tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549886189860242505.post-9333893275400972832007-03-08T21:02:00.000-08:002007-03-09T01:39:49.138-08:00<small><i>- Shawn Mikula</i></small><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/__BXkD_29Xt4/RfEnSXTX31I/AAAAAAAAAA4/qnKt2CyY7zQ/s1600-h/feb-stats.png"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/__BXkD_29Xt4/RfEnSXTX31I/AAAAAAAAAA4/qnKt2CyY7zQ/s200/feb-stats.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5039852654450696018" /></a><br />The first BrainMaps press release, called <a href="http://eggheadblog.ucdavis.edu/?p=285">"Brain Maps Online"</a>, was made on Feb 27, 2007. The effect can be seen in the figure to the right, in which the unique daily visitors to <a href="http://brainmaps.org">BrainMaps</a> jumped from about 1200 to over 4500 in one day. Now, a week after the initial release, traffic is still more than doubled. Monitoring this effect, it is interesting to note the spread from the initial <a href="http://eggheadblog.ucdavis.edu/?p=285">main press release</a>, to several major online newspapers (i.e., <a href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-02/uoc--bmo022707.php">EurekAlert</a>, <a href="http://www.physorg.com/news91821274.html">PhysOrg</a>, <a href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/emergingtech/?p=501">ZDNet</a>, <a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/02/070228064736.htm">ScienceDaily</a>), and then from there to multiple blogs and other outlets. The response from this press release has been nothing short of extraordinary, as numerous individuals emailed us important feedback.brainmapsnoreply@blogger.com