And so we turn our steely gaze upon the year just complete.
From October the restrospective changes to Internet Explorer have had an effect, and yes it’s something we’re aware of and working on but it’s not simple. If you’re not using a decent browser like Safari, Firefox, or Chrome and you have any choice in the matter I recommend them.
In general though we’d rather have 30% readership growth than the alternatives being suffered in rival media.
Social media:
Incidentally we don’t burden you guys with gasping self promotion for social media but while we’ve got you here:
- — You can like us on Facebook here.
— We also pump on to twitter
— And if you want my personal ventings I’ve got a personal account on Twitter.
Stats:
The key stats are:
- Visits: 4,288,197, up from 3,320,398, for 29.15% growth.
Unique Visitors: 1,415,596, up from 1,063,255 for 33.14% growth.
Pageviews: 12,523,675 up from 10,831,181
Now for the bit you’ve been waiting for. What were the most read stories and most searched for keywords in 2012?
Top 20 stories:
- 1. Rathbone Reveals All
3. Thar she blows! New Cotter Dam overspilled
4. Kings Highway closed at Pooh Corner following massive landslide
5. Canberra’s Owen Campbell spontaneously combusts on Australia’s Got Talent
6. On bail Justin Monfries named as driver in Canberra hospital horror smash
7. Jim’s mowing takes a red hot shot at taking down a cyclist
8. A hero emerges in Kaleen thanks to police video, but his dog wasn’t much use
9. Annoying Belconnen Helicopter ?
10. The Steve Nogas incident at Summernats
11. Best hairdresser in Canberra?
12. The Lake Ginninderra teepee is a protest against UC student accommodations
13. Speeding Fines – how long before they come?
14. The axe swings on the School of Music
16. Julia trapped by an angry mob at the Tent Embassy?
17. Stoic Canberrans to come through earthquake horror. Images of Canberra
18. Danny Subasic’s your man if you like getting naked behind academy, assaulted, and weed on
Top keywords:
(Duplicates and variations of RiotACT excluded)
- 1. brodburger
2. skyfire 2012
3. summernats 2013
4. car detailing canberra
5. joel monaghan
6. woolworths dunlop
7. duxton canberra
8. the workers
9. erin molan
10. owen campbell
11. steve nogas
12. limestone lizzy riotact
13. ginninderra falls
14. cotter dam cam
15. keren rowland
16. allhomes
17. cotter dam
18. late night chemist canberra
19. katie bender
20. gal house canberra
21. best breakfast in canberra
22. amber jane westin
23. dermatologist canberra
24. kambah pool
25. pilates canberra
26. bulk billing doctors canberra
27. anu singh
28. bathroom renovations canberra
29. justin monfries
30. brumbies 2012 draw
31. act cyclists accident
32. ginninderra medical centre
33. all you can eat canberra
34. poachers pantry
35. nbn gungahlin
36. bbq chickens canberra
37. landmark cult
38. fish and chips canberra
39. double glazing canberra
40. rowland keren
41. costco canberra
42. painting roof tiles
43. marion le social justice party
44. red hill lookout cafe
45. canberra news
46. cooking classes canberra
47. channel 84
48. belconnen owl
49. pest control canberra
50. landmark cafe canberra
51. chinese embassy
52. apple store canberra
53. amber westin
54. second hand furniture canberra
55. white stemmed gum moth
56. corinbank
57. mully williams
58. griffith vietnamese
59. marc emerson
60. act aboriginal and torres strait islander cultural centre
61. canberra airport parking
62. berries from the bay charnwood
63. breakfast in canberra
64. me no fry
65. michael david watt
66. canberra bbq areas
67. solar panels canberra
68. jeff manny
69. dentist canberra
70. cafe injoy
71. sell second hand clothes canberra
72. sky fire 2012
73. mortgage broker canberra
74. back wax canberra
75. myer tuggeranong
76. honky tonks
77. garrett purtill
78. yum cha canberra
79. smoking in cars with children
80. causeway canberra
81. freestyle tattoo canberra
82. pregnancy massage canberra
83. canberra apple store
84. polish club canberra
85. best rated restaurants in canberra
86. wig and pen
87. ugg boots canberra
88. cotter dam expansion
89. photography workshops canberra
90. joe cinque
91. rhubarb and me
92. act election blog
93. allclassifieds
94. jorian gardner
95. vasectomy canberra
96. best coffee in canberra
97. bullet train for canberra
98. act tattooists
99. 19 gun salute canberra
100. 24 hour chemist canberra
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Keren Rowland anniversary coming up again. I was reminded by seeing the drunk carnies in the bus interchange, she disappeared Canberra show Friday of 1971. I remember her as the girl behind the counter at the old Prosser indoor pool in Deakin (now a gym of somesort). She was also a member of the church I was forced to attend as a kid-.Assembly of God that had meetings in the building next to Bible House that is now OMalleys, Chicken gourmet etc. I think it was owned by the YMCA then. On Friday nights the younger members would hand out tracts (religous pamphlets) to unsuspecting youth that hung out in Garema Place due to lack of venues. This was in the days when pubs shut at 10 PM & then paddy wagons would grab anyone that looked under the weather & take them to the lockup.Perhaps that Friday she handed a tract to the wrong person? Alternately if her muder was premeditated the perp sabotaged or siphoned petrol from her car & followed her till it broke down & acted the samaritan? A spurned lover perhaps? Anyone else remember 1971?
I see Joel Monaghan’s dog sex is still a hit with Canberrans.
Noting that killer Anu Singh is still on the list, 12 years on! Enduring infamy. Her victim Joe Cinque is also still on the list.
Its good to see some perennial favourites like “Brodburger”, and “Summernats” in there. I reckon “Erin Molan” has been in the top lists since RA started- Mr G’s doing perhaps?
But what about “vasectomy canberra”, “honky tonks” and “rhubarb and me”? What the hell?
There must be a few of us around who remember when individual members had enough stalkers that their handle would hit the top list… And where are the old classics like ‘john hargreaves drinking” (2008) “Big Poo Queanbeyan” (2009) or “johnboy banned from wig and pen” (2011)?
Maybe I’m just getting old and longing for a simpler time!
Ah, Lizzy…