IotD seeing growth

Undertoad · 03-01-2007, 08:43 AM

Since the beginning of the year there has been additional attention paid to IotD from the web in general.

The number of unique visitors to Cellar and IotD in February is over 10000 per day. This is up from an average of around 7000 in November/December.

Of those 10000 visitors, I estimate that 7000 are IotD viewers and 3000 are Cellar forum viewers.

In addition, the bandwidth used for Cellar and CellarIotD is now officially insane. More and more threads with attached images become popular. I've been posting larger and more images per IotD and these IotDs are now archived and visited by more people.

The additional traffic to IotD has increased the amount they generate from the Google ads, and so IotD now earns the Cellar like $50/month which goes into the connection bill. In addition, I've put Google ads on the Cellar archives which generates an additional $15/month or so (still early on that figure).

It's not enough offset to discourage the tip mug yet - we still need the mug, especially while I'm unemployed and can't put my own money into it. But things are improving.

Flint · 03-01-2007, 09:05 AM

Good for you, man. If only you could do this "for a living" ...

Shawnee123 · 03-01-2007, 09:13 AM

When I win the lottery (AFTER SG and Bri and I go on our whirlwind Cellar tour) I will subsidize your endeavors!

Flint · 03-01-2007, 12:31 PM

Let's see some more pats on the fucking back here, you web lemmings!

Sundae · 03-01-2007, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flint

Let's see some more pats on the fucking back here, you web lemmings!

Good lord - that thread was an eye-opener.

It clarified for me why I took the plunge in the first place - this really is a community of grown-ups.
AB was rude, personal, insulting and wrong - and was told to stick around and give the other Dwellars a chance....

Hats off to you guys.[/OT]

(Oh and Bruce was a new poster - wow)

Flint · 03-01-2007, 01:26 PM

arrrgh! no! "pats on the back" for UT regarding the original post here!

Shawnee123 · 03-01-2007, 01:35 PM

Now I do not exaggerate
I think she's nothing short of great
I say that kind of flattery
Will get you any place with me
The way we carry on it tends
To just embarass all our friends
And that is how we'll still be years from now
My baby and me
We belong to a Mutual Admiration Society
My baby and me
We belong to a Mutual Admiration Society
My baby and me

elSicomoro · 03-01-2007, 01:57 PM

Perhaps IotD is rubbing off on COTWP...it is currently the #1 site for "whale penis" on Google. Whoohoo!

Elspode · 03-01-2007, 03:52 PM

I loved that Webscalpel thread so much. I think the whole thread needs to go into the Hall of Fame.

Griff · 03-01-2007, 03:54 PM

I think we need a yearly webscalpel contest.

Griff · 03-01-2007, 04:06 PM

.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-01-2007, 09:14 PM

Damn, Griff! That gave me a chill.

monster · 03-01-2007, 09:54 PM

Webscalpel?

Griff · 03-02-2007, 06:22 AM

It took me way too long to work that out monster.

Happy Monkey · 03-02-2007, 10:38 AM

It's too bad that L isn't on her forehead...

03-01-2007, 09:05 AM	#2
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Good for you, man. If only you could do this "for a living" ... __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

03-01-2007, 09:13 AM	#3
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	When I win the lottery (AFTER SG and Bri and I go on our whirlwind Cellar tour) I will subsidize your endeavors! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

03-01-2007, 12:31 PM	#4
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Let's see some more pats on the fucking back here, you web lemmings! __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

03-01-2007, 01:26 PM	#6
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	arrrgh! no! "pats on the back" for UT regarding the original post here! __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

03-01-2007, 01:35 PM	#7
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Now I do not exaggerate I think she's nothing short of great I say that kind of flattery Will get you any place with me The way we carry on it tends To just embarass all our friends And that is how we'll still be years from now My baby and me We belong to a Mutual Admiration Society My baby and me We belong to a Mutual Admiration Society My baby and me __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

03-01-2007, 08:43 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	IotD seeing growth Since the beginning of the year there has been additional attention paid to IotD from the web in general. The number of unique visitors to Cellar and IotD in February is over 10000 per day. This is up from an average of around 7000 in November/December. Of those 10000 visitors, I estimate that 7000 are IotD viewers and 3000 are Cellar forum viewers. In addition, the bandwidth used for Cellar and CellarIotD is now officially insane. More and more threads with attached images become popular. I've been posting larger and more images per IotD and these IotDs are now archived and visited by more people. The additional traffic to IotD has increased the amount they generate from the Google ads, and so IotD now earns the Cellar like $50/month which goes into the connection bill. In addition, I've put Google ads on the Cellar archives which generates an additional $15/month or so (still early on that figure). It's not enough offset to discourage the tip mug yet - we still need the mug, especially while I'm unemployed and can't put my own money into it. But things are improving.

03-01-2007, 01:57 PM	#8
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Perhaps IotD is rubbing off on COTWP...it is currently the #1 site for "whale penis" on Google. Whoohoo!

03-01-2007, 03:52 PM	#9
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I loved that Webscalpel thread so much. I think the whole thread needs to go into the Hall of Fame. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

03-01-2007, 03:54 PM	#10
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I think we need a yearly webscalpel contest. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-01-2007, 04:06 PM	#11
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	. Attached Images __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis Last edited by Griff; 03-01-2007 at 04:17 PM.

03-01-2007, 09:14 PM	#12
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Damn, Griff! That gave me a chill. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-01-2007, 09:54 PM	#13
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Webscalpel? Attached Images __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-02-2007, 06:22 AM	#14
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	It took me way too long to work that out monster. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-02-2007, 10:38 AM	#15
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	It's too bad that L isn't on her forehead... __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

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