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Other Interesting Blog Stats

While my blog's audience is definitely mostly American, here are the top 15 countries that my visitors are from:

1. United States of America
2. Russia
3. United Kingdom
4. Germany
5. France
6. Canada
7. India
8. Ukraine
9. China
10. Australia
11. Romania
12. Ireland
13. Singapore
14. South Korea
15. Macedonia

Here are the top 7 browsers they use:

1. Microsoft Internet Explorer
2. Google Chrome
3. Mozilla Firefox
4. Apple Safari
5. Opera
6. Samsung Browser
7. Lynx

Here are the top 7 Operating Systems used to access this blog:

1. Microsoft Windows
2. Apple Macintosh (Mac OS X)
3. Apple iPhone (iOS)
4. Google Android
5. Linux
6. Unix
7. Blackberry

Here are the top referring sites to my blog: 

1. Google
2. Orthodox Scouter Blog Spot
3. Facebook
4. Bing
5. Hao Hao Report
6. Link Within
7. Daum

Most Popular Blog Posts, Books, Movies, and Toys of All Time!

I found this kind of interesting. These are the 10 most popular posts on my blog over the last 7 years (The blog is actually 14 years old, but metrics were not recorded all this time)! Orthodox Ecclesiology focused posts are #3, #5, #6, and #10. #1, #2, #4, and #8 are posts about the World. #7 and #9 are posts that I rewrote much better and put on the spin-off blog, Steamies vs. Diesels which reviews Thomas and Friends. And actually, come to think of it, #4 and #8 would better fit on the spun-off blog, How to Get Married in China.... This blog started more Worldly-focused and became more Orthodox Christianity focused over time, so I imagine with time, the rankings of the top posts will change. For instance, this Pascha, #5 just made it on this list, bumping off another popular Orthodox Christian Theological post off the top 10 list.

1. 44,650 Unique Visitors: Sleeping Positions of Married Couples and What They Mean
2. 14,294 Unique Visitors: Tattoos
3. 10,453 Unique Visitors: A Timeline of Church History: Tracing the Birth and Continuity of the Christian Church from Pentecost to the Present
4. 4,993 Unique Visitors: HOW-TO: Get a QQ Number for English Speakers and Mac Users (Updated!)
5. 3,912 Unique Visitors: HOW-TO: Make a Traditional Pascha (Easter) Basket and the Meanings of Each Item
6. 9,910 Unique Visitors: 30 Severely Corrupted Scriptures in the New Living Translation (NLT) Bible
7. 3,432 Unique Visitors: Thomas the Tank Engine and his Racist Friends, "The Steam Team" Part Two: Day of the Diesels
8. 2,950 Unique Visitors: New QQ International Version for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux
9. 1,723 Unique Visitors: Thomas the Tank Engine and His Racist Friends, "The Steam Team" Part Four: Misty Island Rescue
10. 1,384 Unique Visitors: My Favorite Orthodox Christian Android Apps (with Links)

What are your top 10 favorite posts on this blog?

Also of interest, the top ten ordered items over the last year via links from my blog to Amazon:

1. 19 people bought the $44 Transformers Platinum Edition Optimus Primal Figure
2. 13 people bought the $12 Transformers Generations Titans Return Titan Master Fracas and Deluxe Class Scourge
3. 10 people bought the $143 Transformers Generations Titans Return Titan Class Fortress Maximus
4. 9 people bought the $20 Transformers Animated: The Complete Series DVD Box Set and the $90 Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Computron Collection Pack
5. 8 people bought the $16 Transformers Japanese Collection: Headmasters DVD Box Set
6. 7 people bought the $1 The Orthodox Church (1963 Version) Paperback Book by Timothy Ware, the $16 Transformers Japanese Collection: Super-God Masterforce DVD Box Set, and the $16 Transformers Japanese Collection: Victory DVD Box Set
7. 6 people bought the $15 American Tall Tales Hardcover Book by Mary Pope Osborne
8. 5 people bought the $7 Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Legends/Legion Class Warpath Figure, the $7 Lionel FasTrack Half Straight Track, and the $7 Lionel FasTrack Full Straight Track
9. 4 people bought the $6 Lionel 1-3/8" Track Section and the $20 Beast Wars Transformers The Complete Series DVD Box Set
10. 3 people bought the $90 Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Computron Collection Pack

You readers really love your Transformers and Trains! 

My Blog Stats, Compared

My blog stats vary, which is normal, due to them having different audiences, but here are the stats I found interesting for the last month, and you may too.  Blog A is Orthodox Ecclesiology and the World, Blog B is How to get Married in China, and Blog C is Steamies vs. Diesels.

Visitors by Browser

Blog A

1. Chrome (27%)
2. Firefox (27%)
3. Internet Explorer (25%)
4. Safari (13%)
5. Opera (3%)

Blog B

1. Chrome (41%)
2. Firefox (26%)
3. Internet Explorer (14%)
4. Safari (7%)
5. Opera (1%)

Blog C

1. Safari (30%)
2. Chrome (24%)
3. Internet Explorer (21%)
4. Firefox (11%)
5. Opera (1%)

But why such an bwoser disparity? Maybe this can be explained by OS?
Visitors by Operating System:

Blog A

1. Windows (67%)
2. Macintosh (13%)
3. iPhone/iPad (8%)
4. Android (6%)
5. Linux (3%)

Blog B

1. Windows (64%)
2. Macintosh (12%)
3. Android (10%)
4. iPhone/iPad (7%)
5. Linux (3%)

Blog C

1. Windows (55%)
2. iPhone/iPad (29%)
3. Macintosh (6%)
4. Android (6%)
5. Linux (2%)

OK, but why such an OS disparity? Maybe this can be explained by the origin of the audience?
Visitors by Country:

Blog A

1. United States
2. Ukraine
3. China
4. United Kingdom
5. India
6. Canada
7. Germany
8. Turkey
9. Russia
10. France

Blog B

1. United States
2. New Zealand
3. Germany
4. United Kingdom
5. Australia
6. Canada
7. Indonesia
8. France
9. Singapore
10. China

Blog C

1. United States
2. United Kingdom
3. Ukraine
4. Australia
5. Canada
6. Japan
7. New Zealand
8. Ireland
9. Russia
10. Indonesia

Based on this and other evidence, it seems that Safari and iPad/iPhone stats are higher for Blog C because of the traffic from the United Kingdom. Do any other bloggers or webmasters see this same type of trend?

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Google Chrome 4.0: Now with Extensions!

Google Chrome 4.0 now has extensions! Here are the extensions that I am currently using:

1-ClickWeather for Chrome - Version: 1.1.0.3 Current weather conditions, maps, and the outlook for the next 24 hours in an easy to scan format from The Weather Channel.

AdBlock - Version: 1.3.9 AdBlock for Chrome! Blocks ads all over the web. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars by our users!

Autocomplete = on - Version: 1.0 Changes 'autocomplete=off' to 'autocomplete=on' in web pages, so your passwords will be remembered.

Chrome Flags - Version: 1.0 Porting of FlagFox to Chrome. Displays a country flag indicating the location of the websites you're visiting

Docs PDF/PowerPoint Viewer (by Google) - Version: 1.5.3 Automatically previews pdfs, powerpoint presentations, and other documents in Google Docs Viewer.

Google Calendar Checker (by Google) - Version: 1.0.3 Quickly see the time until your next meeting. Click the button to open your calendar.

Google Dictionary (by Google) - Version: 0.9.1 View definitions easily as you browse the web.

Google Reader Notifier (by Google) - Version: 1.1 Displays the number of unread items in your Google Reader account. Clicking can show a preview popup or open your Reader account.

Google Translate - Version: 1.1.5 This extension translates entire webpages into a language of your choice with one click. By the Google Translate team.

MegaUpload DownloadHelper - Version: 1.0 No More Countdowns - Automatic Downloads.

RapidShare DownloadHelper - Version: 1.0 No More Countdowns - Automatic Downloads.

ReContext - Version: 1.0 Re-enables right-click context menu on websites that try to disable it

RSS Subscription Extension (by Google) - Version: 2.0.3 Adds one-click subscription to your toolbar.

Send from Gmail (by Google) - Version: 1.11 Makes Gmail your default email application and provides a button to compose a Gmail message to quickly share a link via email

Xmarks Thumbnails - Version: 0.6.0 Add thumbnails to your Google search results. Preview web sites before you click!