Thank you all for the thoughts and tips about checking out hit rates. I shut off the search engine yesterday and yet I still get referrals from search engine terms. I wonder why because when I do the same for my other blogs, they just return zero view rate unless someone type in my blog URL and visit my site.
It just goes to prove that when I created this monster of a book blog, it breathes a life of its own. It is no longer within my control!
Thanks to Judith who provide the tips to double click those bars on my chart to see the source of clicks and links that led the world population to my blog. There are a lot of interesting finds but never in my wildest dreams would I have expected to find this….
In the Wikipedia entry on “The Great Gatsby” at the end of the second paragraph lies this sentence:
…. is ranked second in the Modern Library‘s lists of the 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century. [1]
Note 1 was linked to ………………….. this blog!!!
I know hit rate, view rate, doesn’t matter, but sometimes little connection or discovery like that made my day. 😉
Related link: My Great Gatsby book review.
JoV's Book Pyramid 
Wow, what a great finding! And congratulations for writing a post that made it to the notes in wikipedia.
Posted by Leeswammes | March 22, 2011, 8:28 pmJudith, I’ll probably have someone to thank for. It’s an interesting find. 🙂
Posted by JoV | March 22, 2011, 10:30 pmfollowing this hit rate conversation… how did this happen? you being linked as number on on wikipedia – wow and is it linked to this hit rate thingy your talking about?
Fun stuff JoV 🙂
Posted by Shellie | March 22, 2011, 8:55 pmShellie, WordPress tells you what people click to get to my blog. So I eyes zoomed into en/wikipedia.org as referral. So when I checked it out I found someone pasted my post up as reference to The Great Gatsby’s Wiki entry. It’s fun. I don’t get obsessed with stats but it’s nice to know where and how people come through to your blog.
Posted by JoV | March 22, 2011, 10:32 pmCheers…
I guess thats one of the differences between wordpress and google? I am really lost with all these blog stats.
Yes it is very fun… and you deserve it.
Posted by Shellie | March 24, 2011, 5:45 pmVery interesting how your blog showed up in Wikipedia
I know what you mean about your blog taking on a life of its own
in a funny link to my blog I was list in school web page in New York as blogging extensively on Irish literature when of my 530 posts less than 30 are on Irish Lit
Posted by Mel u | March 23, 2011, 2:56 amMel U, it’s scary sometimes to know that your blog became bigger than you expected. But it’s all good news.
Posted by JoV | March 24, 2011, 11:53 pmI have only one word : AWESOME! 🙂
Posted by Marvin | March 23, 2011, 4:10 amThanks Marvin! 🙂
Posted by JoV | March 24, 2011, 11:54 pmWow ! Marvin is right. AWESOME indeed !
Posted by maphead | March 23, 2011, 4:24 amMaphead, I think you will soon be next in line. You write very intellectually I wouldn’t be surprised if your blog posts are reference or appear in academic journals!
Posted by JoV | March 24, 2011, 11:55 pmPerhaps, I have only two words: EXTREMELY AWESOME!
JoV, congrats.
Posted by Geosi | March 23, 2011, 9:00 pmGeosi, doubly thanks! 🙂
Posted by JoV | March 24, 2011, 11:56 pmThis is wonderful, Jo! Congratulations! This is really lovely news 🙂
Posted by Vishy | April 10, 2011, 2:28 pmForgot to add this. ‘Yay’ to blogger power 🙂
Posted by Vishy | April 10, 2011, 2:28 pmThanks Vishy. It was more of a surprise than feeling I have accomplished something. I haven’t. It is a nice surprise!
Posted by JoV | April 10, 2011, 6:59 pm