Does this glory last for a long time, or is it for just the days on which the news trends?<p>Looking forward to answers from people who have experienced the amazing moment and have seen some drastic changes in their Analytics count.
It lasts for a couple of hours (or a day if it's <i>really</i> popular).<p>What's much better than the (relatively short) visitors spike, is the discussion. If it's an article, the comments are often quite insigthful. If it's a Show HN post, the feedback is very constructive and can be quite helpful.
The only real effect I see is I tend to pick up a few Twitter followers and I like to read the comments that result because they tend to be intelligent, insightful and often challenging.