Help me try and figure out how many times my podcast is being downloaded. I have requests, unique hosts, bytes downloaded, etc. but while I understand what each mean individually, I'm not sure which to "trust". [more inside]
posted by arniec on May 14, 2009 - 5 answers

Please help me understand the immense popularity of soccer (football, futbol) worldwide. And ... [more inside]
posted by netbros on Sep 4, 2008 - 28 answers

Does anyone understand the black art of being listed in a Google search? [more inside]
posted by andihazelwood on Feb 7, 2008 - 10 answers

How do I keep the "Popularity" Column Always Active in ITMS? I like to check out all the new music every week and for efficiency start with the "popular" songs for that album. Each time I go to a new album in the music store I have to reselect that column. Is there any way to have it always selected?
posted by LC on Jan 17, 2008 - 3 answers

Has President Bush ever been greeted anywhere outside the US by cheering crowds? [more inside]
posted by UbuRoivas on Sep 5, 2007 - 22 answers

There has to be a word that means "popular because it is popular". [more inside]
posted by raaka on Dec 2, 2005 - 42 answers

Anyone know of a site that measures the popularity of a site - not just hits, or subscribers, but if a web service is growing (be it subscriber base, popularity) and if it's considered the most authoritative, etc. For example, say I'm trying to compare using Technorati versus Feedster - where would I go to compare these two sites, their features, their popularity? [more inside]
posted by rmm on Nov 9, 2005 - 5 answers

Empirically speaking - Who are the most popular musical artists of the modern era (e.g., since 1955)? [more inside]
posted by crapples on Oct 29, 2005 - 28 answers

Why am I getting so many views on one particular Flickr photo? [more inside]
posted by ColdChef on Sep 14, 2005 - 32 answers

Are pretty and popular women more likely to cheat than unpopular women? I have always gone for the quiet, shy girl that was pretty, but pretty in the sort of way that most guys wouldn't notice. Are girls that can have any guy they want more likely to cheat? Or are they more faithful because they have trouble finding guys interested in more than their looks or popularity?
posted by anonymous on Oct 12, 2004 - 19 answers