state of the blog 2012

CELEBRATING 102 POSTS AND THE SECOND COMPLETE YEAR OF GAMEDAE

Welcome to the second, annual Gamedae State of the Blog address. Recapping the highlights and stats of 2011 and the plans for the site’s future. We will explore some of the more popular posts and where some of the site’s content is going (and why it isn’t on the blog.) Without further adieu, let's get into what happened in 2011.

Total views in 2011: 8,317 (views are up 106% over last year)

Most viewed posts:
    •    netflix picks (Mar 18, 2011) - 376 Pageviews
    •    last week’s links volume 4 - 336 Pageviews
    •    TMNT: turtles in time re-shelled - 304 Pageviews

Games reviewed: 19

Most popular browser used: Chrome

Most commented on post: 1001 Video Games (A contest)

Most productive contributor: Zoidberger (with 4+ posts! Thanks also to Verdeberg and Goose Egg for your contributions)

Followers (through Blogger): 8 (We still need to work on this)

Gamedae Milestones:  

• Established Gamedae on Twitter (141 followers/1431 tweets)
• More integrated banner headings 
• E3 couch coverage

Most site visits from a foreign country: Brazil

Goals met in 2011:

• T-shirts
• Created a graphic linking to the banner archive

New Goals for 2012:
    •    Bring in new readers
    •    Alternate game covers
    •    Get invited to E3

As for the light content thus far in 2012, I have an important announcement to make: I have joined the content team for 2Old2Play.com, a large online community of gamers, ages 25 and up. Not only is this a great site for gamers looking for like-minded forums, but getting posts on the front page is bringing exposure to my writing and an uptick in viewers for Gamedae. Please visit some of the following links to see what you’ve been missing.

2O2P Game Reviews
Hydrophobia Prophecy
Starhawk Beta
SSX
Sideway NY
PS Vita Part 1 /  Part 2