The Belgravia Dispatch: Brief Note on Comments

January 03, 2007

Brief Note on Comments

I've been getting pretty significant traffic from Google these past days since Saddam's execution, as it seems that if you type in Google searches like this one, Belgravia Dispatch is the top hit (very odd, but there it is). So if you see a lot of new screen names and, frankly, odder (than usual!) commentary--blame it on being ranked too high on Google's search engine. Again, random traffic is pouring in very steadily from all over the globe, so it's fair to say it's not the usual crowd. Just an FYI for anyone chagrined or befuddled by it all (it's pretty obvious what threads have been impacted). OK, back to regularly scheduled business (though I'll likely be bugging people with another 'in-house' type note soon...).

Posted by Gregory at January 3, 2007 12:03 AM

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Interesting point. My little blog also got slammed because I put together a post about the execution a few hours prior to the event. Beginning Saturday evening and continung all day Sunday there was a swarm of google search hits literally from all over the world. According to Sitemeter stats English-speaking readers were at one point only 47% of inquiries. (It's really cool to see what your blog looks like in Chinese or Korean.)

When I checked referrals, I saw my post at or near the top of only about a fourth. On the rest, there was no indication that my blog was listed. I figure there was so much traffic looking for the same terms that Google juggled different sites to feed demand.

Maybe someone in the know can explain. But I doubt it. I think the way Google searches work is as closely guarded a secret as the formula for Coca Cola.

Posted by: Hootsbuddy at January 3, 2007 01:46 AM | Permalink to this comment

	« More on Saddam's Hanging \| Main \| Floridly Vulgarized By Power » January 03, 2007 Brief Note on Comments I've been getting pretty significant traffic from Google these past days since Saddam's execution, as it seems that if you type in Google searches like this one, Belgravia Dispatch is the top hit (very odd, but there it is). So if you see a lot of new screen names and, frankly, odder (than usual!) commentary--blame it on being ranked too high on Google's search engine. Again, random traffic is pouring in very steadily from all over the globe, so it's fair to say it's not the usual crowd. Just an FYI for anyone chagrined or befuddled by it all (it's pretty obvious what threads have been impacted). OK, back to regularly scheduled business (though I'll likely be bugging people with another 'in-house' type note soon...). Posted by Gregory at January 3, 2007 12:03 AM Comments Interesting point. My little blog also got slammed because I put together a post about the execution a few hours prior to the event. Beginning Saturday evening and continung all day Sunday there was a swarm of google search hits literally from all over the world. According to Sitemeter stats English-speaking readers were at one point only 47% of inquiries. (It's really cool to see what your blog looks like in Chinese or Korean.) When I checked referrals, I saw my post at or near the top of only about a fourth. On the rest, there was no indication that my blog was listed. I figure there was so much traffic looking for the same terms that Google juggled different sites to feed demand. Maybe someone in the know can explain. But I doubt it. I think the way Google searches work is as closely guarded a secret as the formula for Coca Cola. Posted by: Hootsbuddy at January 3, 2007 01:46 AM \| Permalink to this comment		About Belgravia Dispatch Gregory Djerejian, an international lawyer and business executive, comments intermittently on global politics, finance & diplomacy at this site. The views expressed herein are solely his own and do not represent those of any organization. More About the Author Email the Author Recent Entries Lunch w/ the FT... Robert Strange McNamara Biden on Israel/Iran Mea Culpa (Part II) Something of A Mea Culpa Search Search this site: The News Financial Times New York Times Wall Street Journal The Economist The Times The Spectator Daily Telegraph The New Yorker Washington Post New Criterion New Republic National Review The Atlantic The American Conservative Harpers The Week The Guardian Weekly Standard The Nation Real Clear Politics Le Figaro Le Monde El Pais Pravda The Blogs Across the Aisle Marc Ambinder American Footprints The American Scene Bainbridge Jack Balkin Becker-Posner Balloon Juice Steve Clemons Juan Cole The Corner Crooked Timber Cunning Realist Democracy Arsensal Daniel Drezner Washington Monthly James Fallows Glenn Greenwald Nikolas Gvosdev Huffington Post Mark Kleiman Joshua Landis Daniel Larison Marc Lynch Josh Marshall Progressive Realist Obsidian Wings George Packer Gideon Rachman Andrew Sullivan Katrina vanden Heuvel Volokh Conspiracy Steve Walt James Wolcott Matthew Yglesias Foreign Affairs Commentariat Foreign Affairs Foreign Policy Le Monde Diplomatique National Interest Law & Finance Barron's Bloomberg Bull and Bear Wise Calculated Risk Marketwatch Contrary Investor Corporate Counsel Blog DealBreaker Deal Lawyers Blog Financial Sense Forbes Fortune Hussman Funds Bruce MacEwen Barry Ritholz Nouriel Roubini Safe Haven SCOTUS Blog Seeking Alpha The Street 10b-5 Daily Yahoo Finance Think Tanks AEI Baker Institute Brookings Carnegie Cato CFR CSIS Heritage IISS Intl Crisis Group USIP Security Janes Fed. American Scientists Defense Tech Global Security Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Books American Scholar LRB NYRB NYT Book Review Paris Review TLS Granta Grand Street Arts & Letters Daily TNR's The Book The City Curbed Eater Gothamist NY Magazine NY Post NY Press New York Observer Tribeca Trib Vanishing NY Village Voice Epicurean Corner Wine Terroirs The Burgundy Report Richard Kelley Andrew Jefford Archives Browse Archives Syndicate this site: Belgravia Dispatch Maintained by: www.vikeny.com Powered by

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