KnoxViews was officially launched one year ago today. Thanks to all our readers and contributors for making the first year a big success.
Site traffic has grown steadily each month. It was down slightly in December, but January 2007 could be on pace to set a new record.
Some statistics (from Webalizer*):
February 2006 - January 20, 2007:
Total page views: 3,751,251
Total visits: 987,646
Fourth Quarter 2006:
Average monthly page views: 481,949
Average monthly visits: 141,359
January 2007:
Page views per Day: 14,791 avg, 20,102 max
Visits per Day: 4827 avg, 6014 max
February 2006 (first full month of operation):
Page views per Day: 3804 avg, 5199 max
Visits per Day: 918 avg, 1055 max
(*Statistics may include spiders and bots.)
Database:
Registered users: 664
Number of posts: 3105
Number of comments: 16,966
Reader demographics survey (Sept. 2006)
Reader location survey (Aug. 2006)
Top five most discussed posts:
Where is the glass dome?
(118 comments)
Disaster Preparedness for the Less Fortunate
(92 comments)
Worst. Mother. Ever.
(84 comments)
Jordan et al. v. Knox County: TERM LIMITS ENFORCED
(79 comments)
Fleming's Steak House at Turkey Creek
(76 comments)
Topics:
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Discussing:
- Child labor still happening in the U.S., Alabama specifically (3 replies)
- TN Dept. of Health tells medical providers it will stop taking federal money for HIV prevention (1 reply)
- M&M's polarizing? (1 reply)
- U.S. has had at least 39 mass shootings in just 24 days so far this year (2 replies)
- Baby boomlet, includes Tennessee (1 reply)
- Crypto mining sites coming to Morristown (2 replies)
- RIP David Crosby (4 replies)
- As of March 1, 2023, Smoky Mountains National Park parking pass is required (4 replies)
- Deja vu? Groundhog day? (2 replies)
- Tennessee proposes increasing EV fees and more (4 replies)
- Eleven Fifty Gone (2 replies)
- CDC identifies possible safety issue with Pfizer’s updated Covid-19 vaccine (2 replies)
TN Progressive
- Friday Toons (RoaneViews)
- Dr. Richardson Says It Better Than Most (RoaneViews)
- Trump's Former Chief of Staff Knew He Was Stupid, But... (RoaneViews)
- Friday Toons (RoaneViews)
- Blount County Covid-19 update as of 12/17/2022 (BlountViews)
- Blount County coronavirus update as of 11/12/2022 (BlountViews)
- Fall 2022 (Whitescreek Journal)
- Early Voting for November 8, 2022, Midterm Election (BlountViews)
- Blount County coronavirus update as of 10/08/2022 (BlountViews)
- Mmmm, A Fresh Hot Cup of Joe (Joe Powell)
- You asked for it and you are going to GET IT, Part 3 - State and Federal Democratic Primaries (Left Wing Cracker)
- You asked for it and you are going to GET IT, part 2 - Judgeships! (Left Wing Cracker)
TN Politics
- Stockard on the Stump: Criminal Court judge balks at state’s supervision plan (TN Lookout)
- Democrats in Congress condemn Biden administration expansion of Title 42 (TN Lookout)
- National Dems give New Hampshire, Georgia more time to change 2024 primary dates (TN Lookout)
- Fair criticism does not equal incivility (TN Lookout)
- GOP senators sent message to interim correction commissioner on Community Corrections (TN Lookout)
- Juvenile justice recommendations from legislature lean heavily on institutions (TN Lookout)
- Environmental activist Pearson wins race to succeed the late Rep. Barbara Cooper (TN Journal)
- Read Gov. Bill Lee’s remarks on the occasion of his second inaugural (TN Journal)
- New TNJ edition alert: Party executive panels could face cuts, Lee readies roads push (TN Journal)
- Here are the Senate committee assignments for the upcoming session (TN Journal)
- Find your local House member’s committee assignments (TN Journal)
- New TNJ edition alert: GOP flexes on Nashville, new House rules to limit speechifying on floor (TN Journal)
Knox TN Today
- Teacher role models: Job, Gen. MacArthur and dad (Knox TN Today)
- Tyre Nichols tapes: How much to show? (Knox TN Today)
- Fall in love with Fall Creek Falls (Knox TN Today)
- ‘Bird love and pair bonding’ (Knox TN Today)
- DAR sets date to honor those buried at Mars Hill (Knox TN Today)
- Another Vol foe goes low (Knox TN Today)
- Covid in the rearview mirror (Knox TN Today)
- Eight transfers over $1 million (Knox TN Today)
- Frosty Bison (Knox TN Today)
- Nicole Lenaghan joins The Trust Company (Knox TN Today)
- Déjà vu Thursday: UConn returns to TBA (Knox TN Today)
- Covenant Health donates land for simulation center (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- A chilly, sunny day with wind chills in the 30s (WBIR)
- UT Advisory Board to hold meeting in Knoxville, review Master Plan presentation (WATE)
- 6 free things to do in East Tennessee Jan. 27-29 (WATE)
- New bill aims to regulate Delta-8 products in Tennessee (WATE)
- Expert says rising interest rates leading to higher mortgage payments (WBIR)
- Knox County student's urban vegetation growth recognized in national competition (WATE)
- 1 person dead after 'serious crash' in Knoxville on I-75 (WATE)
- 48 counterfeit checks given to 2 Sevierville locations (WATE)
- 10About Town: A fishing show, ChocolateFest and a Chinese New Year Festival (WBIR)
- Recouping their losses: Gatlinburg wildfire victims plead their case before appeals court (WBIR)
- Southern Skies Music Festival releases 2023 lineup (WBIR)
- East TN teen spreads Parkinson's disease awareness through storytelling (WBIR)
News Sentinel
- Knoxville restaurants and bakeries are scrambling to adjust to sky-high egg prices (KNS Business)
- Roth IRA conversions can make sense in down financial markets | Jimmy Rodefer (KNS Business)
- Ex-Maryville Apostolic teacher volunteered at church after sex assault allegation (KNS News)
- Knoxville founders share their personal 'big pivot' moments | McAdoo (KNS Business)
- Mother of teen in Knoxville cheer gym sex abuse lawsuit: 'Everyone knew' (KNS News)
- I'm glad I gave bingo a second chance | Opinion (KNS Opinion)
- The week in politics: Sexton pressed on speaking tour, trans bill set for committee (KNS News)
- Five fired Memphis police officers indicted, booked in connection to Tyre Nichols death (KNS News)
- Where to find Valentine's Day specials at 14 Knoxville restaurants and bars (KNS Business)
- Real life is found in between 'perfect' posts on social media | Opinion (KNS Opinion)
- Nick and J's Cafe owner on high egg prices : 'There's a loss, I have to eat it'.' (KNS News)
- Nick and J's Cafe carries on as egg prices soar (KNS News)
- Y-12 celebrates new fire station and Emergency Operations Center (KNS News)
- National School Choice Week is about funding students, not systems | Opinion (KNS Opinion)
State News
- Nashville police: Man dead in Lafayette Street shooting (Tennessean)
- Lebanon planning commission given choice: Approve 270 apartment units or likely lawsuit (Tennessean)
- Steven A. James Obituary - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- New Memphis eats: Órale Tacos & Bakery serves up authentic Mexican fare. Here's a taste. (Commercial Appeal)
- 'Wow factor': $40M Scheidt Family Performing Arts Center expands U of M music school (Commercial Appeal)
- New Chattanooga Public Library exhibit depicts American reactions ... - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Ethen Vanderpool sentenced for 2018 shooting death of Mt. Juliet High student (Tennessean)
- Stranded no more: New app can help Nashvillians who get lost outdoors (Tennessean)
- Five fired Memphis police officers indicted, booked in connection to Tyre Nichols death (Commercial Appeal)
- Opinion: Once ‘dirtiest city in the country,’ Chattanooga on Lawn ... - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Tyre Nichols' death spurs internal investigation, review of specialized units, says Memphis police chief (Commercial Appeal)
- Site work on Chattanooga Lookouts stadium to start - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Local .GOV
- Youth Sports Registration is Open! (Knox County)
- Valentine's Day Picnic Dates (Knox County)
- Santa's Workshop (Knox County)
- KCHD's next Spanish Diabetes Management Series starts Feb. 9 (Knox County)
- Renew your TennCare Today (Knox County)
- Environmental Health hosts FREE BBPT Classes (Knox County)
Wire Reports
- Post Politics Now: Ronna McDaniel seeks to hang on as RNC chair - The Washington Post (US News)
- 5 things to know before the stock market opens Friday - CNBC (Business)
- A timeline of the investigations into Tyre Nichols' death after a traffic stop and arrest by Memphis police - CNN (US News)
- Gautam Adani's business loses $50 billion in market value after short seller report - CNN (Business)
- Tesla stock: Here's Goldman's 'most important takeaway' from Musk's earnings call - Yahoo Finance (Business)
- DeSantis faces backlash after Florida rejects African American studies course - NPR (US News)
- 'I have no enemies, at least': Where Santos really stands in the House GOP - POLITICO (US News)
- There's no whiskey in small bottles of Fireball. Now the company is being sued - NPR (Business)
- Garland has ‘multiple options’ for handling Pence classified records probe, former officials say - Fox News (US News)
- Asia-Pacific stocks rise as Tokyo’s inflation nears 42-year high - CNBC (Business)
- Texas death row inmates sue state over ‘brutal’ solitary confinement conditions - The Guardian US (US News)
- Deputies, dispatchers, fire chief testify in Alex Murdaugh double murder trial - WJCL News Savannah (US News)
- McDonald's, In-N-Out, and Chipotle are spending millions on minimum wage referendum - KSL.com (Business)
- Exclusive: Suspect Admits to Half Moon Bay Mass Shooting in Jailhouse Interview - NBC Bay Area (US News)
- Hasbro, owner of Wizards of the Coast, to lay off 15% of workforce - The Seattle Times (Business)
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Thanks Randy, for providing
Thanks Randy, for providing this great blogging community. It's success is a a great tribute to your level of knowledge of many issues, local and national, and your outspokenness to voice your concerns and opinions about these issues. The fact that your topics are always of great interest, has drawn in a very diverse and highly intelligent group of bloggers... and me, who have also added to the great atmosphere of KnoxViews (excluding myself).
I wish you many more years of success!
Adrift in the Sea of Humility
I just knew that Turkey
I just knew that Turkey Creek would be in the top 10 somewhere... :)
Happy Anniversary
Happy Anniversary KnoxViews!
Thanks Randy for providing a great forum.
Thanks, Boss
Thank you for starting and maintaining this site, SKB. You're providing an invaluable service to the community.
--Socialist With A Gold Card
"I'm a socialist with a gold card. I firmly believe we need a revolution; I'm just concerned that I won't be able to get good moisturizer afterwards." -- Brett Butler
happy
Happy anniversary and hope for many more to come. As others have already said - job very well done.
Happy birthday, KnoxViewers.
Gracias, R. Neal.
Brian A.
I'd rather be cycling.
I really, really love this
I really, really love this site.
Thanks, Mr and Mrs SKB
(You'll always be that to me)
What Betty said...
Congrats on this anniversary and to all who have helped make it Knoxville's best (by far) news forum.
Thanks for providing us this great home, skb and bizgrrl!
It seems redundant, but
It seems redundant, but THANKS!
It's True
Everyone knows this is the place to watch for local politics. Thanks for providing the forum Randy, especially in view of your somewhat sour experience as SKB.
Happy anniversary! Thanks to
Happy anniversary! Thanks to our gracious underpaid hosts and to the contributors for making the place informative.
Danke!
Danke!