2010 in review (as reported to me by WordPress)

Introduction

This morning I received this review by email from WordPress. I found it interesting and decided to share it with the readers and visitors of the blog. I take the opportunity to thank all of you, and wish you a Happy and Creative New Year!

The Review

The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health:

Healthy blog!

The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow.

Crunchy numbers

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The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed about 200,000 times in 2010. If it were an exhibit at The Louvre Museum, it would take 9 days for that many people to see it.

In 2010, there were 109 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 315 posts. There were 953 pictures uploaded, taking up a total of 233mb. That’s about 3 pictures per day.

The busiest day of the year was March 8th with 1 views. The most popular post that day was Michelangelo’s Pieta: Rome and Florence.

Where did they come from?

The top referring sites in 2010 were foodbuzz.com, cookthebook.blogspot.com, despinarion.wordpress.com, facebook.com, and search.conduit.com.

Some visitors came searching, mostly for salvador dali, michelangelo, claudia cardinale, rita hayworth, and pieta.

Attractions in 2010

These are the posts and pages that got the most views in 2010.

1

Michelangelo’s Pieta: Rome and Florence January 2009
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2

Crucifixion II April 2009
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3

The 20th century Venus of Urbino – Part I: Hayworth, Aimee, Cardinale November 2009
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4

Lightly cured Lakerda fish – Λακέρδα αλίπαστη (ηπίως) September 2008
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5

Roasted Rolled Pork Neck with Potatoes – Χοιρινο Ρολο με Πατατες (το τριτο πιατο του γευματος του ντερμπυ) November 2008
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