Key Metrics and Some "Thank You" Notes for 2015

Okay, I'm bored and watching the college football playoffs* (no skin in the game here, but I find myself rooting for Clemson with one of their top defensive players sidelined on the very first play). Upstairs, a Twilight Zone marathon is occurring (host Rod Serling sidling out with a lit cigarette to intro the show is classic).

This seems an opportune time to visit Google Analytics (GA) and find out who has been naughty and who's been nice.

(*You can tell when I started writing this post)

TOP 10 MOST READ ARTICLES

Note: I've omitted some longstanding "list" pages like the various Fabulous 50 Blog Awards and the Top 300 Conservative Websites that would otherwise be in the mix. Numbers represent 2015 page-views as reported by GA.

1. 113,836: President Barack Obama's Complete List of Historic Firsts [Updated]
2. 41,114: IMPORTING ISIS: See Where Obama Is Resettling Syrian "Refugees" in the United States
3. 33,773: Larwyn's Linx Bookmark Page (Daily News Roundup)
4. 28,558: The 72 Types Of Americans That Are Considered 'Potential Terrorists' In Gov't Documents
5. 18,410: AS PARIS BURNED: Obama Quietly Doubles Processing Centers for Syrian Refugees into U.S.
6. 15,060: I’M WARNING DEMOCRATS HERE AND NOW: Putting Obama Over Country Is Treason
7. 9,773: STICK A FORK IN EUROPE: It’s Done
8. 9,534: What Really Happened
9. 9,420: The Most Frightening Thing About a Hillary Clinton Presidency
10. 7,920: Genocide in Green

TOP 12 REFERRERS

12, not 10, because only 12 qualified with over 10,000 referrals. But thanks to everyone who linked, even you, Daily Kos commenter progsrule.

1. 88,194: Hot Air
2. 46,876: Linkiest
3. 35,863: BadBlue News
4. 26,088: Weasel Zippers
5. 20,804: PJ Media
6. 19,672: Ace of Spades
7. 19.113: Gateway Pundit
8. 16,081: Maggie's Farm
9. 12,569: Michelle's Mirror
10. 12,245: Right Wing News
11. 11,421: iOTW Report
12. 10,971: The Last Refuge

And some special thank you notes: to PJ Media's Ed Driscoll for his support; to Mark Levin for his encouraging words; to Thomas Lifson for all of his help; to Brian B., Mike S., Just the Tip HQ, Richard Baehr, and many others for all of the great news tips and story ideas; to Maggie's Notebook for reviewing one of my "bucket list" items (my first and only novella); and, finally, to the entire Watcher's Council for their consistently excellent work:

• Ask Marion
• Bookworm Room
• Don Surber
• The Glittering Eye
• Fausta's Blog
• GrEaT sAtAn"S gIrLfRiEnD
• The Independent Sentinel
• JoshuaPundit
• Maggie's Notebook
• New Zeal
• Nice Deb
• The Noisy Room
• Politically Short
• Puma By Design
• The Razor
• The Right Planet
• Virginia Right!
• Watcher Of Weasels

Also, to you -- yes, you -- thanks for visiting my site this year. I truly appreciate the support and I wish you and your family all the best in 2016.