October Review: Gains, Gaps, and a Dash of Colorfield Calm

October felt like tuning a messy orchestra and landing on a surprisingly catchy groove. Sales were flat (the triangle player took a coffee break), but attention and discovery spiked across platforms — especially where quick visuals and short reads shine.

Highlights at a glance

• Facebook: Views up 50%, Reach up 242%, Interactions up 450%, Clicks flat (0%), Visits up 167%, Total Followers flat (0%), New Followers up 100%. Top posts: Paris, Tilting at Midnight and Ribbons of Blue and Green: A Vision You Can Hear.
• Medium: Earnings +9%, Views +20%, Reads +10%, Followers −5%, Subscribers +27%. Most viewed & read: Swagger vs ReDoc: The Ultimate Showdown of API Documentation Titans. Second most viewed & read (and highest earning): 10 Politically Incorrect Jokes That Will Make You Laugh.
• LumAIere.com (including the blog): Page Views +106%, Blog Views +109%, Active Users +143%. Most viewed blog: The Chagall Windows in Fraumünster Church, Zurich — In Depth. Runner-up: Deep Dive into libpostal — Address Parsing & Formatting Magic. Most viewed overall: LumAIere.com; second: blog.lumaiere.com.