DaytonOS — February Report

Here is my DaytonOS February Report.

We averaged 394 visitors each day and 1130 hits each day on various articles.  This is up slightly from what was recorded in my January Report.

Regardless that there was more activity on the site, income from Google ads decreased.  In January, we averaged 68 cents of ad revenue each day, but in February we average only 52 cents of ad revenue each day.  I would like to understand exactly why on February 7 ad revenue was a whopping $2.14, but on February 14, ad revenue was zero and on February 21 ad revenue was  19 cents.  It’s a mystery.

DaytonOS syndicates three web-sites:  Esrati,  Daytonology , and Kurt’s NIghtmare.  I’m wondering if there are other Dayton area web-sites, particularly, similar to these, that would like to be syndicated on DaytonOS?  Let me know:  mbock@att.net.

It was great that Victor Harris posted his second article this month.  It was great that Jeff Putman also posted an article. DaytonOS welcomes individuals to post articles.  Just sign up as an author, using your real name.

Sometimes I’m asked what the OS in DaytonOS means.  David Esrati named the site and I think he came up with a very provocative name.  Every Mac user recognizes the OS as meaning Operating System.  On my iMac, I think I am using operating system 10.49.  I’ve not purchased the newest system, that, I guess, is 10.5.

What the Operating System for Dayton should be is an educated, informed and engaged public empowered by a vigorous democracy. The mission of DaytonOS is to help bring such an operating system into reality.  We state our goals:

1. to organize, facilitate, encourage, and promote nonpartisan educational efforts with the purpose of educating the public and positively engaging the public in meaningful discussions concerning important issues of our day
2. to build authentic democracy throughout the Miami Valley

Yes, big goals.  Thinking about the implication of these goals, you get the feeling of someone who is looking at Mt Everest and contemplating the effort and teamwork that will be needed to scale such height.

Here are the posts that got the most attention this month:

1. Dan Lipsky involved in consumer fraud? June 9, 2008;  written by Mike Robinette (281  hits)
2. Ohio’s Overcrowded Prisons Have Record Number Of Inmates, Yet Face Budget Cuts December 29, 2008  (210 hits)
3. Mike Ervin lets cat out of bag about downtown ice rink plans, February 10, 2009; written by David Esrati, (172 hits)
4. James K. Galbraith Says Social Security Payments Must Be Increased, Not Decreased, January 22, 2009, (122 hits)
5. Dayton: America’s Fifth Most Empty City, February 13, 2009, Written by Jeffery of Daytonology, (83 hits)
6. Governor Strickland Offers Five Point Plan To “Build Ohio’s Education System Anew”, January 28, 2009, (82 hits)
7. Theologian, Susan Thistlethwaite, Blames Politics Of Dominionism For Increase In Anti-Darwinism,February 12, 2009, (80 hits)
8. Governor Strickland In “Education Forum” Discusses Six Principles To Guide Ohio’s Education Reform, July 31, 2008, (70 hits)
9. John Goodlad Says Public Must Agree On “The Democratic Purpose Of Public Schooling”, December 16, 2008, (64 hits)
10. Gov. Strickland’s Education Plan Disappoints — Fails To Deal With The Central Issue Of System Structure,February 2, 2009, (64 hits)
11. Paul Krugman Blasts Republicans, Futile To Bargain With, Says He “Hopes Obama Has Learned His Lesson, February 9, 2009, (63 hits)