Blog Stats - Some Stuff of Interest (to me)

Ostensibly, this is a blog that covers pop culture, especially movies, comics and Superman.  But the posts that get the most traffic aren't always on these topics.  Frankly, I never know what's going to suddenly get a spike, especially if I just post on whatever moves me that day.

Here are the top 5 posts, by traffic, from the two blogs I've kept.  And my speculation as to who is still clicking on that link all these years later.


Top 5 Blog Posts (by traffic) of All Time:  Signal Watch (as of 12:30 AM, 1/4/2015)

1. 8765 - The Giant Eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg:  High school kids with a paper to write
2. 5168 - Today is the 60th Birthday of Christopher Reeve:  People who think they might miss Christopher Reeve's 60th birthday
3. 4411 - I'm Headed for Waco, also (Some) Lawyers are Pigs:  Baptists with legal problems
4. 4296 - Nuvigil Radio Ad: Pitching a world in which nobody ever heard of coffee: Insomniacs with radios
5. 4255 - DC's Take on Supergirl with DCNu/ Relaunch/ New 52:  Nobody at DC

Total Page Views, Signal Watch:  507,176

This number is higher than I would have figured.  And you can't read too much into it.  Anyone doing a Google Image search could count as a hit.  So all those "Christina Hendricks" and "Pam Grier" hits (see below) start making a lot more sense.

Search by Keyword for Signal Watch

Entry	Pageviews
christopher reeve	1229
pigs	1057
supergirl	902
henry cavill	830
christina hendricks	751
pam grier	710
lynda carter	528
nuvigil radio commercial	444
pig	424
baby pigs	418

Top 5 Blog Posts (by traffic) of All Time: League of Melbotis (as of 12:45 AM, 1/4/2015)

1. 2710 - Batman, Possible Power Shift, GL Promotion:  Diane Nelson reviews this 2x per day
2. 2228 -  DITMTLOD: Ellen Greene as Audrey in "Little Shop of Horrors":  people with Netflix and a laptop
3. 1908 - Longhorns (Football) Season Opens:  Texas alumni sports fans who can't navigate the internet
4. 1897 - The League Watches: Santa Buddies:  People for whom all hope has been lost, who seek comfort in knowing there are others like them out there.
5. 1880 - Supergirl the Movie:  People seeking imagery of a contractually bound Helen Slater in in a Popeye's parking lot.

Total Page Views, League of Melbotis:  128.168

This seems low to me, but Blogger was purchased by Google during my tenure at League of Melbotis and took a while to get integrated into Googliness.  Also, Blogger initially lacked labels/ tags, titling and a lot of other features, so that can't have helped create better search results.

Search by Keyword for League of Melbotis

Entry	Pageviews
peanuts halloween	472
ellen greene	258
wonder woman christmas	217
little nell	154
leagueofmelbotis	152
donald duck	134
texas longhorns football	122
blue lantern	115
superman birthday	108
longhorns football	81

Frankly, the most shocking stat of all to me is that 152 people have searched for "leagueofmelbotis".  I suspect that's how some of you used to find the site back in the day if you weren't using an RSS reader.