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Letter From The Editor: Our Readers

By Dan Flynn and Suzanna Schreck

One of the main purposes for my writing in this space each Sunday is to keep Food Safety News readers informed about FSN.
Everyone on the production end of this venture is pretty happy with how things are going.   The techies always have us looking at something they call "analytics."  They don't measure "readers" per se, but rather something they call "unique visits" to our site.  Then there are a couple thousand people who have signed up for our RSS feeds.
The way I look at it, Food Safety News is getting about 30,000 readers a week, and easily topping 100,000 a month.   These numbers are growing nicely, and we've only been around since Sept. 14, 2009.
It is also worth noting that one out of four FSN readers hails from Washington D.C.  We think it's good that we have the federal government's attention.
Where else in the world are FSN readers and where are they working?   We can take a "slice in time" approach, looking at a typical three-day period earlier this month.   It provides evidence of both a worldwide audience and a food safety community that cuts across government, industry, and non-profit worlds.
Top Countries
USCanadaUKChinaGermany IndiaAustraliaJapanNetherlands MalaysiaPhilippines SingaporeHong Kong
Top Cities
Washington D.C. New YorkSeattleGarrett Park LAChicagoAtlantaPortlandStillwater MinneapolisLondonSan FranciscoDenverHopkinsSt. Louis
Top Organizations
USDA Oklahoma State University CargillAgriculture and Agrifood Canada United States Senate Wal-Mart KelloggState of MinnesotaPepsi Cola Co/North AmericaTreehouseEmirates (Dubai)Japan networkState of OregonCDCB & G foods IncHouse of RepresentativesWashington State Department of HealthConagraOhio State UniversityUniversity of MinnesotaAbbot LaboratoriesState of WashingtonDepartment of Homeland SecurityKraftWashington State Department of AgricultureGuangdong Province (China)New Mexico State UniversityRuby TuesdayGeneral MillsSeattle Pacific UniversityPew Charitable Trusts 

Again these are just snapshots in time, but important feedback telling us that there is a food safety community out there, and you are all part of it.  We do not just want you as a reader; we also invite your comments and contributed articles and opinions.
Until next week.

Full post as published by Food Safety News on January 16, 2011 (boomark / email).