Updated website added to the Dumaguete blogosphere

I've made a couple of changes on the Dumaguete blogosphere page.Regular visitors to that page may have to refresh their browser to see the changes.
First, I've removed the blog poll due to lack of interest.Only two votes were cast in the weeks it was up on the site. One vote for losing maia and one vote for an-american-in-dumaguete. Both are excellent blogs, though I wish there had been more voting from the web site's visitors.
Secondly,I've changed the link and image to negros island online.They've switched over to their new domain and completely changed the website.

Weak results on the Dumaguete website

The poll for the most popular blog on the Blogosphere page has been there for a week now and the results are weak, indeed.I was expecting more voting but, so far,there's been only two votes cast.I'll keep it up for another week and,if there isn't more interest by then,I'll remove it.I guess that only shows how little I understand the folks visiting the website.We live and,hopefully,learn.

New Poll on the Dumaguete website

I've put a poll onto the website on the Blogosphere page. Go there and vote for your favorite blog on that page.Just want to keep track...I won't vote on it myself.

Placing a value on the Dumaguete websites and blogs

Trying to place a value on the various Dumaguete websites and blogs appears to be a never ending challenge.As for the outside links,I have,basically, only two ways of judging....Google PageRank and how-much-is-your-blog-worth. As for my own blogs and sites, I have the additional help of Google Analytics. Unfortunately,the results aren't conclusive.
According to PageRank the value of my own things are as follows:
(1) Tie between www.dumaguetecity.net/ and meditation-and-contemplative-prayer.blogspot.com/
(2) sorryalltheclevernamesaretaken.blogspot.com/
(3) This blog.
If you use the how much is your blog worth then the results are different.
(1) Tie between this blog and sorry........
(2) meditation blog
(3) not being a blog, the website is valued at zero.
If I use the Analytics to show number of visitors then the results are:
(1) the website
(2) this blog
(3) sorry......
(4) meditation blog.
If I try to judge by which one gives the most enjoyment or,conversely, which one gives me the biggest headache then in both cases it's a four-way tie.

Always trying to improve the Dumaguete website

I installed the Google Analytics in Nov. 2006. December was the first full month of readings.At the end of January I was able to compare two full months for the first time and we've shown a marked increase in the number of hits.We're always trying to improve the website.We're looking to have t-shirts available soon....we're working with the t-shirt people now. We're hoping to go to Dumaguete within the next few months.You can expect several updates after that.We want to get the penpal section up and running.I'll be taking lots of new photos from all over the city.We're excited about going home.We need to get a passport for my son (can't even set a date until we have it). I'm also hoping to meet some of the bloggers that are linked on my Blogosphere page.