Google Trends Tag Page
Twitter Trends
Twitter Trending is indicative of what topics are being talked about on the Internet more than most other trending systems such as Google Trends.
There are a few different ways to see the Twitter Trends
Twitter Search
TweetStats
Twitter/Trends
Use Google Trends for Your Holiday Menu
Google Trends is one of my favorite pages. Next to reading my RSS subscriptions, Google Trends gives me more ideas than anything else. It is always interesting to see what exact phrases people are using in their searches, and what the hot topics of the day are.
Looking at Trends today made me realize you could [...]
Micro Blogging
Steve Rubel at Micro Persuasion has a very interesting post about Web 2.0 Trends and one of the graphics he uses is this chart from Google Trends comparing Twitter to Blogging.
That chart really got my attention. I had no idea that Twitter was that popular, or that the term Micro Blogging was coming into it’s [...]
Plan your Blog, Blog your Plan
Same theory, different words. For years I have listened to business consultants say “Plan your work, work your plan”. A blog is no different. You just have to decide what it is you want to accomplish. Some bloggers just want people reading their blog, others want to make money blogging. Whatever the goal, managing your [...]
✈ ▌▌ = Google Trends Hacked Again
Image via CrunchBase Some people apparently think it’s funny to hack Google Trends. Last week, we witnessed a nice in Trends, Google’s mechanism to display the top search terms of the day. Today, these jokesters have decided to place the image of an jet airplane flying into two towers on Google Trends. The image looks [...]
Google Trends Under Terrorist Attack
Google trends is under Terrorist attack. If you go to www.google.com/trends you may still be able to see it. Here’s a screenshot in case you miss it. So you can see, this should be quite insulting to people in the US. It’s been known for a while that Google Trends data is not very reliable and that it is easily hacked. I posted previously about people that had made "ǝlƃooƃ noʎ ʞɔnɟ” appear in Google trends. (Hint: Read it upside down) It doesn’t appear that Google cares much about the
Unpleasant Google Trends Subversion: ✈ ▌▌
Google Trends, which shows hot queries on Google at any given time, is sporting a nasty item at no. 2 today: a plane flying into two towers. In July a swastika appeared on Google Trends, leading to endless debate on whether it was an ugly symbol or not. Later that month the site was attacked again. 4Chan was the culprit last time, we’ll see if they’re again responsible. Here’s the statement Google released last time this happened: The Hot Trends list is automatically generated by machines
✈ ▌▌ - Google Trends?
So I was checking out Google Trends today and for some reason the second hottest search term was ✈ ▌▌. check out the screen shot below:
Wow That Is Really Creepy
Wow That Is Really CreepySubmitted by Eddie on Tue, 01/06/2009 - 10:56. That scary little symbol is the second most searched thing on Google Trends right now. Freaky? Um, yeah.
What is this plane symbol on Google Trends?
Symbols: a plane and two vertical lines. What are these symbols that appear on Google trends? They look to me like a plane about to crash on the twin towers. Oh no, God forbid! I posted the image below. The symbols (encircled) are related to the following searches: google trends, bematech, frigorific, and google analytic. Searches were from Sacramento, California. Why did these symbols appear on Google Trends?
World Trade Center Prank Hits Google Trends?
World Trade Center Prank Hits Google Trends?
Daybreaker: Got the sniffles? The eyes of Google are upon you
Have you been taking that "achy, stuffy head, fever, so you can rest medicine?"It appears many Texans are suffering from flu-like symptoms. According to that eye-in-the-sky -- Google -- Texas is now among 10 states rated as having "moderate" flu activity. Google trends ranks searches for things like fever, stuffy, aches and other "sick" words to ascertain the prevalence of flu in a given area. Google has joined forces with the Center for Disease Control to quickly target specific geographical ar
