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site news — By Bob Riel on March 22, 2007 at 12:51 am

I just had the one-year anniversary of my first entry on this blog. When I began writing, I labored in solitude for more than a month before finally having somewhat of a public launch May 12. I’m pleased that readership has consistently increased and is now more than triple what it was just six months ago. So thanks to those of you who check in here regularly and also those who have sent me emails or left comments.

I’m planning a few upgrades to the site later in the spring, including more original content. But for the moment, in honor of one year worth of entries, I thought it would be interesting to take a look back at some of the most viewed posts of the past 12 months.

There are two clear leaders for most popular post. They are:

1. Starbucks takes on French cafe culture

2. The Masai and the gift of cattle

These are two diverse entries, one about coffee and cafe culture, the other about the unique traditions of the Masai people. After this, a number of posts had similar numbers in terms of page views, but they did fall into a few clear categories.

China was a popular topic, especially these two entries:

- Learning Chinese in Latin America

- India vs. China

Given current world events, it’s not surprising that several entries about Islam or the culture of Middle Eastern countries were also popular. But the most well-read of these was:

- The tribal culture of Iraq

Finally, I would expect readers of this site to be interested in travel and education, so it’s appropriate that two closely related posts also made the leaderboard:

- Educational benefits of travel

- Educational benefits of travel, part two

Thanks again for visiting. Let others know about the site and please continue to stop by. The next year is going to be even better and more interesting!