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Today I feel a little like Dr. Evil in the Austin Powers film (see the video clip above). One Million! Is that a ridiculously large number? Or is it laughably small? I guess it depends on the context.
This thought is provoked by the fact that WordPress, the company that hosts this blog, tells me that today The Wine Economist received its One Millionth view since its creation a few years ago. Hmmm. Is that cause to celebrate or an excuse for a hearty laugh? Both I suppose.
A million views is a lot if I put on my university professor hat. Over in the the academic world a few hundred views is big news. You might be surprised at the number of readers that the average academic journal publication attracts. One 2007 study suggested that half of these articles — and there are hundreds of thousands of them published each year — get no readers at all apart from the authors themselves and the journals’ editors. Shocking.
On the other hand, of course, the best-known wine websites must get a million views a week. The Wine Economist’s numbers are tiny by comparison, but probably still respectable given the particular niche it seeks to fill. One rating service consistently lists this site as among the top 40 most influential “drinks (wine, beer or spirits) blogs.”
In any case, I am thankful for people like you who take the time to read what we publish here. I don’t think we will ever get to the next stop on the Dr. Evil scale — One Hundred Billion! — but I’m looking forward to the future and more discussions with Wine Economist readers. Cheers!
Congratulations Mike! You’re on your way to being famous (a hundred billion)!
Congratulations!
Mike – Congratulations from down under in Australia where you have a keen and growing following.
Michael
Mazel Tov!
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Mike,
Congrats! I started on your web blog column since I accidently stumbled across it one day during Somm school. I’ve been a fan for almost two years now!
Melissa Santos CS
That is awesome! Congratulations!
Cheers, Alessandra Esteves
I’m not surprised that your blog has passed the 1 Megaview (if I may coin unit) mark and I am a devoted viewer. Thank you for good work.
Congrats! You are a fantastic resource and give great perspective on the wine industry – which is a long standing global economic force that has seen some dramatic shifts in recent years – very recent. It is interesting to see the correlation between the advances in technology and the democratization of wine. The new generation (millennials I presume) approach wine much differently than prior consumers and with social media being the killer ap for the sharing of wine stories, products and education, there continues to be ample evolution and growth of this market – both in the high and low price points. Your work is more important than ever – thanks again for all your efforts!
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Dear Mike,
Congratulations!!!
Love reading your posts.
Keep going!!
Sincerely,
Deborah A Culverhouse Hedges Family Estate 53511 N. Sunset Road Benton City, WA 99320 509-588-3155wk – 509-531-2254cl http://www.hedgesfamilyestate.com