Where in the world?
Okay, here’s an idea that I’ve been chewing on for a while: a full-fledged world map of my readership. I know what you must be saying: “how can he possibly expect to plot the locations of all seven of his readers?” To that I say, not funny.
We’ve all seen those little map sidebar widgets on blogs, and although those are neat, they don’t really show my much other than a collection of giant red pins on a map the size of a postage stamp. Here’s the spin I want to put on it: post in the comments below, sounding off, if you will, just a quick “hi” or whatever you want, but make sure you include the US State or international country you’re in. That’s it. Even if it’s your first or last comment on this site, it will be left in the comments section below, and then highlighted on one of my two handy maps here. It’s okay if there is more than one name per state/country. With any luck, that’s the plan!
I have this broken down by U.S and non-U.S, not to be America-centric, but just because my gut says that there will be more posters stateside than not, and it will be easier to break down this way. If you read a blog from a state or country that isn’t represented, feel free to send them a link so they can post up and represent. Here’s an easier URL to remember: http://www.fourbux.com/where
Below I have the blank table with the fifty U.S. states in it, and am trying to decide if I should come up with a giant table of all the rest of the countries or just add to my table as you folks respond. I’ll admit, I’m partial to the second, only because who knows how often somebody from Andorra will read this blog. In these tables, I’ll also copy your link and screen name and post it next to the corresponding state/country. So as an incentive, not only do you get the benefit of the comment link back (I’m using the DoFollow plug-in), but then you’ll also have a link created in the body of this post.
Here are the caveats: I won’t promote adult sites, hate sites, or sites deemed otherwise abusive. If you have some such site, and you still want to be included in the experiment, what I will do is disable the link from your name in the table, but leave the text. Or, I’ll pull it all together. It is, after all, my experiment.
This is not a contest. There will not be a prize or a giveaway at the end of this - it is solely an experiment. There is no real deadline either, I imagine that there will be a flurry of activity at first, and then taper off as time goes on. I’ll still make additions and highlights on the map as long as I have the blog up and running. I’ve already completed the Arizona, USA area, as an example.
Fire away!
| Alabama | Montana | ||
| Alaska | Nebraska | ||
| Arizona | Joe Drinker | Nevada | |
| Arkansas | New Hampshire | ||
| California | Nicole Jason |
New Jersey | |
| Colorado | New York | Emon | Connecticut | Skoze | New Mexico |
| Delaware | North Carolina | Rosie | |
| Florida | North Dakota | ||
| Georgia | Brian Chuck Secret Agent Mama |
Ohio | |
| Hawaii | Oklahoma | ||
| Idaho | Oregon | ||
| Illinois | Bella | Pennsylvania | |
| Indiana | Rhode Island | ||
| Iowa | South Carolina | ||
| Kansas | Dana | South Dakota | |
| Kentucky | Red | Tennessee | |
| Louisiana | Texas | ||
| Maine | Utah | CowGalUtah | |
| Maryland | Vermont | Gina | |
| Massachusetts | Angela | Virginia | |
| Michigan | Mrs. Nicklebee | Washington | Chris |
| Minnesota | West Virgina | ||
| Mississippi | Wisconsin | Rebecca | |
| Missouri | Wyoming |
| Belgium | Nils | ||
| Brazil | Gina | ||
| Britain/UK | Adem BabyChaos Rob Pete White |
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| Canada | Aleria |
August 21st, 2007 at 12:33 pm
Hola! New York.
August 21st, 2007 at 2:00 pm
Thanks for kicking it off E!
August 21st, 2007 at 3:25 pm
Ciao from California!
August 21st, 2007 at 5:16 pm
I’m a Masshole from Massachusetts.
August 21st, 2007 at 7:19 pm
Cool. Keep ‘em coming!
August 22nd, 2007 at 11:27 am
Belgium, smack in the middle of nothing.
August 22nd, 2007 at 7:00 pm
Gotcha Nils. Those smaller countries are going to have to band together to show up on this map, it looks like.
Thanks!
August 22nd, 2007 at 9:55 pm
Lol, well, perhaps it would be okay if you just cross-hatched the whole of Europe. We’re all friends these days, it seems.
August 23rd, 2007 at 2:16 pm
Hi from Canada (more precisely Montreal, QC)!
August 23rd, 2007 at 3:54 pm
Thanks Aleria! I greened out Canada, but may go back in and do the provinces one at a time, but or right now, you’re it!
August 27th, 2007 at 2:55 pm
Hmm. I have to say this isn’t going gangbusters like I thought it would.
August 27th, 2007 at 10:04 pm
Tried bumping it a bit through Revista.
August 28th, 2007 at 8:00 am
Thanks Nils. That’s one of the things about these blogs - that it becomes difficult to keep items current if the desire is to keep them at the forefront. On one hand, you want to continue to write, but the knowledge that every post pushes something else farther back into the archives is frustrating.
August 29th, 2007 at 5:36 pm
Hello from Michigan! (The lower peninsula if it matters.)
Cool map, JD.
August 30th, 2007 at 8:12 am
Hello from Ely, Cambridgeshire, Britain (shhh I’m supposed to be anonymous…).
August 30th, 2007 at 7:00 pm
Howdy from Utah!! Love the idea…I’ll leave a post to it from my page for any of my 7, well OK 3 readers. poor souls.
August 30th, 2007 at 7:04 pm
[...] Joe has this fun little map up of his readers and wants to see where everyone is from. Check it out here! I love it. Why don’t I think of fun stuff like this…oh yea, i wouldn’t know [...]
August 30th, 2007 at 8:08 pm
Thanks CGU…hopefully all three will take part.
August 30th, 2007 at 11:01 pm
Came here via CowGalUtah, very neat idea. I’m from Chicago, IL. The windy city! You have a nice site, I’m going to go look around now
August 30th, 2007 at 11:21 pm
Welcome Bella. Great city you have there…say hello to the guy in the Swatch store for me.
August 31st, 2007 at 5:25 am
What!?! Nothing for the UK? DAMN
August 31st, 2007 at 6:17 am
What? I’ve got Britain highlighted on the second map…I’ll add you to it too.
September 1st, 2007 at 1:44 pm
*waves*
Calling from Kentucky.
September 2nd, 2007 at 8:17 am
Howdy Y’all from Hotlanta, GA! (Seriously though, I never say “Y’all”, I’m originally from Portland where we don’t over pronounce our syllables or make up new contractions…)
September 2nd, 2007 at 8:18 pm
One of cowgirlutahs 3 readers checking in from Connecticut.
Very nice, I like it.
September 4th, 2007 at 8:35 am
Hey great idea I’m Pete from the UK.
September 4th, 2007 at 2:02 pm
Thanks for chiming in folks! Glad to have you.
Cheers,
Joe
September 4th, 2007 at 7:53 pm
See I told you I had 3! Looking good…
September 6th, 2007 at 3:03 pm
Once again, California.
And Nicole shouldn’t count as California, she just happened to be born here. Some of us are currently living here.
September 6th, 2007 at 10:55 pm
Interesting idea! I like it much better than the usual splotchy looking push pins.
Dana from Kansas
September 15th, 2007 at 10:58 pm
Chuck: born, raised, and residing in Atlanta, Georgia.
September 15th, 2007 at 11:00 pm
I realize Georgia was already covered, by the way. I spoke up anyway. That’s how we roll down here.
September 15th, 2007 at 11:18 pm
Thanks Dana…sorry it took me so long to respond!
No worries Chuck! Especially since I don’t have to re-color the map. Glad to have you.
Cheers,
Joe
October 16th, 2007 at 6:46 pm
I’m in Charlotte, NC! QC represent!
October 16th, 2007 at 9:53 pm
Hooked you up Rosie!
October 17th, 2007 at 6:39 am
Madison, WI, baby. I think we’re like the best place to live on earth.. or something.
October 17th, 2007 at 8:14 am
Thanks for stopping by Rebecca! Map and list updated…
December 2nd, 2007 at 6:58 am
Georgia (Metro ATL)
December 21st, 2007 at 4:42 am
Hey, Adem here from England.
April 3rd, 2008 at 3:26 pm
I have TWO addresses: First, I live in Campinas, Brazil. (!!)
Second, I am from Vermont, USA.
…Sounds like two birds one stone, does it not?
April 3rd, 2008 at 3:43 pm
Welcome Gina!
I don’t have the graphic map files with me, but will update those ASAP. In the meantime though, the text is live.
April 7th, 2008 at 4:39 pm
Seattle, Washington– when I’m not somewhere far away in the world.
By the way, great site. I just found you through Twitter; look me up.
April 7th, 2008 at 8:09 pm
Welcome Chris, got you on the list and the map all set up. And I didn’t forget about you either Gina…Brazil was just most of South America.
April 10th, 2008 at 11:07 am
No Problem!
Thanks! This is a cool project!