The Stone Soup blog was viewed about 22,000 times in 2011. In 2011, there were 24 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 121 posts. The busiest day of the year was January 21st with 1,464 views. The most popular post that day was How The Other Side Thinks.
The most popular referrers were: facebook.com, reddit.com, tumblr.com, afternoonsnoozebutton.com, and twitter.com. Some readers found us through search terms. The most popular searches were: “antibiotic[s]” (1,074), “christopher hitchens [smoking]” (584), “vietnam war medals” (65), “leaders” (64), and “importance of export” (48). A few of the more amusing search terms include: “did andy dufresne kill his wife” (9), “farm subsidies are good” (3), and “where does america rank?” (2).
Attractions of 2011:
Here are the posts that got the most views in 2011.
1. How The Other Side Thinks – 6,785 views
2. The Antibiotics Shortage and How to Solve It. – 1,842 views
3. Guest Post: A Deserved Toast To Christopher Hitchens – 935 views
4. Federal Funding Received by State per Dollar Sent. – 773 views
5. Recipe: The Best Braised Short Ribs, with Coffee and Chili – 628 views
A few of our favorite posts by author:
Alex Taubes – Summer Vacation and Teachers
Thomas Miller – A Regruntled Democrat on the State of the Union
David Yin – How The Other Side Thinks
Josh Morrison – the kidney donation series, thus far:
2. Pre-Op Testing — Blood Work
3. Vegetarianism and Kidney Donation
5. False Starts
6. A New Normal
7. Day (after the Day) of Days
8. Not So Easy
Thanks for reading Stone Soup in 2011!
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