Yep, it’s viral . . . .

6 thoughts on “Yep, it’s viral . . . .”

1. That’s not quite the meaning of viral. Sites like Raw Story and Salon grab other syndicates’ stories all the time. They are cheap content for these content mills. Viral is like this blue-white-gold-black dress thing.

   I checked Facebook shares on the three sources’ pages. It is performing above average, but not anything special. That said, for the angle – religious debunking – it’s a huge hit.

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   1. Since it’s very easy to do (and I’m killing time til the whistle blows), I looked at Facebook shares from the “Share this” button for Vridar since January 1. Fresh Evidence: The Forged Jesus Passage in Josephus wins by a mile. 257 Facebook shares. The next two closest are 35 (http://vridar.org/2015/02/08/evidence-for-a-pre-christian-christianity/) and 26 (http://vridar.org/2015/01/12/the-ostrich-war-on-mythicism/). There were only a couple of others above 10. You’re welcome.

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   2. The first day I posted They pierced my hands and my feet: Psalm 22 as a non-prophecy of the crucifixion on 19th February 2008 it got an exciting 25 hits. Just today, seven years and 9 days later, it has been hit 340 times from traffic via sites reposting Valerie’s article. I think that’s not altogether very bad for a blog post on ancient textual (Hebrew and Greek) and manuscript transmissions.

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      1. That’s awesome. More hits for Vridar!

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         1. If you want more hits for Vridar, like us on Facebook and ask your friends to like us, too! It seems to be helping to bring more readers to the blog.

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2. Here’s one mostly rational Christian apologist’s take:
   http://benstanhope.blogspot.com/2015/03/a-historical-wreck-response-to-taricos.html
   I think he should read Vridar more often to avoid train wrecks.

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