It must be back to school week in Japan as well as here in Canada. In any case, the “long tail” is definitely in action. Mid-week my traffic spiked very high, as thousands of hits poured in from Japan, all going to the entry I wrote 8 months ago about the Mosquito Ringtone, also known as Teen Buzz. This is the allegedly inaudible-to-adults ring tone that kids are putting on their cell phones. Of course, nothing is perfect. This adult could hear the tone just fine, thank you very much, as could hundreds of others who commented on the original posting.
I had to laugh, though, when I had a look at the visitor stats that Feedburner now provides. You’d think this was a Japanese web page!
For a longer explanation of the Mosquito Ring Tone, check out this Wikipedia entry, and the associated entry on presbycusis.
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry make Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.
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That is a HOOT.
Hehe! Good work!