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Stat Counters: Why do webmasters display the count?

kevinboss.net — Lurking on just about every web page is a webpage stat counter. These little snippets of code have been around since the beginning of the internet. They serve a very simple purpose – to count and store statistics. They've gone beyond that, and have been used as a means of showing popularity.

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