The end of the year is a time for reflecting on 2025 for Allegheny Independent Media. We have had 68 posts this year on a variety of issues in the Allegheny Mountains. By comparison there were 50 posts in 2024, a 36% increase. We had 11 posts by Lyrical Capo, 3 posts by Jackie AllisonContinue reading “Reflecting on 2025 for Allegheny Independent Media”
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COVID Deaths Rising in Cambria County and my 11th Anniversary Post.
The 11th anniversary of this blog has snuck up on me with all my other tasks in life. I have still been tracking the coronavirus numbers in Cambria County with alarm. The pandemic has preoccupied my posts since the first case was reported here on March 23, 2020 so I thought I would take a look atContinue reading “COVID Deaths Rising in Cambria County and my 11th Anniversary Post.”
COVID-19 and CSI without Dead Bodies
Since March 14, thirteen out of the last 14 posts on the blog have been on the Coronavirus pandemic. One was on the new hate group numbers from the Southern Poverty law center. With states starting to reopen after the I thought I would take a look at how the pandemic has affected traffic on thisContinue reading “COVID-19 and CSI without Dead Bodies”
Top Ten Posts of 2019
As 2019 comes to a close I thought I would imitate other media news outlets and look at the top 10 posts on this site in terms of the number of page views. The majority of the posts came in the early part of this year and in the later part. Posts made before 2019Continue reading “Top Ten Posts of 2019”
9th Anniversary Post: Evaluating the Domain Name
The 9th anniversary of CSI without Dead Bodies is upon us/me. It has been a hectic year where I purchased a domain name for this blog. The number of users per month for the last year when the domain name was bought are summarized in the blue line in the graph below. The number ofContinue reading “9th Anniversary Post: Evaluating the Domain Name”
Comparing Google Analytics to Statcounter
Since 2011 I used web traffic analytics websites to track the traffic on this site. Blogger has a built in traffic monitor that doesn’t filter out bots that inflate the web traffic estimates. I also use Google Analytics and Statcounter. Google Adsense also measures web traffic to determine ad revenue. I thought I would takeContinue reading “Comparing Google Analytics to Statcounter”
Eighth Anniversary Post, Time for a Change
It has been a turbulent year for me with moving and other responsibilities. Since my last anniversary post I have written 27 posts here compared to 41 posts the year before, a 52% decrease. The decrease in posts is reflected in a 19% decrease in traffic. This discrepancy in the traffic and the posts suggestsContinue reading “Eighth Anniversary Post, Time for a Change”
Cambridge Analytica was Behind the Results I Found on Facebook and the 2016 Election
The Cambridge Analytica (CA) story may have fallen on the back burner because of the March for Our Lives (rightly) and Stormy Daniels (wrongly). Mother Jones magazine published a detailed chronology of how it became involved in the 2016 election. First they were partnered with Ted Cruz’s campaign. They claimed credit for hisContinue reading “Cambridge Analytica was Behind the Results I Found on Facebook and the 2016 Election”
Net Neutrality and CSI wo DB
I have been busy working and writing for the Hill Talk and Data Driven Journalism. I was going to post on a further analysis on Veterans and minimum wage and on new hate crime numbers from the FBI. However there is a more pressing issue for this website and others like it, Net Neutrality. The otherContinue reading “Net Neutrality and CSI wo DB”
Comparing the 6th Year of CSI wo Dead Bodies to the 5th: More Engagement from Russia
For my 6th anniversary post, instead of just listing my most popular posts, I thought I would take a look at how traffic to the site has changed over the past year (9/29/2015 to 9/28/2016) compared to the previous year (9/29/2014 to 9/28/2015). The measures I chose are listed in the Google Analytics output belowContinue reading “Comparing the 6th Year of CSI wo Dead Bodies to the 5th: More Engagement from Russia”