A
couple of days ago Rich Reynolds over at the UFO Conjectures blog put up a brief article that has something to
do with Roswell. Apparently some of his readers took issue with his return to
Roswell and made comment on it. Reynolds said that each mention of Roswell
boosted the page views of the blog and he provided a screen shot to prove his
point. There was a spike on it. And in the comments section, there was a post
by Gilles Fernandez remarking that he had just posted to his website a rebuttal
of one of Jaime Maussan’s expert’s latest comments on the Roswell Slides.
I
thought I would perform an experiment about this and because, as Gilles had
mentioned, Jaime Maussan had released another “expert’s” opinion of the image
on the Roswell Slides, this was a timely story. I believed that the issue had
been settled about forty-eight hours after the Mexico City disaster and while
some of those original participants in the slides fiasco were reluctant to let
go, it was clear to the vast majority of people that the image was not an
alien. To prove that it was, Maussan published another opinion on why it was
alien. All this, I thought, would be a good target for the experiment.
I
posted a short article about the Roswell Slides and within minutes had the
first response to it. There was an immediate spike in the page views, and
oddly, a dip and then another spike and twelve hours later an even larger spike.
Clearly the Roswell name brought in page views. Just add Roswell to the title
and people came to see if there was anything new.
Last
year, as the run up to the Great Reveal was a major topic, this blog was
averaging more than three times the normal page views that I see today… and
Roswell is an on-going topic that peaks the interest of those out there who
visit blogs like this one. (But then, so did the articles on Oak Island which
doubled the daily average.)
All
this really proved was that Reynolds’ observation was accurate and you can pull
people to your blog by mentioning Roswell. That some still believe that the
Roswell Slides show an alien gives you a feeling for the state of UFO research.
That others attempt to hijack the Slides, dragging in other nutty ideas isn’t
all that surprising either.
In
any case, the experiment revealed the high interest in Roswell and provides us
with a clue as to how to drive traffic to a blog, if that is the only mission
of a blog. Just stick Roswell in the title and they will come.
"Just stick Roswell in the title and they will come".
ReplyDeleteNow try sticking Rendlesham (the UK Roswell) in the title and see what happens.
Kevin,
ReplyDelete"That some still believe that the Roswell Slides show an alien gives you a feeling for the state of UFO research. That others attempt to hijack the Slides, dragging in other nutty ideas isn’t all that surprising either."
I don't think anyone is saying that the creature in the slides is an "alien".
The "experts" are asking why the creature doesn't look human. No one knows exactly what it is. You've seen the same slides as the "experts". Why do you think it's a human child? Is there something that is definitive?
If you can't describe to us why you think it's a human child, then why do you think it is? Are you just guessing?
Ed
Well, Ed -
ReplyDeleteLet's see... The placard in front of the display when it was in the museum where it was photographed said it was a boy. The 190 page document retrieved from the Park Service made it clear that those who examined the mummy said it was human as opposed to those who examined scans of the photographs rather than the slide and said it was not. There was no question about the identity until Dew and Beason clouded the issue for personal gain and the remains have been returned to the appropriate native peoples.
And do you really need a list of people who were saying it was an alien?
So, Ed, why not take a look at everything that has been published on this... but then, we don't really have to tell you why it is human, you have to tell us why you think it is not. The weight of evidence is not on your side.
I'm definitely going to try the Roswell pageview experiment! Maybe a Rendlesham one as well.
ReplyDeleteStick anything on you blog and CDA will often be the "first to come"...
ReplyDeleteMention the Ramey memo and, well, you know what happens then!
Regards
Nitram
Ed, you've got a real thing about keeping alive demonstrated hoaxes.
ReplyDeletethis is great news because I need a name for my new band and I now know what to call it : "Roswell"! Perfect!
ReplyDeletewell ok, maybe not. :) But I admit I am one of those who is attracted to the mystery and read every post on this blog, simply because it is just about the most compelling mystery there is, and Kevin's views for me are the most reliable.