2012: Year End Blog Statistics

Highlights

Most popular articles of 2012

1. 10 Observations About Bicycling in Amsterdam (March)- 4,165 views, 16 comments
2. 81-Year-Old Gene Hackman Hit On His Bike (January) – 3,393 views, 52 comments
3. Dear Bicycle Helmet (June) – 3,340 views, 25 comments
4. When School’s Out In Amsterdam (March) – 2,587 views, 14 comments
5. Awkward Moments In China’s Car Culture Frenzy (February) – 1,756 views, 18 comments
6. Urban Car-Free Camping (May) – 1,541 views, 8 comments
7. Lawyer On a Bike: Interview with Ian Flett (July) – 1,406 views, 17 comments
8. Rural Bike Infrastructure in the Netherlands (March) – 1,357 views, 10 comments
9. The Car Once Symbolized Freedom… (April) – 1,251 views, 21 comments
10. Floating Bicycle Commuters (June) – 1,250 views, 4 comments

Top news/blog referrers

1. Theatlanticcities.com (1,308 visits)
2. Grist.org (567 visits)
3. Copenhagenize.com (432 visits)
4. Ibiketo.ca (396 visits)
5. Bikeforums.net (395 visits)
6. Brooklynspoke.com (362 visits)
7. Cycling-embassy.org.uk (347 visits)
8. Curbside.on.ca (286 visits)
9. Cycle-space.com (285 visits)
10. Movebike.blogspot.com.br (263 visits)
11. Kentsbike.blogspot.com (262 visits)
12. Thestar.com (250 visits)
13. Cyclelicio.us (237 visits)
14. Newurbanhabitat.com (223 visits)
15. Treehugger.com (218 visits)

Top Traffic Sources

1. google search traffic (49,325 visits)
2. facebook.com (7,982 visits)
3. reddit.com (7,647 visits)
4. t.co (6,587 visits)
5. feedburner (5,047 visits)
6. google.com (4,557 visits)
7. imgur.com (2,926 visits)
8. stumbleupon.com (1,623 visits)
9. google.ca (1,373 visits)
10. feedburner email (947 visits)

Top Visitor Countries

1. United States (53,314 visits)
2. Canada (34,549 visits)
3. United Kingdom (8,976 visits)
4. Australia (4,125 visits)
5. Netherlands (3,447 visits)
6. India (2,819 visits)
7. Germany (1,850 visits)
8. Spain (1,616 visits)
9. France (1,370 visits)
10. Brazil (1,253 visits)
11. Philippines (1,043 visits)
12. Mexico (849 visits)
13. Italy (798 visits)
14. New Zealand (772 visits)
15. Singapore (709 visits)

Top Browsers

1. Chrome (42,908 visits)
2. Firefox (35,690 visits)
3. Safari (23,841 visits)
4. Internet Explorer (20,729 visits)
5. Mozilla Compatible Agent (4,453 visits)
6. Android Browser (3,631 visits)
7. Safari (in app) (1,908 visits)
8. Opera (1,457 visits)
9. Opera Mini (330 visits)

Most Bizarre Search Keywords

1. How to make cycling easier (55 visits)
2. Watch out (55 visits)
3. Cycling thong (38 visits)
4. How old is gene Hackman (38 visits)
5. One less car (31 visits)
6. Is gene Hackman still alive (23 visits)
7. Thong underwear (21 visits)
8. Blog thong (16 visits)
9. Awkward moments (15 visits)
10. I hate cyclists (15 visits)
11. Graphic videos of people getting killed (14 visits)
12. Thongs on bikes (12 visits)
13. Stupid cyclist (10 visits)
14. Panties bicycle (9 visits)
15. Too many cars on the road (9 visits)

James D. Schwartz is a Transportation Pragmatist and the Editor of The Urban Country. You can contact James at james.schwartz@theurbancountry.com or follow him on Twitter.

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• 2012: Year End Blog Summary (Dec 2012)
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