30 Days Later

I’ve mentioned before that I run a modified 1966 Ford Anglia Van. These vans are quite rare, and with the two litre engine that I’ve fitted, mine is quite loud too. Because of that, it turns heads where ever I go. People come up to me in the street to chat about it, I get notes left under the wipers asking if I want to sell it, people point, wave and take pictures. I’m quite well known in my village because of it. And this month, it is being featured in Retro Ford magazine. My 15 minutes of fame.

So, what’s this got to do with anything? We all know who John Chow is don’t we. Well I was just looking back on posts he’s done, and I wondered what caused the popularity of his blog to explode. So, I went over to Alexa.com and looked into his history. This is what I found.

Wow! Look at that leap around the end of September 2006. So I looked further, and it appears to be ‘The Digg Effect’. Johns post about Googles Biggest Whores appears to be the culprit. And thinking about it, I remember finding the blog from that same post in Digg. Now, look around other blogs and you’ll find the same thing. One post has been made that causes a bit of controversy, or a bit of interest. The world goes mad, and there’s no looking back for some people.

So, in a shameless attempt for popularity, here’s a picture of me wearing a dress.

This came out of a joke from one of the car forums I frequent. Now, whatever you do, keep it to yourself. Don’t Digg it or post it on your own blog