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By Dan Frommer.
Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at 12:46 am.

The Best of SplatF

SplatFFrom mid-2011 through early 2014, SplatF was my tech news and analysis site. I started the site as an experiment in self-publishing, and it quickly became a full-time effort. I gradually published less, focusing on other projects.

Reading back through the archives, I’m pleased by how many of the stories hold up. Some I’ll still be linking to:

  • Peak Mac?
  • How Infographics are Ruining the Web
  • How Sony Lost its Way
  • AOL vs. Netflix: The Entire Internet in One Chart
  • The Apple Earnings Charts Dashboard
  • Long-term chart posts for RIM, Sony, and Netflix
  • It’s a Great Time for Magazines
  • Understanding Twitter
  • 10 New Industries Apple Could Go Into but Probably Won’t
  • Overanalyzing Apple’s Product Cycles
  • The Airplane Industry Needs its iPhone
  • The “Creators” series interviews with Chank Diesel, Richard Turley, Zach Zamboni, Adam Lisagor, Susan Kare, and others.

Over the three years it existed, SplatF received almost 4 million pageviews from 2 million people. Not bad, but not great. The best months, of course, were the ones when I spent the most time on it. But a few big links here and there played a big role, too.

The 10 most popular posts of all time are:

  • How Does Facebook Make Money?
  • AOL vs. Netflix: The Entire Internet in One Chart
  • Microsoft’s Mobile Comeback Isn’t Happening
  • Why Does Apple Announce iPhone Pricing and Availability but Other Phone Makers Don’t?
  • Who’s Going to Buy the Facebook Phone?
  • 10 Things to Remember about Netflix While Scratching Your Head about Qwikster
  • 10 Steps to Better Blogging
  • 300 Days with the iPad Mini
  • Imagine this Chart as an Actual Hot-Air Balloon
  • If You’re Disappointed by the iPhone 4S, You’re Nuts
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