Mike’s Points

Okay, I’m not into reporting the news, but WXYZ in Detroit is reporting that legendary UM football coach Bo Schembechler died this morning during a taping of a “Big Ten Ticket” Show.

Not to dismiss the personal tragedy of Coach Schembechler’s death and his role in college football history, but what affect will this have on Saturday’s game?

I’d say it’ll give the UM players an incentive that OSU cannot match. Granted, after the first series or two of plays, emotion dies down and talent, skill, experience and luck take over. But still, something like “Win one for Bo!” is no typical rallying cry.

Technorati tags: Bo Schembechler

I’ve had two or three posts whirling around in my head of late, but been a bit too tired at night to type them out. (Must be the time change.) So, I’ve been in a questioning mood. Thanks to Ed, Kami and the others who have contributed their valuable insight and $0.03.

One more question, though:
Why does there seem to be such a difference in the various site traffic counters in use?

For me, I have four programs to track traffic (all free).

One is AWStats which is what my IP host has. That says I averaged 326.48 visitors a day during October. Now, I assume that at least half of that is from comment and trackback spammers. (Though, I plan to verify that someday. It’s probably > half.)

Via MyBlogLog, I average about 30 visitors a day, Monday through Friday.

Via Google Analytics, I seem to register 10-25 visitors a day.

Via Sitemeter, I’m averaging 10 per day the past week. (Sitemeter is the only counter that lets me exclude the computers I use. And, trust me, I don’t visit my own site more than two or three times a day, depending if I’m posting.)

Though I’d like to believe the AWStats count, I’m sure the actual real visitor count is much lower.

So, I’m wondering what others use and if anyone can explain why there’s such a difference in counts.

OTHER GREAT POINTS

Old People Like Web Video!, Louis Hau/Forbes.com

Video New Releases… fake news?, Philippe Borremans/Conversation Blog

Sony’s PS3 Plan: Lose $300 On Each Unit, But Make It Up In Volume, Carlo/TechDirt

Reasons to continue this blog, Mindy McAdams/Teaching Online Journalism

A Missed Opportunity?, Paul Holmes/Holmes Report Blog (Using ministors, pastors, etc., as a WOM medium.)

Who Should Be Named 2006 Media Person of the Year?, I Want Media.com. Get your nominations in now. Online-only voting starts Nov. 27.