tlp333
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Re: Celebrity Homes
[Re: Parabellum]
02/04/09 04:17 PM (70.237.199.121)
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Take it for what it's worth, but that post has gotten 575 views in less than a year. That's not breaking any records, but there has been enough interest in it that I feel it was "worthy". I'm always gonna post whatever they feature at a website like the RealEstalker, no matter how minor or unknown the person may be that they feature. I just find it FUN and a challenge to find it. That's what a lot of this is about....FUN (or at least it's supopse to be). Just because YOU don't find something worthy is not the criteria for submitting maps at this site. I think I've said my peace on this matter.
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tlp333
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adrbr
Map Fiend
Reged: 02/06/08
Posts: 58
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Re: Celebrity Homes
[Re: Parabellum]
02/06/09 05:29 PM (201.94.187.152)
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A celebrity is a widely-recognized or notable person who commands a high degree of public and media attention.
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BermudaBreeze
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Reged: 12/22/07
Posts: 6
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Re: Celebrity Homes
[Re: adrbr]
02/07/09 08:52 AM (90.204.228.166)
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Why are people suggesting the celeb homes drive people away, drive who away? Let’s not ignore the fact that they attract an awful lot of views, which is surely the whole point of the site….Or is it who can post a map with the least views, that fundamentally no one is interested in….I suggest the latter will do far more damage in terms of driving people away..
I am sure the only reason the site has an increased level of advertising, is because it is much more popular that it used to be, and lets face it, this is driven principally by the visits generated by the celeb posting’s which in terms of the stats speak for themselves, “it is what most people find interesting”…or certainly more interesting than any other category on the site..
If you don’t like the celeb houses don’t look at them…I have no interest in “road signs” or some of the other extremely obscure postings and looking at the stats most other people have no interest either…but I respect the people who post them and if they provide interest to some people then great. I certainly don’t feel the need to complain about them.
Bitching about celeb homes and what’s on the front page or what the definition of celebrity is just ridiculously anal…..some of you really need to get a life…why don’t you turn off your PC and go out side, get some fresh air and enjoy yourself… This site is a bit of fun and nothing more…as soon as it stops being that, well I guess the site will be no more.
tlp333….Carry on with the celeb maps you have my vote !!!!
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nic
Head Honcho
Reged: 04/10/05
Posts: 1277
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Re: Celebrity Homes
[Re: BermudaBreeze]
02/09/09 12:54 AM (76.121.181.201)
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OK, time for me to chime in: I personally enjoy celebrity homes, though not as much as military posts 
The percentage of logged-in users that see the front page is relatively small (1% of visitors). I think I could implement a Home Page "filter" feature that you could modify from your profile page (http://virtualglobetrotting.com/edit_profile/). Users could specify certain categories they don't want to see on the front page. I don't think this would have a large performance impact since logged-in users are approx 1% of the visiting population.
I do have a general usage question for you all: How do most of you browse the site daily? Do you go to the front page to see the latest maps? Or to the calendar? RSS feeds?
As for celebrity homes, they do bring a lot of one-time visitors to the website (http://virtualglobetrotting.com/stats/catviews/), which is good. Some of these visitors will convert into casual browsers, and some may even become regulars (great!)
Same thing for the obscure categories, such as roadside attractions, or war planes. It's the long-tail of interests, and I think VGT can cater to both crowds without losing any luster. I love the variety of things on this site, and I love the fact that we have people interested in flooding the site with a lot of posts to just one category.
At the same time, I understand that regulars may get sick of certain categories, which is why I think it's a good idea to add an optional "filter" feature to the front page for logged-in users.
I also think that limiting the # of maps for any specific category on the front page (celeb homes / etc) is a good idea -- maybe to 5? This way, there's a bit more variety on the front page.
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milwhcky
Map Fiend
Reged: 04/10/05
Posts: 98
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Re: Celebrity Homes
[Re: nic]
02/09/09 06:23 AM (69.23.143.137)
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Quote:
I do have a general usage question for you all: How do most of you browse the site daily? Do you go to the front page to see the latest maps? Or to the calendar? RSS feeds?
I usually do not enter from the front page. I've bookmarked the 'Latest Maps' page(http://virtualglobetrotting.com/maps/?so=1). After catching up with those, I check out the queue, comments, and forums.
Nic, once again, thanks for making this site. It's hands down the best of it's kind.
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tlp333
member
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Posts: 186
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Re: Celebrity Homes
[Re: milwhcky]
02/09/09 08:07 AM (216.87.57.213)
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I do not enter from the front page and rarely go there. I always enter the site from a bookmarked favorite to my own maps organized by "latest".
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tlp333
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neotrix
Newbie
Reged: 04/10/05
Posts: 41
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Re: Celebrity Homes
[Re: tlp333]
02/09/09 11:49 AM (84.44.146.72)
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i do it exactly the same way like milwhcky.
but i also read the map feed ...
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mlc1us
member
Reged: 04/10/05
Posts: 180
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Re: Celebrity Homes
[Re: nic]
02/09/09 06:01 PM (71.121.142.147)
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I have a couple of different bookmarked pages I use, but would use the main front page if I could block some categories. By the way I don't use the main front page now because it doesn't fit my screen resolution (1024 x 768) properly.
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mlc1us
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nic
Head Honcho
Reged: 04/10/05
Posts: 1277
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Re: Celebrity Homes
[Re: mlc1us]
02/24/09 12:14 AM (76.121.181.201)
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mlc1us - Can you give me details on why it doesn't fit 1024x768? My resize'd browser seems to look good. If you could send me a screenshot to admin@virtualglobetrotting.com that'd be great!
As for limiting people seeing maps in categories they don't like, I think I can add a new "latest maps" view, customized for logged in users. Everyone would be able to specify the categories they don't want to see on this view.
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