Google Maps visiting my site from all over the planet.

rkw624rkw624 Registered Users Posts: 260 Major grins
edited September 14, 2009 in SmugMug Support
Not sure if this is where to post this.

All of a sudden my site is being visted by Google Maps from all over the planet the last few days. This one specific gallery and mostly this photo: http://wiseguys.smugmug.com/gallery/4399363_eDfrh#258427524_FDTb9
Hard to believe there is that much interest in Niagara Falls in Winter photos all of a sudden.

A few screen captures from my Stat Counter.
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Just checked my stat counter. Spain just visted and also some place in Russia. Any idea's what's going on? Thank you for looking.
Rich

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  • CardenCarden Registered Users Posts: 120 Major grins
    edited September 10, 2009
    Wow, a real stat counter!
    rkw624 wrote:
    Not sure if this is where to post this.

    All of a sudden my site is being visted by Google Maps from all over the planet the last few days. This one specific gallery and mostly this photo: http://wiseguys.smugmug.com/gallery/4399363_eDfrh#258427524_FDTb9
    Hard to believe there is that much interest in Niagara Falls in Winter photos all of a sudden.
    Just checked my stat counter. Spain just visted and also some place in Russia. Any idea's what's going on? Thank you for looking.

    Where do I get one! What are you using? Source, download, WHERE!
  • richpepprichpepp Registered Users Posts: 360 Major grins
    edited September 11, 2009
    Carden wrote:
    Where do I get one! What are you using? Source, download, WHERE!

    Looks like the 'recent pageload activity' page from www.statcounter.com to me.

    Enjoy :D
    Rich
    Mission East Help for Nepal - Paintings of Scottish landscapes
  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited September 11, 2009
    Carden wrote:
    Where do I get one! What are you using? Source, download, WHERE!
    Hi, see 'tutorials' link at Dgrin Navbar up top of your page. Then SmugMug Tutorials. :D
    Andy

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  • richpepprichpepp Registered Users Posts: 360 Major grins
    edited September 11, 2009
    Hi Rich

    Your thread is now going a bit sideways, sorry about that. As to your original problem I'm not exactly sure why it is happening in your case but we had a similar thing when someone posted a link to one of our photos on a forum. For about a week we had a spike on that one photo from all over the world. In your case someone may have made a link to a google map that also contains your photo.

    ...but I'm only guessing.

    Rich
    Mission East Help for Nepal - Paintings of Scottish landscapes
  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited September 11, 2009
    Do you post on forums or blogs? ear.gif
    Andy

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  • rkw624rkw624 Registered Users Posts: 260 Major grins
    edited September 13, 2009
    Andy wrote:
    Do you post on forums or blogs? ear.gif

    Hello Andy,

    I do post ocassionaly on forums and blogs but never have with any of these photos. I just checked my stat counter and it is full of Google Map visits today. All from the Niagara Falls in Winter gallery. Over 150 visits so far today. Jumps all over. Atlanta, GA., Swtzerland, England, Germany, Quincy,Ill. etc.etc. ???
    Rich
  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited September 13, 2009
    rkw624 wrote:
    Hello Andy,

    I do post ocassionaly on forums and blogs but never have with any of these photos. I just checked my stat counter and it is full of Google Map visits today. All from the Niagara Falls in Winter gallery. Over 150 visits so far today. Jumps all over. Atlanta, GA., Swtzerland, England, Germany, Quincy,Ill. etc.etc. ???
    This should not surprise you. Your site is public, and searchable :D Are you wanting this to not be the case? ear.gif
    Andy

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  • rkw624rkw624 Registered Users Posts: 260 Major grins
    edited September 14, 2009
    Andy wrote:
    This should not surprise you. Your site is public, and searchable :D Are you wanting this to not be the case? ear.gif

    Yes, I do have it public. What I am questioning is the frequency of the same few photo's being visited. I do understand how to go private with the galleries, etc. I just thought all this activity was unusual.( Hundreds and hundreds of visits from all over the plantet.) The gallery has been online for almost two years. Thank you for your time.
    Rich
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