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Big in...Malaysia?

When I began keeping stats for this blog, I fully expected the majority of the readership to come from Canada (me being Canadian), with the US coming in a close second (maybe even first, considering the population). But I also always figured that the 3rd spot would be held by the UK...not...Malaysia. It's baffling!

Especially recently, since most of my posts have been sports-related, having to do with the NHL, and CFL. Even my World Cup related posts had more of a European slant, yet I'm still awaiting my first hit from my parent's motherland (Portugal) and the Italians have yet to stumble on this blog while doing a search for stories on their beloved Azzurri.

Oh well, it just goes to show you that one can never predict what will appeal to people online—unless, of course you're in the porn biz. But even then you're limiting yourself to dirty perverts and the Dutch ;).

There, that should get me a few more hits from the Netherlands.

Stat Race

It's Hump Day!

What that means is that for lack of a better story, I'm posting a snapshot of my global stats. I know, I know, it's your new favourite segment here and you wish that everyday could be Hump Day, but that's just not possible.

So as you can see, Canada has pulled away, increasing their lead over the US from 9 to 23.

This is probably still a result from the Toronto-centric sports-related posts that I've put up recently. It was unavoidable since this week was so big in sports: yesterday, the Stanley Cup was awarded to the Carolina Hurricanes; the CFL season kicked off on Saturday, and so did Ricky Williams' debut; The US Open was also this past weekend—although I didn't write about it; the NBA playoffs are also winding up; the Blue Jays are stinking it up again versus inter-league opponents; and week 2 of the World Cup of Soccer is almost complete.

Stat Race

Well, it looks as if it's a two-horse race between Canada and the US.

So far, the Canadians have a slim 9 point lead over their American bretheren. This is probably due to my recent slate of sport-related posts involving hockey and CFL stories. I bet that even the story about the New York Islanders attracted more Canadian hits than American.

There are some interesting entries from countries that i would not have expected like Vietnam, Singapore and Malaysia. I think I have Phil and his readers to thank for those hits since it seems as if he gets around in his part of the world with some regularity.

European entries are woefully low, too many countries to bother trying to appease with a post on the World Cup, although I may have to write one soon, especially if Portugal makes it into the next round—speaking of my parent's homeland, they're nowhere to be seen. Oh well, I have only been tracking these stats for about a week now.

So far though, the Canadians are ahead and that's just fine by me. GO CANADA!