As we near the end of 2010, we look back and see where we have come in the past year. It was just over a year ago that the site went through a significant overhaul both in look and feel. And since that time we have added many Casefiles Encyclopedia updates as well as updated many features across the site as a whole.
But what makes modern technology even more exciting is that we can track just what exactly is popular and what is not. Below are a few interesting tidbits taken from the sites web statistics based upon most visits to these sections or parts of the website.
Most Popular Books 2010
CASEFILES
Casefiles #1: Dead On Target (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/casefiles.php?book_no=001)
Casefiles #8: See No Evil (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/casefiles.php?book_no=008)
Casefiles #9: The Genius Thieves (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/casefiles.php?book_no=009)
Casefiles #23: Distaster for Hire (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/casefiles.php?book_no=023)
Casefiles #3: Cult of Crime (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/casefiles.php?book_no=003)
NANCY DREW AND HARDY BOYS SUPERMYSTERY
SuperMystery #1: Double Crossing (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/nancydrew.php?book_no=001)
SuperMystery #36: Process of Elimination (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/nancydrew.php?book_no=036)
SuperMystery #25: Secrets of the Nile (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/nancydrew.php?book_no=025)
SuperMystery #3: Shock Waves (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/nancydrew.php?book_no=003)
SuperMystery #5: The Last Resort (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/nancydrew.php?book_no=005)
NANCY DREW AND THE HARDY BOYS SUPERMYSTERY
SuperMystery #4: Gold Medal Murder (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/girldetective.php?book_no=004)
SuperMystery #1: Terror on Tour (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/girldetective.php?book_no=001)
SuperMystery #3: Club Dread (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/girldetective.php?book_no=003)
SuperMystery #2: Danger Overseas (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/girldetective.php?book_no=002)
UNDERCOVER BROTHERS GRAPHIC NOVELS
Graphic Novel #1: The Ocean of Osyria (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/graphicnovels.php?book_no=001)
Graphic Novel #18: D.A.N.G.E.R. Spells the Hangman (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/graphicnovels.php?book_no=018)
Graphic Novel #19: Chaos at 30,000 feet! (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/graphicnovels.php?book_no=019)
Graphic Novel #15: Live Free, Die Hardy! (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/graphicnovels.php?book_no=015)
Graphic Novel #17: Word Up! (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/graphicnovels.php?book_no=001)
UNDERCOVER BROTHERS
UB #1: Extreme Danger (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/undercoverbrothers.php?book_no=001)
UB #34: The Children of the Lost (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/undercoverbrothers.php?book_no=034)
UB #5: Rocky Road (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/undercoverbrothers.php?book_no=005)
UB #4: Thrill Ride (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/undercoverbrothers.php?book_no=004)
UB #2: Running on Fumes (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/undercoverbrothers.php?book_no=002)
Most Popular Wallpapers 2010
CASEFILES (wallpapers found at the bottom of each casefile 1-11 page)
Casefile #1: Dead On Target (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/casefiles.php?book_no=001)
Casefile #7: Deathgame (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/casefiles.php?book_no=007)
Casefile #8: See No Evil (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/casefiles.php?book_no=008)
Casefile #9: The Genius Thieves (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/casefiles.php?book_no=009)
Casefile #2: Evil, Inc. (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/casefiles.php?book_no=002)
Most Popular Database Entries 2010
CASEFILES
Callie Shaw (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/encyclopedia.php?entry_id=15)
Frank Hardy (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/encyclopedia.php?entry_id=1)
Chet Morton (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/encyclopedia.php?entry_id=11)
Iola Morton (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/encyclopedia.php?entry_id=12)
Fenton Hardy (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/encyclopedia.php?entry_id=8)
Joe Hardy (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/encyclopedia.php?entry_id=2)
Al Rousasa (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/encyclopedia.php?entry_id=380)
Assassins (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/encyclopedia.php?entry_id=229)
Mr. Arthur Edward Gray (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/encyclopedia.php?entry_id=7)
Tony Prito (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/encyclopedia.php?entry_id=13)
UNDERCOVER BROTHERS
Frank Hardy (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/atac/encyclopedia.php?atac_id=1)
Joe Hardy (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/atac/encyclopedia.php?atac_id=1)
Vee Sharp (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/atac/encyclopedia.php?atac_id=139)
Playback (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/atac/encyclopedia.php?atac_id=14)
Q.T. (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/atac/encyclopedia.php?atac_id=17)
Gertrude Trudy (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/atac/encyclopedia.php?atac_id=7)
Mrs. Conrad (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/atac/encyclopedia.php?atac_id=6)
Fenton Hardy (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/atac/encyclopedia.php?atac_id=9)
ATACT (American Teens Against Crime) (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/atac/encyclopedia.php?atac_id=157)
Chet Morton (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/atac/encyclopedia.php?atac_id=11)
I think the most interesting thing out of this mess of stats is that Callie Shaw is #1 in the Casefiles series and Joe Hardy is a little ways down the list.
Yeah, that is interesting. Also, just looking at the most popular books after #1 is interesting. Wonder why those one's are popular...
And how much of those percentages correspond to popular topics among members on the forums and how much is just from random users visiting the site? Very nice though-and interesting to see which books were most popular.
What books and articles are the least popular?
Quote from: Dinosaur Dan on December 29, 2010, 01:23:50 PM
What books and articles are the least popular?
That would be a very long list. Once you get past the top 20 or so, they all fall statistically the same. And with over 127 Casefiles books alone (not counting all encyclopedia entries) you really can't give hard scientific evidence to which ones are least popular.
Poor Joe being low on the list... I have to think though that it has to partly to his familiarity. I can totally see more people looking up Callie because they're not sure which books she's in, or other things about her. We already know more about Frank and Joe.
Or I could be just grasping at straws on this one...
Quote from: hardygirl847 on January 03, 2011, 11:02:57 PM
I can totally see more people looking up Callie because they're not sure which books she's in, or other things about her. We already know more about Frank and Joe....
You may actually have a very good point there. Impossible to know though as we can't read people's minds.
Quote from: SkyWarp on January 04, 2011, 07:58:55 PM
You may actually have a very good point there. Impossible to know though as we can't read people's minds.
Thanks SkyWarp. :) Yes, we can't read minds, that is true.