Comments on: Elf Yourself

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 16:35:16 +0000

Apparently I’m a popular guy. This one is from Matt.

By: The Dance that Launced a Thousand Hits at Transformatum

The Dance that Launced a Thousand Hits at Transformatum — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 06:18:48 +0000

[...] Shortly after I was accepted into 9rules I decided to implement a new tracking system called Mint. Two days later I noticed a referrer from Ping Six. Linking to my comment, Tyme warned bloggers not to get caught up in statistics. Her point is well taken. A two sentence Aside about how Rob elfed me, posted the same day that Mint went live, is at the top of the charts with 1,375 hits! Putting it into perspective, the home page is second at 533 hits. [...]

By: charles

charles — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 16:28:16 +0000

This one’s funny, too: http://www.simonsezsanta.com

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 04:46:39 +0000

[quote comment="9518"]
I’ve made more that week than ever before, a whopping $2.11 for the last seven days. Not even enough for a beer! Besides, Google doesn’t cut a check until you hit $100.00, so even at this rate it’ll be a while.[/quote]

Speaking of beer… isn’t it time for another guy’s night out? ( or maybe i just wasn’t invited to the last one.)

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 04:42:00 +0000

[quote post="789"]I get 50 % of your ad payouts that week.[/quote]
I’ve made more that week than ever before, a whopping $2.11 for the last seven days. Not even enough for a beer! Besides, Google doesn’t cut a check until you hit $100.00, so even at this rate it’ll be a while.

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 04:25:52 +0000

[quote comment="9489"]What’s most funny to me is that this post is getting huge amounts of traffic. Since last Friday, which was when I switched to a new stats tracker, it has received over 700 hits.[/quote]

I get 50 % of your ad payouts that week. You might have figured out how to make money.. Make fun of yourself.!..

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 00:01:43 +0000

Amanda, I did not create the account on ElfYourself.com…Rob did that. However, the syntax appears to be the User ID followed by the date created (YYYYMMDD):

http://www.elfyourself.com/?userid=b756d0ef8d2a0b451dd4fbf_20061205

I also just tried to access the site and got the following message:

Elfyourself.com is undergoing maintenance and will return shortly.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 23:28:33 +0000

How do you “create” a link where once clicked will go straight to your personal elf? I’ve seen this as people’s websites and others’ who just used it as a direct link.

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 21:42:08 +0000

What’s most funny to me is that this post is getting huge amounts of traffic. Since last Friday, which was when I switched to a new stats tracker, it has received over 700 hits.

By: Josh

Josh — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 20:41:28 +0000

haha