November
14th, 2005
It never ceases
to be of interest to us that we are of interest to you. Don't
get me wrong – I love each and every one of you. Bless your
bored, procrastinating hearts.
When Jamie
and I started this, we figured our readership would include friends,
family and maybe a few ad people from around Toronto. Our
first bit of fan mail from New Delhi gave me new appreciation
for the viral nature of the Internet and a new respect for the
folks in the Interactive department.
Of course,
a quick perusal of our stats page tells me that not everyone who
arrives here meant to. Here's a random sample of real searches
that led new readers to our site:
My heart goes
out to the poor bastard who, lotion and tissues at the ready,
searches for cheesecake galleries only to end up here.
But it does give me an idea.
For example,
let's say I write about the Clint
Eastwood movie in which John Malkovich says “I'm
going to the kill the President of the United States.”
Fifteen seconds after I post, we have new readers from the Secret
Service. Hi guys.
And now, a
story:
A few
weeks before Christmas, Paris Hilton, Britney Spears, Michael
Jackson and Pam Anderson were playing online poker and exchanging
Thanksgiving recipes. In the nude. While downloading Star Wars
on Kazaa.
Boom. I just
quintupled our traffic. Welcome new readers.
- Graham
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