{"id":3723,"date":"2012-01-05T18:02:15","date_gmt":"2012-01-05T16:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/?p=3723"},"modified":"2012-01-05T18:02:15","modified_gmt":"2012-01-05T16:02:15","slug":"2011-year-in-review-sites-tools-statistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/05\/2011-year-in-review-sites-tools-statistics\/","title":{"rendered":"2011 Year in Review: Sites, Tools &#038; Statistics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Past editions of my year in tools, sites &amp; statistics: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/14\/2010-year-in-review-sites-tools-statistics-2\/\">2010<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/08\/2009-year-in-review-my-tools-sites-and-statistics\/\">2009<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2009\/01\/19\/2008-year-in-review\/\">2008<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2008\/01\/11\/2007-year-in-review\/\">2007<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2007\/01\/04\/how-i-conquered-the-world-and-how-you-can-too\/\">2006<\/a>. My <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/02\/2011-year-in-review-in-pictures\/\">2011 Year in Review in Pictures<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>2011 was a great year for me, really. <strong>It was the year that my body caught up with my mind in terms of happiness.\u00a0<\/strong>Here are some sites, tools, and statistics from my 2011 &#8211; think of it as my personal report card but also my personal recommendation list of tools\/software\/stuff I&#8217;m using all in one in the areas of <strong>Social Networking &amp; websites, Photography &amp; tech gadgets, Ebooks &amp; reading, Healthy living, Travel and Charitable giving!<\/strong>\u00a0Add your own recommendations in the comments.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Social Networking, Feeds &amp; My Sites<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Daily sites I visit<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/rosso\">Twitter<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sara.rosso\">Facebook<\/a><\/strong>, though I only post on Twitter daily. I joined <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/118295945639902681688\"><strong>Google<\/strong>+<\/a> but don&#8217;t do much there, and I still use <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/msadventuresinitaly\/\">Flickr<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0though not much socially. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sararosso\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0is still my choice for professional networking.<\/li>\n<li><strong>New &amp; interesting<\/strong>: I joined <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/sararosso\/\">Pintrest<\/a><\/strong> which I think is a really interesting visual bookmarking &amp; curation platform. I also love seeing how people <a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/source\/msadventuresinitaly.com\/\">pin photos from Ms. Adventures in Italy<\/a> and the comments they leave to themselves &#8211; a little peek into their own lives. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/path.com\/\">Path<\/a><\/strong> is getting a lot of attention post re-design but I haven&#8217;t joined as of now.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Done with<\/strong>: I joined\u00a0<strong>Diaspora<\/strong>\u00a0(the open-source social network platform) in 2010, and I deleted my profile in 2011. I removed myself from a lot of other sites and newsletters I wasn&#8217;t using.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Domains I have active websites on<\/strong>: 9 &#8211; all using <a href=\"http:\/\/get.wp.com\">WordPress<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; I moved my tech blog<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/whenihavetime.com\">When I Have Time<\/a><\/strong> to WordPress.com from self-hosted, launched my healthy living site,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/foodbloggeronadiet.com\">Food Blogger on a Diet<\/a><\/strong>, on WordPress.com, and started using a <a href=\"http:\/\/sararosso.wordpress.com\">simple mobile blog on WordPress.com for photos<\/a>\u00a0that I Tweet on Twitter. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nutelladay.com\">World Nutella Day<\/a><\/strong> continues to blow up bigger every year (it&#8217;s one month from today!)<\/li>\n<li><strong>RSS Feeds<\/strong> &#8211; Still more than <strong>400 feeds<\/strong>, and I continue using <a href=\"http:\/\/reader.google.com\">Google Reader<\/a>\u00a0to manage them (I can&#8217;t quit you!) I delved heavily into the Healthy Living blog scene (it&#8217;s really busy and rocking!) and continued to add sites of strong women in business\/tech\/other areas.<\/li>\n<li><strong>My Popular posts on Ms. Adventures in Italy<\/strong>: The 5 most popular posts published in 2011 on this site were:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/05\/flourless-nutella-chocolate-cake-recipe-for-world-nutella-day-2011\/\">Flourless Nutella Chocolate Cake Recipe for World Nutella Day 2011<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/15\/gluten-free-food-and-restaurants-in-italy\/\">Gluten-free Food and Restaurants in Italy<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/12\/no-oil-sugar-or-butter-microwave-chocolate-happy-birthday-cake\/\">No oil, sugar, or butter Microwave Chocolate Happy Birthday Cake<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/15\/how-to-order-an-italian-coffee-in-italy-the-ebook-on-amazon-kindle\/\">How to Order an Italian Coffee in Italy: the ebook on Amazon Kindle!<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/01\/maritozzo-sweet-bread-rolls-whipped-cream\/\">Maritozzo \u2013 Sweet Bread Rolls filled with Whipped Cream<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Photography, Video &amp; other Tech stuff:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tech Blog: <\/strong>My tech alter-ego,<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/whenihavetime.com\/\">When I Have Time<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0had a good year &#8211; 6 popular posts published in 2011:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/whenihavetime.com\/2011\/10\/15\/productivity-on-your-android-mobile-10-tips-40-apps\/\" target=\"_blank\">Productivity on your Android Mobile &#8211; 10 Tips &amp; 40+ Apps<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/whenihavetime.com\/2011\/02\/09\/no-offense-i-dont-want-to-be-friends-on-facebook\/\" target=\"_blank\">No offense, I don&#8217;t want to be friends on Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/whenihavetime.com\/2011\/04\/19\/baker-ebook-framework-publish-for-the-ipad-using-html5\/\" target=\"_blank\">Baker Ebook Framework: Publish for the iPad using HTML5<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/whenihavetime.com\/2011\/06\/09\/how-to-use-wordpress-as-a-website-not-blog\/\" target=\"_blank\">How to Use WordPress as a Website (not Blog)<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/whenihavetime.com\/2011\/12\/14\/my-ignite-at-leweb-2011-the-future-way-of-working-the-distributed-company\/\" target=\"_blank\">My Ignite at LeWeb 2011 &#8211; The Future Way of Working: The Distributed Company<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/whenihavetime.com\/2011\/11\/28\/tools-for-entrepreneurs-create-collaborate-communicate\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tools for Entrepreneurs: Create. Collaborate. Communicate.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Camera<\/strong>: Still using my\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/astore.amazon.com\/msadventuresinitaly-20\/detail\/B002NEGTTW\">Canon 7D<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; I feel more comfortable with it and as part of using it more often, I just ordered a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crumpler.eu\/index.cfm?seite=protection-gear&amp;productID=6834&amp;sprache=EN\">Banana Hammock from Crumpler.eu<\/a>\u00a0so I can stick it in my purse\/backpack with a single lens and be ready!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lens<\/strong>: No new lens purchases in 2011, but I think 2012 is when I will get a better zoom or a wide angle. I still use my\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/astore.amazon.com\/msadventuresinitaly-20\/detail\/B00009XVCZ\">50mm 1.4<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0all the time as well as <a href=\"http:\/\/astore.amazon.com\/msadventuresinitaly-20\/detail\/B00006I53S\">my zoom 28-135mm<\/a> travel lens and the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/astore.amazon.com\/msadventuresinitaly-20\/detail\/B00007GQLU\">85mm lens<\/a>. For a wide angle, I&#8217;m eyeing the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0002Y5WXE?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=msadventuresinitaly-20&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=B0002Y5WXE\">10-22mm<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00009R6WO?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=msadventuresinitaly-20&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=B00009R6WO\">17-40mm<\/a>, or my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000NP46K2?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=msadventuresinitaly-20&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;creativeASIN=B000NP46K2\">dream lens 16-35mm<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Quick shots &amp; video:<\/strong> I don&#8217;t really use the <a href=\"http:\/\/astore.amazon.com\/msadventuresinitaly-20\/detail\/B000NK6INU\">Canon PowerShot SD750 7.1MP<\/a> much &#8211; I use my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B004USPRM4?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=msadventuresinitaly-20&amp;creativeASIN=B004USPRM4\">Android Nexus S phone<\/a> (whose camera is not great but works) for <a href=\"http:\/\/sararosso.wordpress.com\">quick shots<\/a> and I&#8217;m using <a href=\"http:\/\/whenihavetime.com\/2011\/09\/12\/review-kodak-playsport-digital-video-camera\/\">Kodak PlaySport<\/a>\u00a0for video (especially underwater! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/08\/a-helicopter-ride-on-kauai-hawaii\/\">Kauai was fun with it<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Other toys<\/strong>: Finally joined the smartphone crowd with a used <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B004USPRM4?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=msadventuresinitaly-20&amp;creativeASIN=B004USPRM4\">Nexus S<\/a>. I almost bought the iPad 2 the day after it came out while in Austin but decided not to and still use my iPad 1 every day (but I&#8217;ll be paying attention to the iPad 3 prob coming out in a few months). I bought an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/ipodnano\/\">iPod Nano<\/a> in late 2010 and I&#8217;ve used it almost every day in 2011 &#8211; love the ability to clip it on.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Backing up Data &amp; External drives<\/strong>: This continues to be the most important part of my regime \u2013 backup! I am still employing the 3,2,1 method \u2013 <strong>3 copies of everything, 2 onsite, 1 offsite.<\/strong> For the onsite, I have a new\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/astore.amazon.com\/msadventuresinitaly-20\/detail\/B0042Z55RM\">Western Digital MyBook 3TB<\/a> (that&#8217;s 3 Terabytes! woo), and for offsite\/cloud backup I switched to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.carbonite.com\">Carbonite<\/a>\u00a0from Mozy. (<em>Read more about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whenihavetime.com\/how-to-backup-files-and-data-with-backup-software-and-online-resources\/\">How to Backup Files using Online and Offline Software<\/a> on my tech blog.)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lists\/organization<\/strong>: I\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/whenihavetime.com\/2011\/11\/11\/wunderlist-a-to-do-list-app-you-can-use-everywhere\/\">switched my To-Do list-mania to\u00a0<strong>Wunderlist<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0from\u00a0Remember the Milk. Totally recommend checking them out. (<em>Read about my holy trinity of productivity:\u00a0<a title=\"How I Organize my Email, Lists and Brainstorming: My Holy Trinity of\u00a0Productivity\" href=\"http:\/\/whenihavetime.com\/2009\/09\/24\/how-i-organize-my-email-lists-and-brainstorming-my-holy-trinity-of-productivity\/\">How I Organize my Email, Lists and Brainstorming: My Holy Trinity of\u00a0Productivity<\/a><\/em>)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/astore.amazon.com\/msadventuresinitaly-20?_encoding=UTF8&amp;node=11\">More photography &amp; tech gadgets<\/a><\/strong>!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Reading and Ebooks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve always been a voracious reader. Now I read more books than ever &#8211; though I stopped keeping track of them in my little spreadsheet.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><strong>Books (new) read in 2011<\/strong>: <\/strong>Um, yeah. <strong>I bought\u00a0155 ebooks in 2011<\/strong>. I have a good record at finishing books I buy, so let&#8217;s call it 130 new books read (and I re-read older books, too). My favorite time to read is before bed &#8211; the iPad&#8217;s backlighting is great for this (iPad wins over Kindle here)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ebook reading devices &amp; Apps<\/strong>: I use the <strong>iPad<\/strong> as my main reading device, and sometimes switch to my <strong>Nexus S Android<\/strong>\u00a0phone, and my page position on a particular book is synced across them via the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/feature.html\/ref=kcp_ipad_mkt_lnd?docId=1000493771\">Amazon Kindle app<\/a><\/strong>. I also use the <strong>Stanza<\/strong> app for my reading, but since Amazon bought it and subsequently stopped development, I&#8217;m looking for something new.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Me, Ebook Publisher<\/strong>: I also published another ebook, this time available through Amazon!\u00a0<strong><a title=\"How to Order an Italian Coffee in Italy: the ebook on Amazon Kindle!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/15\/how-to-order-an-italian-coffee-in-italy-the-ebook-on-amazon-kindle\/\">How to Order an Italian Coffee in Italy<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0is doing well &#8211; pick up your own copy! My other ebook,<a title=\"101 American Foods to Try in the USA: Ebook!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2009\/07\/24\/101-american-foods-to-try-in-the-usa-ebook\/\">\u00a0101 American Foods to Try in the USA<\/a>\u00a0is still available and free.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Book tracking:<\/strong>\u00a0I signed up for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goodreads.com\">Good Reads<\/a>\u00a0but really appreciate the recommendations and lists the most rather than for my own tracking.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ebook Advocate<\/strong>: I have been digital for 6 years now and have never regretted it \u2013 I wrote <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whenihavetime.com\/a-guide-to-ebooks-for-read-an-ebook-week\/\">a Guide to Ebooks<\/a> on my tech blog, When I Have Time, for those that are new to ebooks or are interested in getting started!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong>Healthy Living<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I think this needs its own section &#8211; it&#8217;s that important! Do you give health its own section in your life? :)<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Healthy living blogs started<\/strong>: 1 &#8211;\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/foodbloggeronadiet.com\">Food Blogger on a Diet<\/a><\/strong>. Some popular posts from there:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/foodbloggeronadiet.com\/2011\/09\/08\/review-nike-training-club-app-for-iphone\/\" target=\"_blank\">Review: Nike Training Club App for iPhone<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/foodbloggeronadiet.com\/2011\/08\/25\/traveling-pack-food-in-your-suitcase\/\" target=\"_blank\">Traveling? Pack Food in your Suitcase<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/foodbloggeronadiet.com\/2011\/06\/10\/getting-back-to-breakfast\/\" target=\"_blank\">Getting back to breakfast<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/foodbloggeronadiet.com\/2011\/09\/13\/peanut-almond-sunflower-seed-nut-butters-i-love-them-all\/\" target=\"_blank\">Peanut, almond, sunflower seed: nut butters &#8211; I love them all!<\/a>,\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/foodbloggeronadiet.com\/2011\/09\/27\/runners-withdrawal-concurrent-strength-endurance-training\/\" target=\"_blank\">Runner&#8217;s withdrawal, concurrent strength training<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Weight lost:<\/strong>\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">A lot<\/span>.\u00a0I&#8217;m very pleased with my progress. I may share some numbers in the future, but for now, I&#8217;m just happy with the effort I&#8217;ve made and how healthy &amp; in shape I feel. I&#8217;m not on a diet&#8230;I&#8217;ve made a lifestyle change.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Number of trips to the emergency room:\u00a0<\/strong>1. I arrived in the US in March with a pretty bad ear infection (oops, I guess that&#8217;s why I had no appetite for 2 weeks prior) and urgent care had to take care of me.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Recouping some free time:<\/strong>\u00a0after 3 years I stepped down from organizing\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.girlgeekdinnersmilano.com\">Girl Geek Dinners in Milan<\/a>\u00a0and let someone else take the reins. I think they&#8217;re doing great, and I&#8217;m excited to have a little more time for myself again.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/astore.amazon.com\/msadventuresinitaly-20?_encoding=UTF8&amp;node=22\">Some healthy living gadgets I covet<\/a><\/strong>!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Travel and Moving Around<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I was super lucky to have traveled so much in 2011, a lot of it for work, and I honestly hope it continues&#8230;indefinitely.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tracking travel with online sites<\/strong>: Still using\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tripit.com\">TripIt<\/a>\u00a0with its great forward&amp;track it capability, but I&#8217;m missing Dopplr&#8217;s statistics.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Flights taken in 2011: 35. <\/strong>Most flights in a short period &#8211; 3: MXP &#8211; JFK &#8211; DTW &#8211; AUS. And 6 hours later, two more flights AUS &#8211; DFW &#8211; ELP.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cities lived in:<\/strong> 1 \u2013 Milan, Italy.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Countries visited: <\/strong>6 &#8211; US (2x),\u00a0France, Spain, Hungary, London\/GB (2x), Kenya.<\/li>\n<li><strong>U.S. states visited:<\/strong>\u00a05 &#8211; California, New Mexico, Texas, Hawaii, New York.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Longest trip<\/strong>: coming back from Kenya to Italy on New Year&#8217;s Eve &#8211; the result was tragic, went almost 48 hours without sleeping and was really destroyed when ushering out 2011. Method: Bus + Airplane + Train.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Train rides<\/strong>: Several crazy day trips, including one to Venice and one to Rome. The <em>Frecciarossa<\/em> trains in Italy are getting faster and better (and more expensive) &#8211; I can get to Milan from Rome in less than 3 hours (compared to 4.5 when I first moved here).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Years with a car:<\/strong> 2 (previously was 6 years without a car). I still need to get my Italian license, that&#8217;s going to happen in 2012!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/astore.amazon.com\/msadventuresinitaly-20?_encoding=UTF8&amp;node=12\"><strong>Other travel gadgets I recommend<\/strong><\/a>!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Fundraising, Donations, and Supporting Causes<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Working with causes, powered by Social Networks and Bloggers:<\/strong>\u00a0I wish I could have done more this year &#8211; there was no Menu for Hope, but I participated in the travel blogger-run\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.passportswithpurpose.com\">Passports with Purpose<\/a>\u00a0which raised more than $80,000. I also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.net\/donate\/\">donated to Creative Commons<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Supporting entrepreneurs &amp; ideas<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; I am still re-investing my initial investment with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kiva.org\/lender\/rosso\">Kiva<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; I&#8217;ve now made 13 $25 loans to different entrepreneurs, all female. I&#8217;ve also made some investments with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/profile\/rosso\">Kickstarter<\/a>\u00a0which are fun projects (I love the photography and food ones), and I made a donation through\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.donorschoose.org\/\">DonorsChoose.org<\/a>\u00a0for educational projects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Note: I have an <a href=\"http:\/\/astore.amazon.com\/msadventuresinitaly-20\">Amazon affiliate store<\/a> \u2013 many of the links in this post have an affiliate link to the Amazon site in case you are interested in buying that product. I will get a small percentage of the purchase price if you do (4-6%) and I thank you for helping support this site and my writing. Otherwise, feel free to plug the name of the product into Google and buy it somewhere else!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Past editions of my year in tools, sites &amp; statistics: 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006. My 2011 Year in Review in Pictures. 2011 was a great year for me, really. It was the year that my body caught up with my mind in terms of happiness.\u00a0Here are some sites, tools, and statistics from my 2011&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/05\/2011-year-in-review-sites-tools-statistics\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[82,22,101],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3723","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-me","7":"category-tech-talk","8":"category-tips","9":"entry"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4uB1-Y3","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2833,"url":"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/14\/2010-year-in-review-sites-tools-statistics-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":3723,"position":0},"title":"2010 Year in Review: Sites, Tools &#038; Statistics","author":"Sara, Ms. Adventures in Italy","date":"January 14, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Past editions of my year in tools, sites & statistics: 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006. 2010 was a difficult and great year for me - I did a lot of freelance projects in addition to my fulltime job, which meant I blogged less frequently but one of those opportunities turned into\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Me&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Me","link":"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/category\/me\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3713,"url":"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/02\/2011-year-in-review-in-pictures\/","url_meta":{"origin":3723,"position":1},"title":"2011 Year in Review in Pictures","author":"Sara, Ms. Adventures in Italy","date":"January 2, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"I started my Year in Review in Pictures in 2009 (2010's review, 2009's review) as a complement to my text-heavy Year in Review full of tools, sites, and statistics I started in 2006 - I'll be posting that later this week. 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