The Best of SplatF

From 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