones, nascar
I have to say, I find that list quite disappointing... and rather sophomoric, really. No one is searching for carl sagan or jane austen? Nobody is asking Jeeves about string theory or middle east peace or renaissance architecture? It's difficult to accept that the majority of people with access to the internet are using it to search for television and movie characters, electronic game machines, and car races.
I wonder what this says about the collective consciousness of our global society. And I wonder which countries do the most internet searching. I can't imagine that people in Haiti constitute a large proportion of the searching being done. Or those in Guinea Bissau.
Fascinating stuff. And now... I guess more people will find search results leading to my blog. So, for those of you bored at work and searching for fun, I apologize for my sneakiness in working my way into your search results. Personally, I hate it when irrelevant sites come up in my favorite searches (which are, incidentally: san francisco restaurants, johnny depp photos, tiki drinks, and john stewart).
In addtion to this, I recently realized I can also see top searches that lead people to my website. Number one is consumption junction, which I didn't realize was such a cliche. I mean, I truly thought I had come up with that witty play on words myself.
Number two is bertville, which surprised me a little. Perhaps people are searching for my blog by name? I just googled it to find out. A much more likely scenario is that they are looking for one of the many cities in the world named Bertville. Who knew?
Number three is beyonce booty. This goes along with number six, which is hot blonds. These two caught my eye because it makes me think that I could just put a bunch of random, often-searched words in my blog. I just checked out some of the most searched words... according to Google, they include:
hayden christensen, star wars, nintendo revolution, yoda, revenge of the sith, ps3, kasey kahne, anakin skywalker, kylie minogue, natalie portman, kenny chesney, survivor, amazing race, dave chappelle, renee zellweger, orlando bloom, xbox 2, naruto, rolling stones, nascar
I have to say, I find that list quite disappointing... and rather sophomoric, really. No one is searching for carl sagan or jane austen? Nobody is asking Jeeves about string theory or middle east peace or renaissance architecture? It's difficult to accept that the majority of people with access to the internet are using it to search for television and movie characters, electronic game machines, and car races.
I wonder what this says about the collective consciousness of our global society. And I wonder which countries do the most internet searching. I can't imagine that people in Haiti constitute a large proportion of the searching being done. Or those in Guinea Bissau.
Fascinating stuff. And now... I guess more people will find search results leading to my blog. So, for those of you bored at work and searching for fun, I apologize for my sneakiness in working my way into your search results. Personally, I hate it when irrelevant sites come up in my favorite searches (which are, incidentally: san francisco restaurants, johnny depp photos, tiki drinks, and john stewart).
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