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Flickr has really started to capture my interest. Although I've assiduously resisted the temptation to add a site meter to my blog, in Flickr the views/comments option is default. I've left it on, so I've become quite stoical about my unpopular gallery of images - averaging around 4/5 views each. Imagine then my excitement about interest in Ruth's Arabic tattoo. I've already noted how it drew more than the usual 0 comments on my blog (!), but on my Flickr, the first tattoo is now up to 34 views! Tagging it tattoo and skinart obviously appeals to a segment of the Flickr audience. Yesterday, I uploaded the third in a series of these tattoo pictures and I was quite amazed to find that the image had 3 views before I even saw it published, and then 9 views in the first 7 minutes (I even noted that on the pic itself, such was my excitement). But then maybe Flickr is a tricker - note I have complete faith in these counts and automatically assume that the huge world wide readership is beating a path to my blog as well. Of course, not! Yet the Flickr viewings are interesting - just assuming that the stats are accurate, those first eager visitors were co-present in the Flickr space, and remain unknown readers, unless, of course, they leave an identifying comment. The same then, at least in theory, in my blogspace where I am present (in various senses of the word), where I must be at least somewhere in the popularity stakes, and I do have unknown readers. So, I was so shocked to be taken seriously here, that I emailed Joolz almost right away, like the child I am :blush: I mean really boasting
{ O }. Yet, in the cold light of day, with a greater sense of objectivity, it's really good that an unknown reader can take you seriously (or laugh with you, if that's what you want).