Old Media May Not Be Dead, But Traffic From It Is

I am finding it so fascinating to watch the limited number of visitors stopping by here from the article on gmail that appeared in PC World, Infoworld and Computerworld. (all your world are belong to us.) I assumed I'd hit a "techcrunch-link-like" spike in traffic today since my blog was linked in the article.

But what I'm finding is that my technorati tag for "pink eye," and google search result for "free hamsters," bring more people here than a link from three of the biggest computer industry pubs of my generation.

freaky, no?

[[update, infoworld is starting to deliver some traffic--still, odd how little.]]

You know, if it were Mike or Robert or Jeff Jarvis quoted extensively in the article, the appropriate bloggardly wagons would have already been circled, the article heavily linked to, and it would be on Techmeme right now triggering an important discussion about enterprise 2.o, the future of the desktop, what an ASP 2.0's responsibilities are, what SMBs need out of web-based apps, etc.

An observation, not an indictment.

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jenna turning ten and sleepover night

Tomorrow our little girl leaves double digits forever. Amazing to think -- one decade. one down, one to go. What is happening? I can barely fathom the speed of time. Blurrr indeed.

If I hadn't signed up to have a six-girl sleepover party tonight, I might have time to cry, like I usually do, at my baby's growing, constantly growing. A blogger once wrote that parenting is the only job where doing it right means you get left.

I've never done a six-kid sleepover before. I didn't realize that it starts at 6 a.m. even if no one's coming until 3:00 p.m. because the resident sleeper is so excited she wakes the whole house. RSVP that.

You'll be happy to learn that Jenna has finally received a pinata on her birthday. Shaped like a cake. Exact replica included in this post. We came across it three months ago in a clearance bin at Food Depot and grabbed it for $3. It's one of those purchases you pat yourself on the back for because you actually thought ahead. Speaking for myself that is.

Well, party time is approaching. For some reason I made this a 24-hour event. 3-3. That will teach me to use the phone when I'm manic.

Wish me luck. I'll report periodically if I can.

I'm going in.

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