Wow. That didn't take long, did it. If you look over on the sidebar, down in the Arena section, you'll notice our ClusterMap. Instead of an everyday, run-of-the-mill, sometimes-slow-loading hit counter, we have this tiny globe thumbnail that shows us where are readers are coming from (without revealing personally identifyable data).

The Corporal has one. Chris Savino has one. Angel has one now, too. And I'm sure that if Derreck gave a hoot about his site, he'd have one, too.

Since we signed up two weeks ago, we've been able to see some cool reader patterns. But yesterday's view took the cake. With the addition of a reader in Austrailia, we've finally touched on all six populated continents! Cool! I certainly didn't expect to take the site much beyond North America, but I guess sometimes what we have to say is interesting (in one way or another) to the outside world!

At least we know that what we're doing here at BP is worth the effort. Some folks start blogs that no one will ever read. And of course, a blog really isn't worth its salt until it has folks that read it. Thanks to all of you who check in regularly.

If you've got a blog (or website) and would like a ClusterMap of your own, we highly suggest you sign up for one! They run monthly contests where they give away ClusterMaps+ accounts, and they most certainly don't spam the crap out of your inbox. They're hella cool! (Link -- Get One!)