Eyes Watching

There are tools bloggers can use to see who is visiting their sites — not the individual users, but where the users come from. Shortly after I posted my piece below about gasoline prices (which mentions Exxon Mobil), someone from exxonmobil.com visited this site.

Clearly these folks monitor every blog mention of their company, even a site such as mine, which receives only a few visitors a day. (Hey, tell your friends and maybe we can boost that to a dozen visitors a day.) I don't know whether to be amused, complimentary about Exxon Mobil's efficiency, or slightly paranoid.

Or should I see if I can become a highly paid corporate shill? If you help boost the readership on this site, I'll share the wealth with you.