II had an exceptional year thanks to all of its loyal followers. Every time you comment, bookmark, retweet, or otherwise promote a post, it makes my heart a little happier. So thanks for making me a happy girl! The major highlight from 2009 was welcoming Andrea Ballocchi as Spanish Editor, who works hard behind the scenes translating each and every post and comment by hand so our Hispanic audience can feel more welcome. The major downside from 2009 was accidentally overwriting my database and frantically reaching out to my tech gurus to revive II. Alas, we are steadily growing and covering a wider variety of multimedia and for that I am thankful.
I am thrilled to announce that October was the best month yet for II. Two years after this blog launched, we are now delivering bilingual content to more than 1,000 people each and every day (via site visits, RSS readers, and email subscriptions). Thanks to everyone who spends a little of your day with us, and please continue to spread the word about II!