Kaorimoch writes, "Perhaps a better term would be "Counting the people on the internet"? That weighing stuff is for things with, well, MASS."

Hobotron also makes this point: "Bad sample population, low sample size with ONE DAY, NO inclusion of error propagation across statistical barriers. When you multiply estimates, you multiply error as well."

These and other great comments from the slashdot crowd really got me to thinking that my thouroughly researched scienterrific study really missed the boat.

Not typically one to miss the opportunity to futher the advancement of literal interpretation of analogy and armchair statistics, I leave you with the following thought.

In 1798 Henry Cavendish, known for his scientific brilliance and terrible fear of women, developed a system for calculating the gravitational constant (G) by measuring the gravitational attraction between two small spheres. In essence, he was able to "weigh the earth" by comparing the relationship between two known objects.

This got to thinking about weighing the internet -- calculating the number of users online. Since I am by no means a brilliant scientist and am horribly attracted to women everywhere, there were obviously roadblocks in my path that Henry did not have to deal with.

Want to know how many internet users there are? Curious about how many people read a site like Slashdot every day? Read on!

We've been burning through a staggering amount of page views these past few days and a couple BlogCadre users have convinced me to give AdSense a try. Hence the ads that are now running the top and left of the site.

I started running AdSense on virtuoffice, but it's not a particularly large site. With 100-200 times the page views already, I sort of expected BlogCadre to outperform, but it hasn't so far.

What's going on? I expect there may be some exaggeration, but some people claim to be making an incredible amount of money on their sites.

We haven't even launched yet, and already BlogCadre is proving to be a huge hit with readers and posters alike.

Content. Content. Content!
I've been so impressed with the quality of user contributed material so far. It's almost like we don't even need a moderation system. Everything has been going straight to the front page.

Anyone can write an article here. I think it's a great concept. Help make it work. Sign up and write something that you think is interesting. Here are some things other BlogCadre users have been writing about:

Robogeek has posted a couple of really cool hacks for Nokia cell phones. If you want to be able charge your phone and use GPS while connected to your laptop, he's your man. We owe a hackaday feature article to him.

Jessi made us fall out of our chairs when she introduced us to the the Gem Sweater Girl.

Matt Schultz showed us how to make montages using flickr, and followed that up with a video that every LEGO geek will drool over (myself included). Matt is launching a new site, modcast.org, very soon. Keep an eye on him. I expect he's going to be posting some more fantastic articles.

Stella has been posting like mad on all sorts of topics such as humor, autism, and, my favorite topic, wtf. Check her blog out - 21 posts so far! I think her fingers are probably smoking.

Ryan Larson shows us some identity theft irony and the downsides of letting your autopilot do all the hard work.

Justin reintroduced us to an updated version of the Pepsi challenge. There are more colas than you can shake a stick at these days.

Jon Granada has been going to town exploring the unknown and inaccessable areas of the video game World of Warcraft. We owe 2 hackadays and a slashdotting to Jon.

Mike T shocked us with a fantastic spoof involving Midgets and Lions, oh my! Then, Mel decided to let us know how little people wipe their bottoms. I didn't want to know.

Heck, even my mom and sister have been posting. Kelly asked us to think for a moment about the business behind earwax flavored jelly beans. Colleen, from the American Refugee Committee, uploaded this incredible photo.

You should have your name on this list! Remember, any topic is fair game. So go write something that you want people to read!

Here's a quick howto about making a kick-ass site with tons of readers. One of the neat things about being a BlogCadre user is that everything is positioned to tilt the odds of site success in your favor. Once you've read the about page and decided to make an account, it's time to start building a readership.

You've heard the saying "it's not what you know, but who you know."

Metcalfe's law states that the utility of any network is proportional to the square of the number of "users" in the network. Basically, this describres what is commonly called the "network effect." What this means to you is that as more people write here, the utility or "value" of your writing will increase exponentially. And "value" equates to readers.

So here are some quick tips for making the killer site with loads of readers.