I was just looking through some of my Site Meter reports and noted with some pleasure that folks seem to be getting some use out of my “News of Interest” links on the left sidebar based on the number of times folks seem to see something there and click through. (The Google ads on the right side, not so much.)
In case you wondered how it was done, the Google Reader is a news/rss aggregator/reader that allows you to “share” stories. They also provide you with a script you can plug into your blog that feeds those shared stories. I think it’s great for those kinds of things where I might otherwise throw up a link without much in the way of commentary.
Enjoying the “News of Interest” section. Even to the point of scrolling back up to folow the links.
I keep forgetting to click the ads. Most are not of interest to me, not sure what can be changed there to make them so. But will make an effort to click through.
btw, long time reader, first comment, keep up the good work.
Glad the “News of Interest” is of some use. Don’t worry about the ads unless you see something of interest.
Hi Doug:
I love your sidebar links to News of Interest. Lots of interesting stories there. Also, I’m way too lazy to do it on my own blog. :)