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I am going to indulge myself with this first self-congratulatory post and then forever more leave them to an annual reports just after the first of each year. When I set out with this grand endeavor I set a goal of hitting 10,000 unique hits for the blog in the first month and 30,000 views – I still not sure I understand what that second number means, I just get a stats report on each story. As far as I can tell, “views” mean non-unique visits – so every time anyone clicks on a story, no matter how many times, that counts as a view. I really thought that it would be a stretch to hit those numbers but I wanted to aim high. Well, Thinking Right completed its first month last night and our results exceeded my wildest expectations - 21,001 unique hits and 270,078 views.
Here is the breakdown of Thinking Right’s top ten stories of the month by unique hits and by views:
Unique Hits
1. 2078 - Howard Stern’s Funny But Tragic Interviews Of Obama Supporters – Evidently Howard Stern really sells. This piece took me about 1:37 to put together and yet it drew by far the largest audience to date for Thinking Right. (Geoff Willis) http://thinkingrightblog.com/howard-sterns-funny-but-tragic-interviews-with-obama-supporters/#.UGoK5akTthA
2. 1273 – What Is The Biggest Problem Facing America Today? - This touching piece from Stan Morgan evidently hit a nerve with a lot of people with its simple but powerful message. (Stan Morgan) http://thinkingrightblog.com/what-is-the-biggest-problem-facing-america-today/#.UGoLD6kTthA
3. 1167 – NBC’s Brian Williams Fawns, SNL Spoofs Obama Campaign - Evidently folks like my ability to find funny videos better than my writing style as the video of this funny SNL spoof was very popular. (Geoff Willis) http://thinkingrightblog.com/nbcs-brian-williams-fawns-snl-spoofs-obama-campaign/#.UGoMBKkTthA
4. 1000 – Profanity Strewn Email From Obama Aide – Quick Backpedaling About Lies About Libyan Attack (This Post Rated Mature) - America evidently loves to read about profanity and lack of judgment. (Geoff Willis) http://thinkingrightblog.com/profanity-strewn-text-from-obama-administration-quickly-backpeddling-on-lies-about-libyan-attack-this-post-rated-mature/#.UGoNUqkTthA
5. 888 – When You Need A Helping Hand - The second in the series from Stan Morgan proved just about as popular as his first – I love the tag line - if you need a helping hand, look at the end of your arm. (Stan Morgan) http://thinkingrightblog.com/when-you-need-a-helping-hand/#.UGoOB6kTthA
6. 674 – Univision Takes It To Obama In An Excellent Interview – Growing Disappointment With The President - My first real story that received solid hits stilled relied on other media. (Geoff Willis) http://thinkingrightblog.com/univision-takes-it-to-obama-in-excellent-interview-growing-disappointment-with-the-president/#.UGoO06kTthA
7. 655 – Michelle Obama Demands Truth, Tells All Lies – Fact checking Mrs. Obama’s story showed that her convention speech was evidently written by Steven Glass. (Geoff Willis) http://thinkingrightblog.com/michelle-obama-demands-truth-tells-all-lies/#.UGoPWqkTthA
8. 640 – Prop 32 Most Important Ballot Initiative In California – EVER! - Odd side story to this one is that several unions started following Thinking Right on Twitter – should I be worried? (Geoff Willis) http://thinkingrightblog.com/prop-32-most-important-ballot-initiative-in-california-ever/#.UGoQFakTthA
9. 600 – Responding To International Bullies - Dr. Becky Jones has written an excellent series of pieces on international relations and this one garnered the most unique hits. It is interesting that some of her stories are near the top of the list of most viewed stories – can’t figure that one out. (Dr. Becky Jones) http://thinkingrightblog.com/responding-to-international-bullies/#.UGoQtqkTthA
10. 514 – Democratic Convention Tarnished By Restrictive ID Requirements - This piece of satire was the first story to take off here at Thinking Right. (Geoff Willis) http://thinkingrightblog.com/democratic-convention-tarnished-by-restrictive-id-requirement/#.UGoRP6kTthA
Most Viewed Stories
1. 16,243 – Democrats Boo God? – I rightfully took a little heat for this headline when the truth was the Democrats booed the addition of God to their platform. I think the difference is a mere parsing of words. (Geoff Willis) http://thinkingrightblog.com/democrats-boo-god/#.UGoS3akTthA
2. 16,149 – Skipping The Democratic Convention, Hilary Clinton Heads to Asia – Dr. Jones very nice piece highlighting Secretary Clinton’s absence from the Country during the DNC. (Dr. Becky Jones) http://thinkingrightblog.com/democrats-boo-god/#.UGoS3akTthA
3. 16,012 – Michelle Obama Demands Truth Tells All Lies - (See Above)
4. 15,891 – The Day I was Called “One Of Those People” – A sad but true day about the time I lived In San Francisco. (Geoff Willis) http://thinkingrightblog.com/the-day-i-was-called-one-of-those-people/#.UGoT5qkTthA
5. 14,731 – Liberals, Will The Economy Ever Be Obama’s Fault - Not surprisingly the story to draw the most comments. (Geoff Willis) http://thinkingrightblog.com/liberals-when-will-the-economy-be-obamas-fault/#.UGoUmqkTthA
6. 14,298 – Responding To International Bullies - (See Above)
7. 14,279 - Democratic Convention Tarnished By Restrictive ID Requirement – (See Above)
8. 12,729 – Does The World Really Need A Nuclear Iran? - This story is probably the most important issue of today – another great piece from Dr. Jones. (Dr. Becky Jones) http://thinkingrightblog.com/does-the-world-really-need-a-nuclear-iran/#.UGoVy6kTthA
9. 12,520 – A Look At Current U.S. Policy Towards Syria - Another well written and well viewed piece by Dr. Jones. (Dr. Becky Jones) http://thinkingrightblog.com/a-look-at-current-u-s-policy-towards-syria/#.UGoWMqkTthA
10. 11,941 – Chicago Teacher Strike Highlights Need To Disband Public Unions – Another piece that drew warm fuzzies from unions nationwide. Funny thing is on any piece critical of unions they mysteriously disappear from view and I have to restore them. hmmm . . . (Geoff Willis) http://thinkingrightblog.com/chicago-teachers-strike-highlights-thuggery-and-uselessness-of-public-unions/#.UGoW0KkTthA
Well, that is it for now. Thanks again for your attention – it is much appreciated.
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Congratulations!
How about covering this story:
For years, Republican leaders have been ragging over non-existent voter fraud, using it as a drummed up excuse to push voter ID laws that could disenfranchise millions.
Well, well, it turns out there IS fraud… from REPUBLICANS. In Florida, of all places. Rep Ted Deutch has called for a bipartisan probe. And the reaction from the GOP?
ZERO!
OK, whoever did this (and it looks like the GOP my have culpability) should be prosecuted. What about Acorn, Mayor Daley, and all of the the voting dead? Are you willing to admit fault on the DNC side?
We your avid readers are still waiting for some genuine libertarian/conservative articles unpolluted by partisan backbiting and the insidious neo-Marxist, Big Goverment myths of the so-called neo-con movement which has co-opted and thus corrupted so much of the Republican intelligentsia. But Congrats. Looks like good numbers. How about a demographic breakdown by geographic location? Where in the world – and where in the USA – are your page viewers?
great points altogether, you just won a new reader. What could you recommend about your
post that you just made some days in the past? Any positive?