Thank You!
by Perry Diaz
from Global Balita
With the tumultuous first decade of the 21st century, there is much anticipation of what the next decade would be like. However, there is optimism — and hope — that the New Year would bring peace and prosperity to all.
I would like to thank all of the contributors and readers of Global Balita. Together, they have all contributed to the success of Global Balita. On the one hand are the journalists, columnists, and writers who used the power of their pens to express their opinions on a multitude of issues that have influenced government as well as our lives. On the other hand are the readers who posted their reactions to the various articles that have provided perspectives that represent public sentiment. What we achieved is a balanced constructive dialogue on issues and events that affect our lives and environment.
Since Global Balita started its online publication in March 2009, our readership has increased dramatically. Alexa.com, which tracks the traffic to tens of millions of websites, shows that www.GlobalBalita.com’s traffic in the last three months is one of the highest among US-based Filipino online news publications.
The following is a comparision of Global Balita with other Filipino-American online news websites during the last three months:
Top 100,000 Alexa Traffic Traffic Rank Traffic Rank
in US Rank in US in the Phil.
Global Balita Yes 289,254 67,144 36,310
Asian Journal* Yes 208,002 75,702 9,609
Philippine News* No 446,513 149,753 22,764
Mabuhay Radio No 1,030,582 388,522 38,185
*These have broadsheet publications
