Dream story makes dream comeback
Each day here at OPUBCO, we review the top articles, videos and blogs that were viewed on NewsOK.com.
Today was no different. Editors in the OPUBCO Communications Group news and information center (traditionally known as the newsroom) meet early in the day to talk about what reporters are working on for publication on NewsOK.com or The Oklahoman. They always start by talking about what is popular on NewsOK, because we can get real-time traffic data at any time.
We found it somewhat off that a story that originally appeared on the NewsOK home page on Sunday – a story about what your dreams mean – suddenly began topping the list on Monday afternoon. Some basic research returned news that the story in question was pushed up the traffic ladder because it was shared and made popular by Digg.
Don’t get me wrong. It’s not that it’s not a great story. It was an excellent read. But ranking as our No. 1 story seemed odd this week — a week when the OU Sooners are playing for a national championship and young people are killed in seemingly senseless acts.
But regardless of the other top news of the day, the story about our dreams topped the list. And it sent me around asking questions about the source of the traffic surge on that one article.
Frankly, we like it when that happens — and it happens frequently. Articles get an abnormal bump in traffic when they’re picked up higher on Yahoo News or Drudge Report or ESPN.com. It’s just another way for people to access our content.
We don’t really care how you get here. Use Google, Yahoo, RSS Feeds, Twitter or some other aggregation site. Doesn’t matter.
Make us your home page, or make us one of the 10 sites you visit each day. It doesn’t matter to us.
Just use us for any information about Oklahoma, any information related to Oklahoma or any information that an Oklahoman might find interesting (like dreams, for example).
And if you see us on Digg, dig us.
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