I was just playing around some more with Google Earth. StatCounter uses WhoIs to give geographic locations for each visitor, based on the location of their ISP. It then taps into Google Earth, allowing you to see a map of who is posting from where. Or that’s the basic theory. It’s not quite that straightforward, though, so don’t panic, thinking that I or anyone else can hunt you down! For example, I’m located in southern Indiana, but my IP address maps to Louisville, Kentucky. I assume that’s where my ISP’s main office is located. Except, I just looked at the Google Earth satellite map, and I appear to be posting from a cemetery.
I’m not dead, yet!
red paper boat 