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2012 in blogging

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To kick off the new year, we’d like to share with you data on Rockpile Rant’s activity in 2012. You may start scrolling!

Crunchy numbers

20,005 entries were submitted to the 2012 National Geographic Photo of the Year contest. This blog was viewed 110,000 times in 2012. If each view were a photo, this blog could run 5 contests.

In 2012, there were 68 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 428 posts.

The busiest day of the year was October 12th with 1,151 views. The most popular post that day was Don't tell me I can't Rant.

: Don't tell me I can't Rant (1/6)

: Don't tell me I can't Rant (2/6)

: Don't tell me I can't Rant (3/6)

: Don't tell me I can't Rant (4/6)

: Don't tell me I can't Rant (5/6)

: Don't tell me I can't Rant (6/6)

: It's no joke when your computer's broke (1/6)

: It's no joke when your computer's broke (2/6)

: It's no joke when your computer's broke (3/6)

: It's no joke when your computer's broke (4/6)

: It's no joke when your computer's broke (5/6)

: It's no joke when your computer's broke (6/6)

: It's all about right now, show me Rockies (1/6)

: It's all about right now, show me Rockies (2/6)

: It's all about right now, show me Rockies (3/6)

: It's all about right now, show me Rockies (4/6)

: It's all about right now, show me Rockies (5/6)

: It's all about right now, show me Rockies (6/6)

: So long streak here's my "Blog of the Week" (1/6)

: So long streak here's my "Blog of the Week" (2/6)

: So long streak here's my "Blog of the Week" (3/6)

: So long streak here's my "Blog of the Week" (4/6)

: So long streak here's my "Blog of the Week" (5/6)

: So long streak here's my "Blog of the Week" (6/6)

: Say it Aint So...You Let Helmer Go? (1/6)

: Say it Aint So...You Let Helmer Go? (2/6)

: Say it Aint So...You Let Helmer Go? (3/6)

: Say it Aint So...You Let Helmer Go? (4/6)

: Say it Aint So...You Let Helmer Go? (5/6)

: Say it Aint So...You Let Helmer Go? (6/6)

: All in vain for McCain with a rock like Barack (1/6)

: All in vain for McCain with a rock like Barack (2/6)

: All in vain for McCain with a rock like Barack (3/6)

: All in vain for McCain with a rock like Barack (4/6)

: All in vain for McCain with a rock like Barack (5/6)

: All in vain for McCain with a rock like Barack (6/6)

: Salt River Fields...Of Dreams it Seems (1/6)

: Salt River Fields...Of Dreams it Seems (2/6)

: Salt River Fields...Of Dreams it Seems (3/6)

: Salt River Fields...Of Dreams it Seems (4/6)

: Salt River Fields...Of Dreams it Seems (5/6)

: Salt River Fields...Of Dreams it Seems (6/6)

: I'm willing to pay, if you do as I say (1/6)

: I'm willing to pay, if you do as I say (2/6)

: I'm willing to pay, if you do as I say (3/6)

: I'm willing to pay, if you do as I say (4/6)

: I'm willing to pay, if you do as I say (5/6)

: I'm willing to pay, if you do as I say (6/6)

: Autograph Day Two...Like in Tulo (1/5)

: Autograph Day Two...Like in Tulo (2/5)

: Autograph Day Two...Like in Tulo (3/5)

: Autograph Day Two...Like in Tulo (4/5)

: Autograph Day Two...Like in Tulo (5/5)

: Believe me nothings free (1/6)

: Believe me nothings free (2/6)

: Believe me nothings free (3/6)

: Believe me nothings free (4/6)

: Believe me nothings free (5/6)

: Believe me nothings free (6/6)

: Ranter's Photo Contest 2013 (1/6)

: Ranter's Photo Contest 2013 (2/6)

: Ranter's Photo Contest 2013 (3/6)

: Ranter's Photo Contest 2013 (4/6)

: Ranter's Photo Contest 2013 (5/6)

: Ranter's Photo Contest 2013 (6/6)

: Woo Hoo...Rockies Take Two from the Blue (1/6)

: Woo Hoo...Rockies Take Two from the Blue (2/6)

: Woo Hoo...Rockies Take Two from the Blue (3/6)

: Woo Hoo...Rockies Take Two from the Blue (4/6)

: Woo Hoo...Rockies Take Two from the Blue (5/6)

: Woo Hoo...Rockies Take Two from the Blue (6/6)

: It's Over...It's Done...We Suck...It Was Still Fun (1/6)

: It's Over...It's Done...We Suck...It Was Still Fun (2/6)

: It's Over...It's Done...We Suck...It Was Still Fun (3/6)

: It's Over...It's Done...We Suck...It Was Still Fun (4/6)

: It's Over...It's Done...We Suck...It Was Still Fun (5/6)

: It's Over...It's Done...We Suck...It Was Still Fun (6/6)

: Meet Bob the Knob (1/2)

: Meet Bob the Knob (2/2)

: Daily Dose of "D" #4 (1/6)

: Daily Dose of "D" #4 (2/6)

: Daily Dose of "D" #4 (3/6)

: Daily Dose of "D" #4 (4/6)

: Daily Dose of "D" #4 (5/6)

: Daily Dose of "D" #4 (6/6)

Attractions in 2012

These are the posts that got the most views on Rockpile Rant in 2012.

1 Don't tell me I can't Rant 7 comments December 2008
2 It's no joke when your computer's broke 2 comments October 2008
3 It's all about right now, show me Rockies 0 comments August 2008
4 So long streak here's my "Blog of the Week" 8 comments March 2009
5 Say it Aint So...You Let Helmer Go? 44 comments February 2012

How did they find this blog?

The top referring sites in 2012 were:

Some visitors came searching, mostly for michael vick dog, taco bar, taco bar ideas, colorado rockies logo, and alanna rizzo.

Where did they come from?

That's 171 countries in all!
Most visitors came from The United States. Canada & The United Kingdom were not far behind.

Who were they?

The most commented on post in 2012 was Say it Aint So...You Let Helmer Go?

These were the 5 most active commenters on this blog:

1 Joy 18 comments
2 Geri Schmid 15 comments
3 Ken 8 comments
4 Mateo Fischer 7 comments
5 mlblogsroxaddict 5 comments

See you in 2013

Thanks for flying with WordPress.com in 2012. We look forward to serving you again in 2013! Happy New Year!

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