The State of the Hardy Boys Encyclopedia - 2012 Edition

[SkyWarp]

As we near the end of 2012, we look back and see where we have come in the past year.  Like last year we have added a couple Casefiles Encyclopedia updates, yet unlike last year we are no longer wondering about the future of the Undercover Brothers. The UB series has come to an end and the new Adventures series is about to begin.

But what makes modern technology even more exciting is that we can track what is popular and what is not.  Below are a few interesting tidbits taken from the sites web statistics based upon most visits to these sections of the website.

An asterisk(*) denotes that a particular item was not in the top list last year.


Most Popular Books 2012

CASEFILES
Casefiles #1: Dead On Target
Casefiles #11: Brother Against Brother
Casefiles #12: Perfect Getaway*
Casefiles #2: Evil, Inc.
Casefiles #3: Cult of Crime

NANCY DREW AND HARDY BOYS SUPERMYSTERY
SuperMystery #1: Double Crossing
SuperMystery #25: Secrets of the Nile
SuperMystery #36: Process of Elimination
SuperMystery #3: Shock Waves
SuperMystery #2: A Crime for Christmas*

NANCY DREW AND THE HARDY BOYS SUPERMYSTERY
SuperMystery #2: Danger Overseas
SuperMystery #4: Gold Medal Murder
SuperMystery #5: Bonfire Masquerade
SuperMystery #1: Terror on Tour
SuperMystery #3: Club Dread

UNDERCOVER BROTHERS GRAPHIC NOVELS
Graphic Novel #1: The Ocean of Osyria
Graphic Novel #15: Live Free, Die Hardy!
Graphic Novel #18: D.A.N.G.E.R. Spells the Hangman
Graphic Novel #20: Deadly Strategy
Graphic Novel (NC) #1: Crawling with Zombies

UNDERCOVER BROTHERS
UB #1: Extreme Danger
UB #2: Running on Fumes
UB #8: Top Ten Ways To Die*
UB #3: Boardwalk Bust
UB #39: Movie Mayhem*


Most Popular Wallpapers 2012

CASEFILES (wallpapers found at the bottom of each casefile 1-15 page)
Casefile #1: Dead On Target
Casefile #11: Brother Against Brother
Casefile #13: The Borgia Dagger*
Casefile #4: Lazarus Plot*
Casefile #7: Deathgame


Most Popular Database Entries 2012

CASEFILES
Callie Shaw
Fenton Hardy
Frank Hardy
Chet Morton
Joe Hardy
Iola Morton
Mr. Arthur Edward Gray
Assassins
Philip Cohen*
Al Rousasa

UNDERCOVER BROTHERS
Frank Hardy
Vee Sharp
Joe Hardy
ATACT (American Teens Against Crime)
Nancy Drew
Playback
Fenton Hardy
Chet Morton
Q.T.
Gertrude Trudy

[SkyWarp]

Below I am adding a few more stats for your viewing pleasure. 

Traffic Sources 2012

TOP SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS
Wikia
Word Press
Facebook
Google+
Blogger

TOP SEARCH RELATED KEYWORDS
hardy boys casefiles
strategic moves hardy boys
the hardy boys casefiles
hardy boys
hardy boys casefiles ebook

TOP STATE/PROVINCE
Ontario
Maryland
California
South Carolina
Iowa

TOP INTERNET BROWSES
Internet Explorer
Firefox
Chrome
Safari
Opera

MOBILE VERSUS DESKTOP/LAPTOP TRAFFIC
Non-Mobile 88%
Mobile 12%


Forum Stats 2012

TOP FORUM BOARDS BY VIEWS
General Friendly Discussions
General Hardy Boys Discussions
Television
Movies
Politics, Religion, etc.

TOP FORUM TOPICS BY VIEWS
Reading Levels
Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys Super Mystery #6
Free Casefiles
Secret of the Red Arrow
Hardy Boys Fanfiction story.

[MacGyver]

Thanks for posting the statistics, Skywarp. As always, very interesting to see. I find it particularly interesting that the "Reading Levels" thread (a thread which was started in 2007 and hasn't been posted in since 2008) had the most views- I wonder if that's mainly for people doing Web searches for reading levels for The Hardy Boys, in relation to using the books in classes and libraries, etc.

[SkyWarp]

Thanks for posting the statistics, Skywarp. As always, very interesting to see. I find it particularly interesting that the "Reading Levels" thread (a thread which was started in 2007 and hasn't been posted in since 2008) had the most views- I wonder if that's mainly for people doing Web searches for reading levels for The Hardy Boys, in relation to using the books in classes and libraries, etc.

Yes, that is my guess by looking at the data.

[MacGyver]

Makes sense.

[hardyboysfan]

Thanks!