Bruins Nation: 3 and 3,000,000

by Menelaus on Jun 10, 2008 12:09 PM PDT in Off Topic

They say that things in life often come in 3's.

Today, Bruins Nation hit a pretty big 3, with another one just around the corner.

Earlier today, Bruins Nation logged its 3,000,000th unique visit (with over 8 million page views).

And, next week, on June 16, Bruins Nation turns 3 years old, which is the blog-years equivalent of 33, or maybe 333. (Though, old as BN may be, you'll see that we were talking about Rick Neuheisel on Day One.)

Now, I don't mention this to toot our own horn. I'm merely an interloper who joined Nestor, Odysseus, Ajax and the rest of the gang mid-stream.

I mention it to recognize how vibrant this community has become, in large part because of your contributions. Bruins Nation is you, and we all together are thriving.

For many months, and particularly with the migration to BN 2.0, we've witnessed remarkable contributions by so many of you. So, consider this a big hat tip by us mods to Rye, bruinbabe, 66, godblesstyus95, tasser, Fox, bruinhoo, BruinBlue, BruinsRule, isodore, rfirpo, jlegs, uclafan11, bluestreet, Daynuh (just to name a few), and all the new regulars who have contributed so much to this place.

As we've said time and again, we do with just for fun, out of our love and devotion to all things blue and gold. And BN would only be a shadow of its present self without great comments, FanPosts, etc. from you guys/gals.

So, enjoy a beverage (or 3) on us today, and let's get back to UCLA.

GO BRUINS.

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Happy Threes!

BN is such a great place to be to find UCLA news and it’s such a good community.

by freesia39 on Jun 10, 2008 1:09 PM PDT 0 recs

Fillin' it up from the cheap seats!

3,000,000..

..hmmmmmmm..

..that’s 1 out of every 100 people in the U. S. of A.

God, it's great to be a Bruin!

by WHP '68 on Jun 10, 2008 1:18 PM PDT 0 recs

Speaking of 3s...

I have my third final today at 3pm in Dodd Hall on Tuesday, the third day of the week…seriously. Nothing like an all essay final… =( haha.

3 million UNIQUE visitors? That’s something right there…

GO BRUINS!

by jlegs on Jun 10, 2008 1:22 PM PDT 0 recs

"Visits" or "Visitors"

I read that as 3M unique “visits”, not “visitors”, meaning it’s most likely much fewer than 3M people. Still a great achievement though!

by VinceB on Jun 10, 2008 1:27 PM PDT 0 recs

Oops...

...typo on my comment. I’m in the midst of some last-minute review for my final…haha.

GO BRUINS!

by jlegs on Jun 10, 2008 1:51 PM PDT up 0 recs

Further speaking of 3's...

Three straight Final Fours, three straight 30-win seasons, and three wealthy and influential alumni.

Formerly UCLA Class of 86

by Class of 86 on Jun 10, 2008 2:02 PM PDT 0 recs

Best 3 of them all

You made me spit on my keyboard, 86, with the “three wealthy and influential alumni.” That was a good one.

by Fox 71 on Jun 10, 2008 4:06 PM PDT up 0 recs

and more

three years of law school, three days of the California Bar Exam (thank god I am not taking CA)... Sorry guys, but its that time of year.

by bruinhoo on Jun 10, 2008 5:18 PM PDT up 0 recs

How about our Three Wise Men (aka Geezers)

66, Fox and WHP.

Seriously, this site is my only source for all things Bruin. It makes it feel as though I’m not as far away from Westwood as I am. It also makes me feel like I know several of you, even though we have never met in person (at least that I am aware of).

by bruinbabe2000 on Jun 11, 2008 9:33 AM PDT up 0 recs

And while we're at it

let’s not forget “Three Little Maids From School Are We.” The non-Philistines of the BN know that to be one of the show-stoppers from the Mikado.

by Fox 71 on Jun 11, 2008 1:48 PM PDT up 0 recs

SiteMeter?

The 3,000,000th link in the post takes you there – but do we nonmods usually have access to that? It was kinda interesting snooping around in there, but felt like I was maybe out of bounds.

greg in denver

by gbruin on Jun 10, 2008 2:31 PM PDT 0 recs

Yep

There is an icon on the far bottom right on most, if not all, SBN blogs.

by Menelaus on Jun 10, 2008 2:47 PM PDT up 0 recs

what M said ...

You can browse through all the stats for sites like BN and others … by clicking on the sitemeter below. Its meant to be transparent.

by Nestor on Jun 10, 2008 6:14 PM PDT up 0 recs

OT

Maybe some of you more tech-worthy BN’rs can help an old Geezer fix a problem that has come up in the last week. I use IE and get a message when I go out of BN or Doh’s site that says “Out of memory at line: 85”. I say OK and then it proceeds to act normal again. It doesn’t do it on all sites, primarily those two. I Vista Home prem w/ 3 gigs of ram and have tested it everyway imaginable with no problems popping up.

I have googled with no luck and tried the MS site also.

Any suggestions would be apprecitaed.

by artybruin on Jun 10, 2008 2:41 PM PDT 0 recs

Your problem is Vista

Notorious for being buggy.

Congratulations BN for 3 million hits. Needless to say, that’s a lot.

by Bruins102NCAA on Jun 10, 2008 3:26 PM PDT up 0 recs

I dunno.....

I have had vista for over a year and this is the first time it happened. If I hit my favoirtes button and go to another website i don’t get the message, if i just close out of BN (or Doh) I get the message.

Thanks for the input

by artybruin on Jun 10, 2008 3:58 PM PDT up 0 recs

What I want to know

is when are we going to send that Bruins Nation logo to Cafe press (with the entire bear visible) so we can order up some T-shirts and coffee mugs?

Huh? When is that going to happen?

A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment. John Wooden

by MexiBruin on Jun 10, 2008 3:52 PM PDT 0 recs

amen

by uclaw1 on Jun 10, 2008 3:52 PM PDT up 0 recs

I tried

But couldn’t get sign off for our proposed designs.

by Menelaus on Jun 10, 2008 4:03 PM PDT up 0 recs

OK, now i'm confused

that dark blue T-shirt is the shiznit! I had my CC half way out when I read that disclaimer about not buying from/through Cafe Press.

What gives? I’m ready to buy.

A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment. John Wooden

by MexiBruin on Jun 11, 2008 8:35 PM PDT up 0 recs

That

... is the test store that was created months ago when this idea had some mo’. The shirts you see only exist in one place in the real world: my closet. Our friends at UCLA seem to feel that they own a California trademark for “Bruins” and weren’t trilled with our designs. So, as to not violate any laws in the good state of California, I’m not making any commercial use of the designs. Thus, the disclaimer. That, of course, doesn’t stop anyone else from running with the idea, but I’m not your guy until the fine folks in the UCLA trademark office see the light. And, frankly, I can’t read through the lines as to what they’ve been telling me.

by Menelaus on Jun 11, 2008 9:57 PM PDT up 0 recs

Congratulations, BN

You guys have set the bar impossibly high for the rest of us, so we’ll just be over here making shallow, somewhat humorous observations and posting pictures of attractive celebrities until football season starts. In all seriousness though, you guys are the cream of the crop as far as I’m concerned, so much so that I’ve actually found myself rooting for UCLA on a number of occasions simply because I like your blog so much. Go Bruins.

Roll Bama Roll

by Todd on Jun 10, 2008 4:50 PM PDT 0 recs

You say that as if

posting pictures of attractive celebrities is a bad thing.

by Tydides on Jun 10, 2008 5:00 PM PDT up 0 recs

Back at you

The respect is mutual Todd. I learned a lot from Nico on you when you guys came aboard on SBN. You guys are great example for how fans can keep their chins up even through the tough times like you guys went through during the Shula years. Would love to see Bama get back on top under Saban and may be we can renew that UCLA – Alabama series. That would be awesome.

by Nestor on Jun 10, 2008 6:16 PM PDT up 0 recs

I'd love to see...

...Alabama and UCLA play another home and home series, or even just a neutral site one off like we did with Florida State last year and Clemson this year.

Roll Bama Roll

by Todd on Jun 11, 2008 2:52 PM PDT up 0 recs

Happy early birthday, BN!

I started reading BN during March Madness 2006, right before the Gonzaga game, even though I started posting much later. I was in my second year as an undergrad at UCLA then, and now, as a senior on my way out, I have to say that BruinsNation was a huge contributing factor to my love for UCLA sports, and even sports in general. I grew up in Britain following rugby union and I never got into “American” sports until attending my first UCLA football game at the Rose Bowl (vs. SDSU – it was free for incoming freshmen). The next year, I got the Den sports package and went to as many football and basketball games as I could. At this point, I discovered BN and knew that the level of analysis and up-to-date recruiting news would keep me coming back for a long time. Sure enough, BN has become the website that I visit first when I open up my browser every day, and I probably visit way too much during my numerous “study breaks”, i.e. procrastination. UCLA was my gateway into becoming the sports fanatic I am now, and this website, along with its amazing community, has definitely helped to grow me in my knowledge of and love for sports. Thanks, Nestor and co!

by Tetelestai on Jun 10, 2008 4:54 PM PDT 0 recs

Back at you

by Nestor on Jun 10, 2008 6:16 PM PDT up 0 recs

Our readers and contributors do a fantastic job

Either posting diaries or excellent comments. I really believe it enhances the experience for everyone.

by Tydides on Jun 10, 2008 5:02 PM PDT 0 recs

N

As of earlier today, BN had a reader in Austraiia

by lil eg not cs on Jun 10, 2008 9:11 PM PDT 0 recs

This is the best fan blog I've ever found

Don’t know how I stumbled on it, probably after finding some other Bruins site lacking in one way or another and clicking on every Bruin link with hope that there must be a better way. This site immediately struck me as the bright light of the college and UCLA sports blogospheres. It’s the thinking sports fans’ mecca. Thanks to the moderators for giving us a place to argue our points, vet our hypotheses, and most importantly, cheer on the best college sports program in the world! Go Bruins!!

by BruinsRule on Jun 10, 2008 10:30 PM PDT 0 recs

Thank you to all the contributors

Thanks for helping make BN the best fan site in all of the blogosphere.

by Ajax on Jun 11, 2008 9:17 AM PDT 0 recs

Hello from Costa Rica

Enjoying our honeymoon and thought I’d log in during a rainstorm.. Congrats. ..6/10 is my birthday as well and FWIW, she and I met in grad school at UCLA.
Pura Vida BN!!!!

by sausmaf on Jun 11, 2008 3:42 PM PDT 0 recs