Several years agoI developed a new technique I called “reverse stalking”. I’ve used this technique, and I’ll just say that it does no good but takes a lot of time.
At that time, I liked this girl, but it didn’t happen, and I was stuck on her for a bit after it didn’t work.
At this time, my Sunny Spirit blog was substantially unknown. Me, being who I am, I still emailed her. I’m sure I told her about my blog because I remember promising to nor put Google Analytics on there so she could view it without my knowing. I never did because I was certain she was smarter than that and would just see it in the HEADER.
But okay, I didn’t have a job so had a lot of time. I never used any analytics, cause I keep my word. BUT I was on the up & up on technology in the early 90s, when the Internet was invented.
Talk to any computer person, while Windows (or whatever GUI you’re using) is nice and gives a lot of options, MS DOS is where you go to do big jobs. Everything is still very DOS driven.
The internet is similar, in that its old infrastructure is still there. So while I didn’t have any analytics, I still had raw IP Address logs.
Before you knew it, I refreshed my IP numbers and could tell when someone visited my blog from Verizon in Saint Paul and Minneapolis. Even smaller cities like Shakopee or Eagan had unique IP addresses.
It was a very strange time for me. The thing that would’ve helped me best is if I just calmed down, but I couldn’t.
Then I got busy and stopped caring who visits my blog.
I think this illustrates an interesting point about today’s society. There is tons of information available, but it’s absolutely necessary that no one search too hard. I think that would kill it.
Point is, just let things be, and everything will be more natural and everyone happier.
Cheers!