“You like me, you really like me!”

Or, if you don’t like me, y’all were at least kind enough to stop by regularly and make April the busiest month yet for law:/dev/null!

law:/dev/null Pageviews and Unique IPs over time

Here’s an updated graph of our pageviews-per-day and unique IP addresses. We had a 5.4% increase in unique visitors for the month ((Approximately; the logs only measure unique IP addresses, so if multiple people have logged in from the same IP (e.g. using corporate wifi with only 1 publicly-exposed IP) those folks get missed. I think the folks missed are balanced out by the spambots though )) along with 1 additional daily pageview.

“But TDot,” you may be wondering, “+1 pageview-per-day is a mere 0.098% increase in traffic. Can you really consider that an increase in traffic beyond any but the most literalist of interpretations?”

I certainly can, dear reader — though whether you agree with my rationale is another matter entirely

You see March’s numbers were a big 51% jump over February, skewed upwards over just three days of traffic when local folks heard about a mere college student taking on one of the largest think tanks in North Carolina. ((Residual traffic to that entry has kept it at #5 in our Top 5 list for April ))

Fortunately, I haven’t had to deal with a comparable controversy this month… but the traffic rate held constant. That either means (i) the old political folks who stumbled across this little piece of internet real estate over those 3 days decided to keep reading all month (plausible but not likely), or (ii) new people somehow found law:/dev/null and became regular readers (plausible and less not likely).

Regardless, I’m not one to look the proverbial gift horse in the mouth: I truly appreciate y’all being here, regardless of your reason, and I hope you’ll continue to stop by in the future (and spread the word!)

In referrer-related news, Google also continues to be our top referring site, sending about 1.5% of the folks who stop by here on a given day. Here are a selection of the 80+ searches that brought folks here in April:

• decade: We had 4 separate people use this query. I’m guessing you got directed to my thoughts on the 2000s, but my question is this: people actually do searches on single, generic words??
• nccu law study room reservations: Are done on the NCCU Law intranet. Can’t help you on this one. Sorry.
• how to get into nccu law: Through the doors
• nccu law blogs: There are at least 3 of us I know of: myself, Madame Prosecutor, and a brother I’ve started calling the Prophet. If you find any more, let me know and I’ll add ’em to the blogroll.
• hard work never killed anyone but: why take the chance?
• student election poster: Take a look at my SBA poster or my SSP poster. You can take a guess at which one worked
• campbell law can 1ls work?: According to Campbell 1Ls at NCSU’s pre-law forum, nope.
• how long does it take to get a decision from nccu school of law?: As long as it takes
• t greg tomes: T Greg’s Tomes are my political missives posted on Facebook. Haven’t put many of them on law:/dev/null, but I’ve posted this one and this one.
• rick ingram unc: You’re probably looking for his SBP endorsement by the UNCCH Daily Tar Heel in that 1st Tome I just listed.
• nccu law admission by email or mail?: Mail! Email admission notices are tacky
• 5 u.s 137 shepardize: Yes, it’s true — I Shepardize old cases for fun (5 U.S. 137 is Marbury v. Madison)
• c grade law student screwed?: God I hope not, otherwise Contracts has ruined my life…
• best parking spots at nccu school of law?: The ones that are available. Word of advice for the incoming Class of 2013: show up early
• what classes do you need to become a lawyer at nccu: The same classes you need at every other ABA-accredited school. But you can check out NCCU Law‘s specific course catalog here.
• law student disclaimer: You can read mine right here.
• capsule wardrobe for a law student: How did someone looking for fashion tips end up here?? Check out TRPLS instead
• computer scientist or lawyer: Lawyer
• 1l memo useless: #truestory
• attending nccu law: Congratulations!

I continue to be amazed at the searches that bring people here…

And finally, our Top 5 most-viewed posts for the month of April 2010, including two repeaters at #1 and #5:

1. On my first ever closing argument: Alice in Wonderland (03/24/10)
2. On sound principles making sound politics: More vindication! : ) (04/20/10)
3. On political hacks-in-training writing commentary: On UNCASG, $1, and the UNCCH Daily Tar Heel (03/30/10)
4. On the never-ending end of the semester: Like a mirage in the desert (04/10/10)
5. On political hacks writing commentary: Crazy, or just lazy? You be the judge (or, “Erroneous trash masquerading as punditry”) (03/15/10)

*THANK YOU* to everyone for your continued support of the blog — it means a lot

I’m heading to bed, gotta be rested for my last final exam as a 1L! Have a great night everybody!

Tags: Blawg Love, Campbell Law, Damned Lies and Statistics, Law Grades, Madame Prosecutor, NCCU Law, NCSU Student Senate, SBA, T Greg's Tomes, The Prophet, UNCASG, UNCCH Daily Tar Heel