January 6, 2012. BLOWING ROCK -- In spite of a huge Dec. 2010 spike in website traffic because of Blowing Rock News' comprehensive, on-the-scene coverage of "the cliffhanger" auto accident and dramatic rescue (Dec. 12, 2010), the website continued to see impressive year-over-year comparisons in readership and market acceptance during Dec. 2011, with the number of site visits +30.08% over the year earlier period.

Other highlights from the site's December 2011 performance, according to Google Analytics:

• The number of pageviews increased +32.54% in Dec. 2011 compared to Dec. 2010
• New visitors represented 43.95% of traffic
• Site visitors originated from 38 countries in Dec. 2011, compared to 64 counties in Dec. 2010, when our "cliffhanger" coverage went global, thanks to Fox News and CBS News using our captured images.
• 97.81% of visitors in Dec. 2011 originated from the U.S.
• U.S. site visits originated from the District of Columbia and all U.S. states except Alaska in Dec. 2011.
• 73.24% of U.S. visits in Dec. 2011 were from North Carolina.
• North Carolina visits increase +45.25% in Dec. 2011 vs. Dec. 2010. Other top states represented included:
  • Florida
  • South Carolina
  • Georgia
  • Texas
  • New York
  • California
  • Tennessee
  • Virginia
  • Illinois
  • Arizona
• Meaningful visits from other countries in Dec. 2011 included:
  • Canada
  • United Kingdom
  • India
  • Bolivia
  • Czech Republic
  • France
  • Malaysia
  • Austria
  • Brazil
  • Germany

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