Okay: I tabulated the data for our two guest posts arising out of the NSF "Science: Becoming the Messenger" workshop, with a cutoff time for traffic of last night at midnight. For traffic and referral sources, I used Google Analytics, for which Discover has provided us a subscription. Here's what I found for the two posts:
Alice Popejoy, "Genetic Discrimination: The Best Argument for Universal Healthcare You've Never Heard Of": 6 stumbles, 9 diggs, 33 comments, 1294 pageviews, 994 unique visitors. Top off-site referrals: Facebook (224), Twitter (89), StumbleUpon (65). Laurel Bacque, "The Universe on Ice": 3 stumbles, 5 diggs, 28 comments, 590 pageviews, 485 unique visitors. Top off-site referrals: Facebook (102), Stumbleupon (77), Reddit (15).
Comments are where the two posts come closest, but overall--and especially when it comes to traffic--Alice Popejoy wins unambiguously. She had a slight advantage in that her post went up about an hour and ...
