Time
Fri Apr 06, 2007 14:58 (UTC -5)So The World of Stuff is four years old today. It’s pretty odd when I think about it. If TWoS had been in high school when it started, it would have graduated right now. What started as a disorganized collection of random web pages has become a disorganized collection of random web pages with a blog and some readers. Note that I haven’t truly been blogging for four years; that would come later when I realized that I would need to have something that would keep people coming back. I guess it’s worked, because I’ve had a small but growing and fairly devoted following, and for your continued readership and support, I thank you.
It’s been a good year for TWoS. I’ve taken up writing Greasemonkey user scripts, shown you how to find the day of the week of a given date, re-released a video and brought you two new ones, and allowed you to give some Russian flavor to your text. It’s not much, all in all, but I think it’s quality stuff. I’m especially proud of the videos. I should add that Beowulf and Beowulf 2 come to you via the cooperation of my friends. Beowulf 3 is coming soon.
But remember, readers, that none of this would be possible without you because then I would have done all this work for nothing, and that would make me go insane. Something else that almost makes me go insane is trying to figure out exactly how many readers I have. Certain web-based feed aggregators will tell you how many people are subscribing to your feeds when they request them. Of course, it’s impossible to gauge readership accurately by this method, because not everybody uses a web-based aggregator to read blogs — I don’t — but the information is enticing nonetheless. For example, I know that this site has 5 readers using Google Reader, 5 reading with Bloglines, 1 with NewsGator, and 1 with Rojo. So, the question remains… who are you? If you rarely or never post comments, I’d like you to post a comment introducing yourself. It’s just one of those things that a blogger likes to know, especially a small-time blogger like me.
I’ve enjoyed maintaining The World of Stuff for the past four years, and I hope to do so for many more. Viva la Stuff!
3 comments
#1 by Peter: Fri Apr 06, 2007 17:33 (UTC -5)
You know me.
I read your blog directly, so I don’t count in your feeds.
#2 by Kirsten: Mon Apr 09, 2007 14:52 (UTC -5)
Congrats on 4 years! I just had my 1 year blogiversary.
I don’t remember exactly how I found your site, because I chase links like crazy sometimes, but I’m a fairly new reader.
I don’t subscribe to any blogs. I just put them on my blogroll and go down the list to read them all.
#3 by Tom: Tue Apr 10, 2007 14:01 (UTC -5)
Hello my name is Tom, and I read your blog. I have even commented and asked a few “Ask Jordon” questions. I started reading when you were active at Where’s George. I am one of the 5 in Bloglines (the primary way I read your blog). I am also trying out Google Reader, so I am one of them too.
I live outside Buffalo, New York (actually I am closer to Niagara Falls). I know it drives bloggers nuts but I am much more of a lurker. Not sure why.
Keep up the good work.