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Recent Popular Searches and Site Progress Update

This used to be a monthly post we’d make to keep readers in the loop on the most popular searches on ChrisD.ca, but we haven’t done it in a while. Because many of you have requested to see search statistics, here is the data from February 2010.

Ranked most searched to least searched based on the [...]

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October’s Popular Searches So Far

A few readers have requested over the last few weeks to see the most popular searches on ChrisD.ca. We used to post them on a monthly basis, but haven’t done so in a while.
Below are the most popular searched terms on the blog for October so far.

Some of you may be wondering why Shaneen Robinson [...]

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Thank You, Randene Neill and Ginger

Just a quick little note to touch on something that some readers were complaining about yesterday. ChrisD.ca experienced a slow down on Wednesday afternoon due to a surge in traffic.
The slow down was because of this video that we ripped from Global BC, featuring news anchor Randene Neill and an affectionate dog named Ginger.
We had [...]

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A Look at Winnipeg’s Most Popular Blogs

The University of Winnipeg’s weekly urban journal has chosen to explore Winnipeg’s blogging scene this month. The latest issue of The Uniter came out today and features interviews with several local bloggers, including yours truly, ChrisD.ca.
It’s a great feature written by Matt Preprost, whose work you’ve probably read in the Winnipeg Free Press.
Check out the [...]

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June’s Winner of the Flip Mino HD Camcorder is…

June’s winner of the lovely Flip Mino HD camcorder is Kevin P. of Winnipeg. Kevin sent in three news tips last month.
In total, 119 readers submitted either photos, video or news tips.
As always, a huge thank you to everyone who continues to send in material. Keep it coming!

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June 2009 Blog Recap

As predicted, June was the best month ever at ChrisD.ca for traffic. Records were broken last week with an average of 30% more visits during the Monday thru Friday period than normal. Most of the traffic came from direct views, meaning no referrals, just word of mouth — which is always a great thing!
As for [...]

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Send Us Your Local Canada Day Events

Posted by Sarah Klein

Canada Day is on Wednesday, so send any and all of your local Winnipeg events using the submission form.
Early next week we will publish a complete list of events and celebrations happening in the city.
You also get the chance to win a Flip Mino HD camcorder by doing so.

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May 2009 Blog Recap, Plus Another Contest

May was another successful month here at ChrisD.ca, as the blog continues to push forward hitting new records of page views and visits with each passing month. Traffic has increased consistently in the last six months, surpassing the same time last year by over 500%. Direct visits and Google are the two most popular entry [...]

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ChrisD.ca’s April Recap

April was a very successful month here at the blog. Traffic was steady in the Monday to Friday bracket, and several hundred new people hopped on the Twitter bandwagon to follow @ChrisDca.
A huge thank you goes out to our main advertisers this month, Bo Kauffmann of RE/MAX and VIVID Nite Club & Lounge, which opens [...]

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March Apple iPod Contest Winners

Those readers who submitted news, photos or video to ChrisD.ca during March were entered into a draw to win a 16 GB iPod Nano or a 16 GB iPod Touch.
Congratulations to Chelsea M. of Winnipeg (16 GB iPod Nano) and Luke P. of Winnipeg (16 GB iPod Touch).
Thanks to everyone who took time to send [...]

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Grand Prize Winner in ChrisD.ca Beyoncé Contest

For the last few weeks, readers of ChrisD.ca have been entering to win two tickets for BeyoncĂ©’s upcoming concert at the MTS Centre on March 28th.
The contest ended Sunday night with a total of 288 entries, combined by comments, Twitter posts, blogs and RSS subscribers.
The winner is Joel S. from Steinbach, MB who subscribed to [...]

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Week’s Events Bring Record Amount of Traffic

This week brought a record amount of traffic to ChrisD.ca. The blog has never had five consecutive days (Monday to Friday) where traffic climbed consistently.
Weekends are normally a lot slower for traffic, as a lot of visitors surf from work during the week. As you can see from the graph below, March 2 to March [...]

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