2012 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog – Witness This.

Here’s an excerpt:

About 55,000 tourists visit Liechtenstein every year. This blog was viewed about 230,000 times in 2012. If it were Liechtenstein, it would take about 4 years for that many people to see it. Your blog had more visits than a small country in Europe!

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Control of your personal data online (infographic)

INFOGRAPHIC: Control of your personal data online

I’M not usually a fan of these ‘shocking’ infographics as it’s quite difficult to check their sources and verify the information contained within. But as someone who receives scam emails via Gmail on a regular basis, this one seems more or less accurate (or at least believable).

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SEO Secrets: with love from a WordPress snob

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SEO SECRETS: What you likely know already but will read anyway

Yes, it’s another damn article on SEO secrets. I’ve been pondering this one for a while, but thought I might be able to add 1 or 2 useful SEO tips to the thought-pool.

For starters, I don’t consider myself as an SEO guru or pharaoh, as I believe anyone can teach themselves how to do good SEO. It’s not overly complex and shouldn’t be thought of as such. It merely takes practice and a willing attitude.

Note: This SEO guide is largely intended for bloggers who use WordPress

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Glühwein Recipe: Quick, Simple & Tasty

EASY GLUHWEIN RECIPE: Christmas in a cup

Glühwein – that magical elixir that seems to come around during the Winter months. It’s Christmas in a cup – a real hug in a mug. I’ve been surprised to see that few pubs and bars in Cape Town serve glühwein. It’s the perfect drink to have on a cold night – whatever the occasion.

Anyway, I decided to try make it myself and combined about five glühwein recipes I found into one, super recipe! It’s cheap, tasty and very easy.

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Walk Off The Earth: A YouTube Fairytale

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WOTE: A Fairytale of New York and YouTube

IT’S fantastic how more and more people are using the Internet to start and build their careers. It gives a strong indication of what the online public wants, it creates entrepreneurs and employment and it gives us more variety and choice when spending time on the Internet.

YouTube specifically is becoming the most impressive stage for career launching. Look at someone like Ray William Johnson who basically creates YouTube videos about YouTube videos and gets millions of views within days. He has a full production crew, merchandise, a charity and cool hair.

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