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Alex's IMDb STARmeter - 2
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 1:15 pm
by Lilly
I thought I'd start our second thread for Alex's STARmeter scores with a recap....
Lilly wrote:IMDb has a popularity ranking known as STARmeter. It's really just a measure of the "buzz" surrounding a personality or a project.
IMDb's description is:
"STARmeter rankings provide a snapshot of who's popular based on the searches of millions of IMDb users. Updated weekly, these rankings also graph the popularity of people over time and determine which events affect public awareness."
Alex's STARmeter hit an all time "high" the week after The Back-up Plan opened. (Actually, the lower the number the better the score.)
2010 Apr 25 -- #23
For point of reference, here are some other highlights...
2010 Feb 14 -- #434 - Alex O'Loughlin to star in 'Hawaii Five-0'
2009 Dec 06 -- #1003 - Three Rivers: A Roll of the Dice
2009 Oct 04 -- #750 - Three Rivers: Place of Life
2009 Sep 13 -- #663 - Whiteout
2009 May 03 -- #345 - Criminal Minds: The Big Wheel
The best score he had during
Moonlight's run was: 235, the week "B.C." aired.
The week before
Moonlight premiered, his score was 2367.
These numbers vary widely from week to week depending on how much "buzz" is going on. But, it's fun to see how much interest is being generated.
One note: This data is only available to IMDb Pro accounts. I'd appreciate it if this info was not copied elsewhere -- it's for our own entertainment here on MLA.
Here's a snapshot of the last 3 weeks:
2012 Sep 2 -- 885
2012 Sep 9 -- 1,064
2012 Sep 16 -- 990
And he's up 113 points this week...
2012 Sep 23 -- 877
Re: Alex's IMDb STARmeter - 2
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 1:38 pm
by Fleur de Lisa
Thanks Lilly for reposting how this whole star meter thing works.
It is amazing when you see where his score was prior to ML compared to now.
A question: when there are all those silly polls where people vote repeatedly for him, does that affect his star meter score at all? I guess it would if people saw his name in a poll and decided to search for him on IDMB. But I just wondered if other Internet activity affects the score at all.
Thanks btw, for always being our star meter gal! You are much more beloved and consistent than dart guy, without a doubt!
Re: Alex's IMDb STARmeter - 2
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 5:14 pm
by wpgrace
You forgot to mention my dart guy, who I am convinced really runs that site.
Good question about those polls... There is one on now, Alex vs. Joe the werewolf w/the loooon name that I can't spell. Vote if you will...
http://crusharchives.tumblr.com/tagged/alex-o'loughlin
I dunno if it impacts imdb, but Alex was surprised to hear he had won one of em, so the stars probs have no idea.
Re: Alex's IMDb STARmeter - 2
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 5:27 pm
by allegrita
Thanks for the recap, Lilly! It's so helpful to have that info at the beginning of the thread. Alex has gone on quite an IMDB journey, hasn't he?!
Re: Alex's IMDb STARmeter - 2
Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 7:51 pm
by Lilly
Fleur de Lisa wrote:
A question: when there are all those silly polls where people vote repeatedly for him, does that affect his star meter score at all? I guess it would if people saw his name in a poll and decided to search for him on IDMB. But I just wondered if other Internet activity affects the score at all.
My understanding of it,
Fleur, is that ONLY IMDb searches (page hits) count toward the score. The articles cited, I think, are just an indicator of what
may have had an effect on the week's score. Polls would have no bearing on the score --except, as you said, if a poll caused a lot of folks to go check him out on IMDb.
Fleur de Lisa wrote:Thanks btw, for always being our star meter gal! You are much more beloved and consistent than dart guy, without a doubt!
Re: Alex's IMDb STARmeter - 2
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 12:25 pm
by Lilly
He's up another 118 this week.
2012 Sep 30 -- 759
Works for me.
Re: Alex's IMDb STARmeter - 2
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 1:08 pm
by Fleur de Lisa
Works for me, too!!!
Re: Alex's IMDb STARmeter - 2
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 6:07 pm
by allegrita
Re: Alex's IMDb STARmeter - 2
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 1:38 pm
by Lilly
And he back down 178 points this week...
2012 Oct 7 -- 937
I'm starting to think that the 700-1000 range is where he's settled for now and that his result is as much a function of other peoples' buzz as it is of his own. With the new television season, I'm guessing many of the new faces are attracting curious eyes, whereas Alex, at this point, is a known quantity.
Re: Alex's IMDb STARmeter - 2
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 4:21 pm
by Skylar
Thanks for tracking, it's very interesting to see.
Re: Alex's IMDb STARmeter - 2
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 5:36 pm
by allegrita
Well, if he's got to be stuck in a niche, it's a pretty nice one to be stuck in.
Re: Alex's IMDb STARmeter - 2
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 12:36 pm
by Lilly
This week he's up 39...
2012 Oct 14 -- 898
Cozy.
Re: Alex's IMDb STARmeter - 2
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 12:44 pm
by Lilly
Up another 118 points.
2012 Oct 21 -- 780
I'm liking this trend.
Re: Alex's IMDb STARmeter - 2
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 2:02 pm
by Fleur de Lisa
Re: Alex's IMDb STARmeter - 2
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 2:01 pm
by Lilly
Well, for some reason, he's down 291 this week...
2012 Oct 28 -- 1,071
I'm kind of surprised with the baby news showing up in several articles, but maybe low profile is not such a bad thing right now.
