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Escribano

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From: England, living in Italy

Membership running high

2 new members a day (running average) - and still number one on Google for "flamenco forum"

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 29 2010 10:27:15

Arash

Posts: 4495
Joined: Aug. 9 2006
From: Iran (living in Germany)

RE: Membership running high (in reply to Escribano)

nice.

specially considering the fact that the interest for flamenco in internet is decresing constantly since years.

this is not so promising data, but a fact:

flamenco

http://www.google.com/trends?q=flamenco

flamenco guitar

http://www.google.com/trends?q=flamenco+guitar&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0

(btw, interesting that iran is no.1 country, searching for term "flamenco guitar" in google

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 29 2010 11:34:00

cathulu

Posts: 950
Joined: Dec. 15 2006
From: Vancouver, Canukistan

RE: Membership running high (in reply to Arash)

Not sure you can say that. I checked Apple computer and that has seen a decrease since 2004 - which is a bit counter intuitive, it seems they are everywhere.

So what I would want to know is how that number is calculated, and what it represents.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 29 2010 12:04:02

Arash

Posts: 4495
Joined: Aug. 9 2006
From: Iran (living in Germany)

RE: Membership running high (in reply to Escribano)

it represents the number of searches for a search term, which is searched and typed in, in google.

and it is quite representative, because nearly everyone everywhere in the world, uses google.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 29 2010 12:14:20

Ricardo

Posts: 14878
Joined: Dec. 14 2004
From: Washington DC

RE: Membership running high (in reply to Escribano)

people know they can go direct to youtube and in one simple search find everything and more related to their dreams. I never google flamenco anymore

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 29 2010 12:21:58

Ron.M

Posts: 7051
Joined: Jul. 7 2003
From: Scotland

RE: Membership running high (in reply to Arash)

quote:

nice.

specially considering the fact that the interest for flamenco in internet is decresing constantly since years.

this is not so promising data, but a fact:

flamenco

http://www.google.com/trends?q=flamenco

flamenco guitar

http://www.google.com/trends?q=flamenco+guitar&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0

(btw, interesting that iran is no.1 country, searching for term "flamenco guitar" in google )

Hey Arash,

That could be just because folk have found what they are looking for, bookmarked it and don't need to search it anymore.

(57% of people say that at least 85% of other people are 38% incorrect in their analysis of 100% of the data.... + or- 2%

)

cheers,

Ron

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 29 2010 12:23:58

Escribano

Posts: 6417
Joined: Jul. 6 2003
From: England, living in Italy

RE: Membership running high (in reply to cathulu)

quote:

I checked Apple computer and that has seen a decrease since 2004 - which is a bit counter intuitive

Try iphone, they know what they are doing

http://www.google.com/trends?q=iphone&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 29 2010 13:28:59

xirdneH_imiJ

Posts: 1898
Joined: Dec. 2 2006
From: Budapest, now in Southampton

RE: Membership running high (in reply to Arash)

given the popularity of the genre in Iran it doesn't surprise me as much as Vietnam being second on that list! perhaps it's the new paradise for flamenco after japan, we should all go and teach there :)

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 29 2010 16:21:04

Florian

Posts: 9282
Joined: Jul. 14 2003
From: Adelaide/Australia

RE: Membership running high (in reply to xirdneH_imiJ)

hey cool!! my city is first in australia according to Arash's Google trends

http://www.google.com/trends?q=flamenco&ctab=0&geo=au&date=all&sort=0

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 29 2010 16:32:23

at_leo_87

Posts: 3055
Joined: Aug. 30 2008
From: Boston, MA, U.S.A

RE: Membership running high (in reply to xirdneH_imiJ)

quote:

it doesn't surprise me as much as Vietnam being second on that list! perhaps it's the new paradise for flamenco after japan, we should all go and teach there :)

if you want to die of heat or want to be trampled by a stampede of speeding mopeds (i've been there.)

oh, and hooray for foroflamenco!

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 29 2010 17:21:40

cathulu

Posts: 950
Joined: Dec. 15 2006
From: Vancouver, Canukistan

RE: Membership running high (in reply to xirdneH_imiJ)

The fact Vietnam is second on the list makes this data highly suspect!!!

Look at some early stats for foroflamenco

Back in 2004 it took 282 posts to get 3382 views for Todd's latest buleria

In 2009, Flamenco-lessons.com turns 2 gets 6438 views with 220 posts. They can't all be bots!

OK, I looked at only a few but the trend seems to be there from a quick look.

So the forum is getting more popular at least.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 31 2010 9:36:32

xirdneH_imiJ

Posts: 1898
Joined: Dec. 2 2006
From: Budapest, now in Southampton

RE: Membership running high (in reply to at_leo_87)

well i did spend a bit of time in india and loved it to death, vietnam is not that much different and surely it's better than this part of europe...:)

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 31 2010 12:19:25

at_leo_87

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Joined: Aug. 30 2008
From: Boston, MA, U.S.A

RE: Membership running high (in reply to xirdneH_imiJ)

quote:

vietnam is not that much different and surely it's better than this part of europe...:)

i guess it depends on what part you go to. i went to the south a long time ago. im sure things have gotten better. my brother loves going there on vacation. apparently, you can basically live there for a month for 100 bucks.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jan. 31 2010 13:45:55

Mike_Kinny

Posts: 689
Joined: Feb. 12 2009

RE: Membership running high (in reply to Escribano)

quote:

2 new members a day (running average)

Ruben is an active guy.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 7 2010 0:59:11

Doitsujin

Posts: 5078
Joined: Apr. 10 2005

RE: Membership running high (in reply to Escribano)

quote:

2 new members a day (running average)

Maybe 2 bots every day?

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 7 2010 1:48:45

Kate

Posts: 1827
Joined: Jul. 8 2003
From: Living in Granada, Andalucía

RE: Membership running high (in reply to cathulu)

quote:

ORIGINAL: cathulu

The fact Vietnam is second on the list makes this data highly suspect!!!

Agreed. I asked my brother about this as he runs a publishing and creative ad agency in Saigon and he said exactly the same as you, that it was highly suspect. He publishes an English magazine there and is about to publish a Vietnamese Music newspaper, so he has a good idea of what's going on. It would be great if flamenco did get popular over there though as it would be great to organise a few tours, a good excuse to spend time over there. I love the place.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 7 2010 2:03:36

Escribano

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From: England, living in Italy

RE: Membership running high (in reply to Doitsujin)

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Maybe 2 bots every day?

Nah, how would a bot register, and why?

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 7 2010 2:07:22

Doitsujin

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Joined: Apr. 10 2005

RE: Membership running high (in reply to Escribano)

Well,.. I have no idea. I have no explanation for so many new members. Maybe somewhere in the world started a boom of flamenco again? Maybe they opened import of flamenco CDs to china? :.)

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Feb. 7 2010 2:32:19

sean65

Posts: 414
Joined: Jan. 4 2010
From: London

RE: Membership running high (in reply to Escribano)

It's January! New years resolutions, maybe.

Just like the local gym is packed in January but once people get paid at the end of the month they all go back to the pub leaving the gym empty until May when they suddenly panic and realise they're going on holiday in a few weeks and they're fat.

Or maybe it's just the UK and USA governments keeping an eye on us, make sure we're behaving.