tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34224217008041624062009-02-20T18:43:34.493-08:00Quirky vignettes through the lens of Google Trendsjorrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08091347621678409530noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422421700804162406.post-32985991752438725782008-11-15T17:47:00.001-08:002008-11-15T18:01:34.344-08:00<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top: 5px;" valign="top"><div style="padding-bottom: 5px;"><img src="http://google.com/trends/images/dot1.gif" border="0" width="11" height="11" /> <span style="color: rgb(70, 132, 238);"><b>mccain</b></span> <img src="http://google.com/trends/images/dot2.gif" border="0" width="11" height="11" /> <span style="color: rgb(220, 57, 18);"><b>wine</b></span> </div> </td><td><br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><div id="graphcontainer" style="overflow: hidden; width: 580px;"><img src="http://google.com/trends/viz?q=mccain,wine&amp;date=mtd&amp;geo=all&amp;graph=weekly_img&amp;sort=0&amp;sa=N" width="580" height="260" /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3422421700804162406-3298599175243872578?l=trendinator.blogspot.com'/></div>jorrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08091347621678409530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422421700804162406.post-45532556890765496822008-10-10T12:29:00.001-07:002008-10-10T12:30:09.099-07:00Or are we all just talking about the financial bail-out? Judge for yourself:<br /><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top: 13px;" valign="top"><span style="font-size:-1;">Scale is based on the average worldwide traffic of <b><span style="color:#4684ee;">"bear market"</span></b> in the last 12 months. <a href="http://www.google.com/intl/en/trends/about.html#7">Learn more</a></span><br /><div style="padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 12px;"><table style="display: inline;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0pt; white-space: nowrap;"><span font="" style="font-size:-1;color:#4684ee;"><b>"bear market"</b> </span></td><td><table class="bar" cellspacing="0" width="70" height="4"><tbody><tr><td style="display: block;" bgcolor="#4684ee"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td><span style="font-size:-2;">1.00</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="display: inline;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0pt; white-space: nowrap;"><span font="" style="font-size:-1;color:#dc3912;"><b>"financial bailout"</b> </span></td><td><table class="bar" cellspacing="0" width="10" height="4"><tbody><tr><td style="display: block;" bgcolor="#dc3912"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td><span style="font-size:-2;">0.15</span></td></tr></tbody></table> </div> </td><td><br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><div id="graphcontainer" style="overflow: hidden; width: 580px;"><img src="http://www.google.com/trends/viz?q=%22bear+market%22,%22financial+bailout%22&amp;date=ytd&amp;geo=all&amp;graph=weekly_img&amp;sort=0&amp;sa=N" width="580" height="260" /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3422421700804162406-4553255689076549682?l=trendinator.blogspot.com'/></div>jorrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08091347621678409530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422421700804162406.post-29423761624252600492008-09-19T21:14:00.000-07:002008-09-19T21:16:13.755-07:00Poor Joe. Look at the attention being given Palin, Obama, McCain and Biden in recent weeks:<br /><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top: 13px;" valign="top"><div style="padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 12px;"><table style="display: inline;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0pt; white-space: nowrap;"><span font="" style="font-size:-1;color:#4684ee;"><b>biden</b> </span></td><td><table class="bar" width="10" cellspacing="0" height="4"><tbody><tr><td style="display: block;" bgcolor="#4684ee"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td><span style="font-size:-2;">1.00</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="display: inline;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0pt; white-space: nowrap;"><span font="" style="font-size:-1;color:#dc3912;"><b>palin</b> </span></td><td><table class="bar" width="69" cellspacing="0" height="4"><tbody><tr><td style="display: block;" bgcolor="#dc3912"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td><span style="font-size:-2;">6.60</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="display: inline;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0pt; white-space: nowrap;"><span font="" style="font-size:-1;color:#ff9900;"><b>obama</b> </span></td><td><table class="bar" width="50" cellspacing="0" height="4"><tbody><tr><td style="display: block;" bgcolor="#ff9900"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td><span style="font-size:-2;">4.80</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="display: inline;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0pt; white-space: nowrap;"><span font="" style="font-size:-1;color:#008000;"><b>mccain</b> </span></td><td><table class="bar" width="31" cellspacing="0" height="4"><tbody><tr><td style="display: block;" bgcolor="#008000"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td><span style="font-size:-2;">3.00</span></td></tr></tbody></table> </div> </td><td><br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><div id="graphcontainer" style="overflow: hidden; width: 580px;"><img src="http://google.com/trends/viz?q=biden,palin,obama,mccain&amp;date=mtd&amp;geo=all&amp;graph=weekly_img&amp;sort=0&amp;sa=N" width="580" height="260" /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3422421700804162406-2942376162425260049?l=trendinator.blogspot.com'/></div>jorrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08091347621678409530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422421700804162406.post-81760744016399318742008-07-27T14:16:00.000-07:002008-07-27T14:19:34.753-07:00Looks like Napa and Sonoma duke it out each year, leaving Lodi in the dust:<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top: 13px;" valign="top"><br /><div style="padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 12px;"><table style="display: inline;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0pt; white-space: nowrap;"><span font="" style="font-size:-1;color:#4684ee;"><b>napa</b> </span></td><td><table class="bar" cellspacing="0" height="4" width="70"><tbody><tr><td style="display: block;" bgcolor="#4684ee"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td><span style="font-size:-2;">1.00</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="display: inline;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0pt; white-space: nowrap;"><span font="" style="font-size:-1;color:#dc3912;"><b>sonoma</b> </span></td><td><table class="bar" cellspacing="0" height="4" width="65"><tbody><tr><td style="display: block;" bgcolor="#dc3912"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td><span style="font-size:-2;">0.94</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="display: inline;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0pt; white-space: nowrap;"><span font="" style="font-size:-1;color:#ff9900;"><b>lodi</b> </span></td><td><table class="bar" cellspacing="0" height="4" width="16"><tbody><tr><td style="display: block;" bgcolor="#ff9900"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td><span style="font-size:-2;">0.23</span></td></tr></tbody></table> </div> </td><td><br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><div id="graphcontainer" style="overflow: hidden; width: 580px;"><img src="http://www.google.com/trends/viz?q=napa,sonoma,lodi&amp;date=all&amp;geo=all&amp;graph=weekly_img&amp;sort=0&amp;sa=N" height="260" width="580" /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top: 13px;" valign="top"><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3422421700804162406-8176074401639931874?l=trendinator.blogspot.com'/></div>jorrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08091347621678409530noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422421700804162406.post-3068681287306001222008-07-03T15:28:00.001-07:002008-07-03T15:28:53.646-07:00<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top: 13px;" valign="top"><br /><div style="padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 12px;"><table style="display: inline;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0pt; white-space: nowrap;"><span font="" style="font-size:-1;color:#4684ee;"><b>real estate</b> </span></td><td><table class="bar" cellspacing="0" height="4" width="70"><tbody><tr><td style="display: block;" bgcolor="#4684ee"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td><span style="font-size:-2;">1.00</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="display: inline;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0pt; white-space: nowrap;"><span font="" style="font-size:-1;color:#dc3912;"><b>gold</b> </span></td><td><table class="bar" cellspacing="0" height="4" width="53"><tbody><tr><td style="display: block;" bgcolor="#dc3912"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td><span style="font-size:-2;">0.76</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="display: inline;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0pt; white-space: nowrap;"><span font="" style="font-size:-1;color:#ff9900;"><b>stocks</b> </span></td><td><table class="bar" cellspacing="0" height="4" width="6"><tbody><tr><td style="display: block;" bgcolor="#ff9900"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td><span style="font-size:-2;">0.09</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="display: inline;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0pt; white-space: nowrap;"><span font="" style="font-size:-1;color:#008000;"><b>bonds</b> </span></td><td><table class="bar" cellspacing="0" height="4" width="7"><tbody><tr><td style="display: block;" bgcolor="#008000"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td><span style="font-size:-2;">0.10</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="display: inline;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0pt; white-space: nowrap;"><span font="" style="font-size:-1;color:#4942cc;"><b>oil</b> </span></td><td><table class="bar" cellspacing="0" height="4" width="42"><tbody><tr><td style="display: block;" bgcolor="#4942cc"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td><span style="font-size:-2;">0.60</span></td></tr></tbody></table> </div> </td><td><br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><div id="graphcontainer" style="overflow: hidden; width: 580px;"><img src="http://www.google.com/trends/viz?q=real+estate,gold,stocks,bonds,oil&amp;date=all&amp;geo=all&amp;graph=weekly_img&amp;sort=0&amp;sa=N" height="260" width="580" /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3422421700804162406-306868128730600122?l=trendinator.blogspot.com'/></div>jorrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08091347621678409530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422421700804162406.post-941379831728321342008-07-03T15:21:00.000-07:002008-07-03T15:24:33.761-07:00then Obama has it hands-down over McCain:<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top: 13px;" valign="top"><div style="padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 12px;"><table style="display: inline;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0pt; white-space: nowrap;"><span font="" style="font-size:-1;color:#4684ee;"><b>mccain</b> </span></td><td><table class="bar" cellspacing="0" height="4" width="17"><tbody><tr><td style="display: block;" bgcolor="#4684ee"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td><span style="font-size:-2;">1.00</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="display: inline;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0pt; white-space: nowrap;"><span font="" style="font-size:-1;color:#dc3912;"><b>obama</b> </span></td><td><table class="bar" cellspacing="0" height="4" width="69"><tbody><tr><td style="display: block;" bgcolor="#dc3912"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td><span style="font-size:-2;">4.10</span></td></tr></tbody></table> </div> </td><td><br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><div id="graphcontainer" style="overflow: hidden; width: 580px;"><img src="http://www.google.com/trends/viz?q=mccain,obama&amp;date=ytd&amp;geo=all&amp;graph=weekly_img&amp;sort=0&amp;sa=N" height="260" width="580" /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top: 13px;" valign="top"><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3422421700804162406-94137983172832134?l=trendinator.blogspot.com'/></div>jorrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08091347621678409530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422421700804162406.post-27966470900846503872008-02-15T17:53:00.001-08:002008-02-15T17:53:23.197-08:00<table celpadding="0" border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><img src="http://google.com/trends/images/dot1.gif" border="0" height="11" width="11" /></td> <td><b><span style="font-size:-1;color:#4684ee;">spoon</span> </b></td> <td><img src="http://google.com/trends/images/dot2.gif" border="0" height="11" width="11" /></td> <td><b><span style="font-size:-1;color:#dc3912;">fork</span> </b></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <div id="graphcontainer" style="overflow: hidden; width: 580px;"><img src="http://google.com/trends/viz?q=spoon,fork&amp;date=ytd&amp;geo=all&amp;graph=weekly_img&amp;ctab=0&amp;sa=N" height="260" width="580" /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3422421700804162406-2796647090084650387?l=trendinator.blogspot.com'/></div>jorrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08091347621678409530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422421700804162406.post-79259597243510260432008-01-28T16:54:00.000-08:002008-01-28T17:04:14.478-08:00Maybe<span style="color:#ff9900;"><strong> Oprah</strong></span> should run for President. <span style="color:#000099;"><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">Brittney</span> </strong></span>or <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>Hillary </strong></span>for VP<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1B4XRLub43M/R556kH7osdI/AAAAAAAABIU/GZcKlidEQ_A/s1600-h/oprah.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160696984036225490" style="CURSOR: hand" height="236" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1B4XRLub43M/R556kH7osdI/AAAAAAAABIU/GZcKlidEQ_A/s400/oprah.png" width="511" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3422421700804162406-7925959724351026043?l=trendinator.blogspot.com'/></div>robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667703706124890250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422421700804162406.post-64324385401419923852008-01-28T16:32:00.000-08:002008-01-28T16:54:20.881-08:00<span style="color:#3366ff;"><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Gerorge</span> Bush</span>, <span style="color:#ff0000;">Tom Cruise</span><span style="color:#ff0000;">, </span><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Barack</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Obama</span></span></strong></span><br /><strong><span style="color:#ffcc00;"></span></strong><br /><span style="color:#000000;">George Bush definitely in the lead here, but Tom Cruise occasionally gives him a run for his money, and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Barack</span> coming on strong.</span><br /><strong><span style="color:#ffcc00;"></span></strong><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1B4XRLub43M/R553KH7oscI/AAAAAAAABIM/7kegFyvmTRA/s1600-h/ffbush.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160693238824743362" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1B4XRLub43M/R553KH7oscI/AAAAAAAABIM/7kegFyvmTRA/s400/ffbush.png" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3422421700804162406-6432438540141992385?l=trendinator.blogspot.com'/></div>robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667703706124890250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422421700804162406.post-32483070874942522632008-01-05T10:08:00.000-08:002008-01-05T10:26:38.796-08:00In the tech world, Linux versus Windows has been a long point of interest and contention. Among Internet users broadly, though, you can see the battle lines have been rigidly drawn, and the matter continues to dwindle in overall importance in the Internet space:<br /><br /><table celpadding="0" border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><br /></td> <td><b><span style="color: rgb(70, 132, 238);">linux</span> </b></td> <td><img src="http://google.com/trends/images/dot2.gif" border="0" height="11" width="11" /></td> <td><b><span style="color: rgb(220, 57, 18);">windows</span> </b></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <div id="graphcontainer" style="overflow: hidden; width: 580px;"><img src="http://google.com/trends/viz?q=linux,windows&amp;graph=weekly_img&amp;sa=N" height="260" width="580" /><br /><br />Oddly, the press seems to be increasingly engaging the topic of Windows (see bottom graph of news volume), despite diminishing overall interest.<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3422421700804162406-3248307087494252263?l=trendinator.blogspot.com'/></div>jorrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08091347621678409530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422421700804162406.post-41332113876008081082008-01-05T10:06:00.000-08:002008-01-05T10:25:23.723-08:00In the ancient wine geek question of "shiraz" vs "syrah", you can see that the new-world "shiraz" wins hands-down over the more old-world "syrah":<br /><br /><table celpadding="0" border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><img src="http://google.com/trends/images/dot1.gif" border="0" height="11" width="11" /></td> <td><b><span style="color: rgb(70, 132, 238);">shiraz</span> </b></td> <td><img src="http://google.com/trends/images/dot2.gif" border="0" height="11" width="11" /></td> <td><b><span style="color: rgb(220, 57, 18);">syrah</span> </b></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <div id="graphcontainer" style="overflow: hidden; width: 580px;"><img src="http://google.com/trends/viz?q=shiraz,syrah&amp;date=all&amp;geo=all&amp;graph=weekly_img&amp;ctab=0&amp;sa=N" height="260" width="580" /><br /><br />Even Wikipedia redirects <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrah">syrah </a>to shiraz!<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3422421700804162406-4133211387600808108?l=trendinator.blogspot.com'/></div>jorrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08091347621678409530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422421700804162406.post-73314795207056193572008-01-05T10:04:00.001-08:002008-01-05T10:04:54.908-08:00<table celpadding="0" border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><img src="http://google.com/trends/images/dot1.gif" border="0" height="11" width="11" /></td> <td><b><span style="font-size:-1;color:#4684ee;">us</span> </b></td> <td><img src="http://google.com/trends/images/dot2.gif" border="0" height="11" width="11" /></td> <td><b><span style="font-size:-1;color:#dc3912;">them</span> </b></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <div id="graphcontainer" style="overflow: hidden; width: 580px;"><img src="http://google.com/trends/viz?q=us,them&amp;graph=weekly_img&amp;sa=N" height="260" width="580" /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3422421700804162406-7331479520705619357?l=trendinator.blogspot.com'/></div>jorrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08091347621678409530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422421700804162406.post-58959144990877030602008-01-04T21:27:00.001-08:002008-01-04T21:34:05.091-08:00<table celpadding="0" border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><img src="http://google.com/trends/images/dot1.gif" border="0" height="11" width="11" /></td> <td><b><span style="color: rgb(70, 132, 238);">hot toddy</span> </b></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <div id="graphcontainer" style="overflow: hidden; width: 580px;"><img src="http://google.com/trends/viz?q=hot+toddy&amp;date=all&amp;geo=all&amp;graph=weekly_img&amp;ctab=0&amp;sa=N" height="260" width="580" /></div>One venerable form of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_toddy">hot toddy</a> was called the "Tom &amp; Jerry", a rum-and-eggnog style treat. <a href="http://www.cocktailchronicles.com/2006/12/21/holiday-spirit-practically-one-hundred-per-cent/">This nostalgic posting</a> from the 1930's (including recipe) lays out the proper use of this beverage to maintain holiday spirits at high levels.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3422421700804162406-5895914499087703060?l=trendinator.blogspot.com'/></div>jorrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08091347621678409530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422421700804162406.post-4054202014245498462008-01-04T21:19:00.000-08:002008-01-04T21:23:30.046-08:00So, as sitcoms have declined in interest, reality TV has been on a steady rise, right?<br />Well, not quite:<br /><br /><table celpadding="0" border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><img src="http://google.com/trends/images/dot1.gif" border="0" height="11" width="11" /></td> <td><b><span style="font-size:-1;color:#4684ee;">sitcom</span> </b></td> <td><img src="http://google.com/trends/images/dot2.gif" border="0" height="11" width="11" /></td> <td><b><span style="font-size:-1;color:#dc3912;">reality tv</span> </b></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <div id="graphcontainer" style="overflow: hidden; width: 580px;"><img src="http://google.com/trends/viz?q=sitcom,reality+tv&amp;date=all&amp;geo=all&amp;graph=weekly_img&amp;ctab=0&amp;sa=N" height="260" width="580" /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3422421700804162406-405420201424549846?l=trendinator.blogspot.com'/></div>jorrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08091347621678409530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422421700804162406.post-35893660730089473912008-01-04T21:11:00.000-08:002008-01-04T21:14:46.076-08:00Like this was any kind of surprise to you!<br /><br /><table celpadding="0" border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><img src="http://google.com/trends/images/dot1.gif" border="0" height="11" width="11" /></td> <td><b><span style="font-size:-1;color:#4684ee;">"ron paul"</span> </b></td> <td><img src="http://google.com/trends/images/dot2.gif" border="0" height="11" width="11" /></td> <td><b><span style="font-size:-1;color:#dc3912;">"mitt romney"</span> </b></td> <td><img src="http://google.com/trends/images/dot3.gif" border="0" height="11" width="11" /></td> <td><b><span style="font-size:-1;color:#ff9900;">"rudy giuliani"</span> </b></td> <td><img src="http://google.com/trends/images/dot4.gif" border="0" height="11" width="11" /></td> <td><b><span style="font-size:-1;color:#008000;">"john mccain"</span> </b></td> <td><img src="http://google.com/trends/images/dot5.gif" border="0" height="11" width="11" /></td> <td><b><span style="font-size:-1;color:#4942cc;">"mike huckabee"</span> </b></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" width="1%"> <div id="graphcontainer" style="overflow: hidden; width: 580px;"><img src="http://google.com/trends/viz?q=%22ron+paul%22,+%22mitt+romney%22,%22rudy+giuliani%22,%22john+mccain%22,%22mike+huckabee%22&amp;date=ytd&amp;geo=US&amp;graph=weekly_img&amp;ctab=0&amp;sa=N" height="260" width="580" /></div></td><td rowspan="2" valign="top"> <table style="width: 640px;" class="news" id="news" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr><td><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3422421700804162406-3589366073008947391?l=trendinator.blogspot.com'/></div>jorrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08091347621678409530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422421700804162406.post-1915586045072151552007-12-05T06:45:00.000-08:002007-12-05T06:47:58.830-08:00<b>Trend history</b> <div id="legend"> <table celpadding="0" border="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td><img src="http://www.google.com/trends/images/dot1.gif" border="0" height="11" width="11" /></td> <td><b><span style="font-size:-1;color:#4684ee;">sex</span> </b></td> <td><img src="http://www.google.com/trends/images/dot2.gif" border="0" height="11" width="11" /></td> <td><b><span style="font-size:-1;color:#dc3912;">drugs</span> </b></td> <td><img src="http://www.google.com/trends/images/dot3.gif" border="0" height="11" width="11" /></td> <td><b><span style="font-size:-1;color:#ff9900;">rock and roll</span> </b></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" width="1%"> <div id="graphcontainer" style="overflow: hidden; width: 580px;"><img src="http://www.google.com/trends/viz?q=Sex,+Drugs,+Rock+and+Roll&amp;date=all&amp;geo=all&amp;graph=weekly_img&amp;ctab=0&amp;sa=N" height="260" width="580" /><br /><br />Speaking of the 60's, I was interested in how the philosophical bent of that era plays out today. Comparing "Sex, drugs and Rock and Roll", Sex is clearly the winner. I guess some things never change.<br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3422421700804162406-191558604507215155?l=trendinator.blogspot.com'/></div>robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667703706124890250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422421700804162406.post-39620823514363340002007-12-05T06:31:00.000-08:002007-12-05T06:50:33.615-08:00<b>Trend history</b> <div id="legend"> <table celpadding="0" border="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td><img src="http://www.google.com/trends/images/dot1.gif" border="0" height="11" width="11" /></td> <td><b><span style="font-size:-1;color:#4684ee;">beatles</span> </b></td> <td><img src="http://www.google.com/trends/images/dot2.gif" border="0" height="11" width="11" /></td> <td><b><span style="font-size:-1;color:#dc3912;">jesus christ</span> </b></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" width="1%"> <div id="graphcontainer" style="overflow: hidden; width: 580px;"><img src="http://www.google.com/trends/viz?q=Beatles,+Jesus+Christ&amp;date=all&amp;geo=all&amp;graph=weekly_img&amp;ctab=0&amp;sa=N" height="260" width="580" /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1B4XRLub43M/R1a24HSvkzI/AAAAAAAAA-8/pM1-K1S3eCQ/s1600-h/viz.jpg"><b></b></a><br /><div id="graphcontainer" style="overflow: hidden; width: 580px;"><br />John Lennon caused a big ruckus in the 60's for saying that the Beatles were more popular than Jesus Christ. Well, based on Google trends, it turns out that he was right, or at least is in the 2000's!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3422421700804162406-3962082351436334000?l=trendinator.blogspot.com'/></div>robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667703706124890250noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422421700804162406.post-62966333723917722922007-11-29T21:16:00.000-08:002007-11-30T21:35:18.096-08:00...who's the <a href="http://www.google.com/trends?q=%22salvation+army%22%2C+%22red+cross%22%2C+%22united+way%22&amp;ctab=0&amp;geo=all&amp;date=2007&amp;sort=0">fairest </a>of them all?<br /><br /><table celpadding="0" border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><img src="http://www.google.com/trends/images/dot1.gif" border="0" height="11" width="11" /></td> <td><b><span style="font-size:-1;color:#4684ee;">"salvation army"</span> </b></td> <td><img src="http://www.google.com/trends/images/dot2.gif" border="0" height="11" width="11" /></td> <td><b><span style="font-size:-1;color:#dc3912;">"red cross"</span> </b></td> <td><img src="http://www.google.com/trends/images/dot3.gif" border="0" height="11" width="11" /></td> <td><b><span style="font-size:-1;color:#ff9900;">"united way"</span> </b></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <div id="graphcontainer" style="overflow: hidden; width: 580px;"><img src="http://www.google.com/trends/viz?q=%22salvation+army%22,+%22red+cross%22,+%22united+way%22&amp;date=2007&amp;geo=all&amp;graph=weekly_img&amp;ctab=0&amp;sa=N" height="260" width="580" /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3422421700804162406-6296633372391772292?l=trendinator.blogspot.com'/></div>jorrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08091347621678409530noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422421700804162406.post-87804431797508259522007-11-29T11:02:00.000-08:002007-11-29T11:11:15.654-08:00Some <a href="http://www.google.com/trends?q=january%2C+march%2C+june%2C+august%2C+november&amp;ctab=0&amp;geo=all&amp;date=all&amp;sort=0">obvious but useful terms </a>to help chronologically orient oneself.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pMw6E_flXQQ/R08OicUixsI/AAAAAAAAASM/e5c1ctmmuAE/s1600-h/january-march-etc.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pMw6E_flXQQ/R08OicUixsI/AAAAAAAAASM/e5c1ctmmuAE/s400/january-march-etc.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5138341684733724354" border="0" /></a>Note that the newspapers keep talking about each month's events long before and after people are searching for them.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3422421700804162406-8780443179750825952?l=trendinator.blogspot.com'/></div>Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393309240206943701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422421700804162406.post-8269225970363432502007-11-29T10:52:00.001-08:002007-11-30T21:44:03.518-08:00Let's not forget that <span style="font-style: italic;">other</span> upcoming winter holiday, <a href="http://www.google.com/trends?q=new+year&amp;ctab=0&amp;geo=all&amp;date=all&amp;sort=0">New year's day</a>. It may be <a href="http://www.google.com/trends?q=%22new+years%22%2Cchristmas&amp;ctab=0&amp;geo=all&amp;date=all&amp;sort=0">dwarfed by Christmas</a>, but note that the New Year is actually two holidays in one:<br /><br /><table celpadding="0" border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><img src="http://www.google.com/trends/images/dot1.gif" border="0" height="11" width="11" /></td> <td><b><span style="color: rgb(70, 132, 238);">new year</span> </b></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <div id="graphcontainer" style="overflow: hidden; width: 580px;"><img src="http://www.google.com/trends/viz?q=new+year&amp;date=all&amp;geo=all&amp;graph=weekly_img&amp;ctab=0&amp;sa=N" height="260" width="580" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">(The </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;q=chinese+new+year&amp;btnG=Google+Search">Chinese New Year</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> is celebrated on February 18th)</span></span><br /></div><br />Interestingly, only us <a href="http://www.google.com/trends?q=new+year%2C+new+years&amp;ctab=0&amp;geo=all&amp;date=all&amp;sort=0">non-Chinese tend to use the plural</a> when describing our holiday.<br /><br />Finally, let's take a look at what this holiday is really all about:<br /><br /> <div id="legend"> <table celpadding="0" border="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td><img src="http://www.google.com/trends/images/dot1.gif" border="0" height="11" width="11" /></td> <td><b><span style="font-size:-1;color:#4684ee;">new year</span> </b></td> <td><img src="http://www.google.com/trends/images/dot2.gif" border="0" height="11" width="11" /></td> <td><b><span style="font-size:-1;color:#dc3912;">love</span> </b></td> <td><img src="http://www.google.com/trends/images/dot3.gif" border="0" height="11" width="11" /></td> <td><b><span style="font-size:-1;color:#ff9900;">sex</span> </b></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" width="1%"> <div id="graphcontainer" style="overflow: hidden; width: 580px;"><img src="http://www.google.com/trends/viz?q=new+year,love,sex&amp;date=all&amp;geo=all&amp;graph=weekly_img&amp;ctab=0&amp;sa=N" height="260" width="580" /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Sorry to say, but <span style="font-weight: bold;">love is nowhere to be found </span>on New Year's eve! Although at first it appears that the Chinese revelers are doing much better in that regard, it's a simple coincidence that the Chinese new year is 4 days away from that <a href="http://www.google.com/trends?q=love%2C+valentines+day">truly romantic holiday.</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3422421700804162406-826922597036343250?l=trendinator.blogspot.com'/></div>Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393309240206943701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422421700804162406.post-56773492022893861282007-11-29T10:46:00.000-08:002007-11-29T11:02:38.147-08:00The "Christmas season" is now fully upon us, so let's get warmed up here while the weather cools down. Observe how <a href="http://www.google.com/trends?q=of%2C+christmas&amp;ctab=0&amp;geo=all&amp;geor=all&amp;date=all&amp;sort=0">Christmas takes a bite out of Google</a>:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pMw6E_flXQQ/R08JzcUixpI/AAAAAAAAAR0/HbVZufezl1Q/s1600-h/of-christmas.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pMw6E_flXQQ/R08JzcUixpI/AAAAAAAAAR0/HbVZufezl1Q/s320/of-christmas.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5138336479233361554" border="0" /></a><br />It's important to realize that "of," Google's most common search term, isn't getting fewer searches around Christmastime--rather, it's being perennially normalized downwards because of the sheer volume of Yuletide inquiries.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3422421700804162406-5677349202289386128?l=trendinator.blogspot.com'/></div>Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393309240206943701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422421700804162406.post-21766554773256848332007-11-29T10:41:00.000-08:002007-11-30T21:45:45.007-08:00It's official: Google is now <a href="http://www.google.com/trends?q=sex%2C+google&amp;ctab=0&amp;geo=all&amp;date=all&amp;sort=0">better than sex</a>.<br /><br /> <div id="legend"> <table celpadding="0" border="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td><img src="http://www.google.com/trends/images/dot1.gif" border="0" height="11" width="11" /></td> <td><b><span style="color: rgb(70, 132, 238);">sex</span> </b></td> <td><img src="http://www.google.com/trends/images/dot2.gif" border="0" height="11" width="11" /></td> <td><b><span style="color: rgb(220, 57, 18);">google</span> </b></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" width="1%"> <div id="graphcontainer" style="overflow: hidden; width: 580px;"><img src="http://www.google.com/trends/viz?q=sex,+google&amp;date=all&amp;geo=all&amp;graph=weekly_img&amp;ctab=0&amp;sa=N" height="260" width="580" /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3422421700804162406-2176655477325684833?l=trendinator.blogspot.com'/></div>Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393309240206943701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422421700804162406.post-86903873237196381242007-11-29T10:23:00.000-08:002007-11-29T10:51:54.957-08:00It's fun to use short, <a href="http://www.world-english.org/english500.htm">common English words</a> to define a "ceiling" for your Google Trends searches. It's reminiscent the <a href="http://www.theses.ulaval.ca/2006/23294/23294_8.png">DNA size markers </a>used in biological gels, another world where everything is relative.<br /><br />Can you find a word with more search volume than "of"? I <a href="http://www.google.com/trends?q=of%2C+sex%2C+youtube&amp;ctab=0&amp;geo=all&amp;date=all&amp;sort=0">tried, but failed</a>.<br /><br />For reference, here are the top 5 most common English words:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pMw6E_flXQQ/R08G98UixnI/AAAAAAAAARk/7EVwp79In2g/s1600-h/the-of-to-and-a.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 120px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pMw6E_flXQQ/R08G98UixnI/AAAAAAAAARk/7EVwp79In2g/s320/the-of-to-and-a.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5138333361087104626" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3422421700804162406-8690387323719638124?l=trendinator.blogspot.com'/></div>Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393309240206943701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422421700804162406.post-30027689922256651252007-11-29T10:18:00.001-08:002007-11-29T10:23:29.223-08:00Either the Internet is becoming less selfish (I wouldn't bet on it!), or <a href="http://www.youtube.com/">YouTube</a> has <a href="http://www.google.com/trends?q=you%2C+me%2C+youtube&amp;ctab=0&amp;geo=all&amp;date=all&amp;sort=0">hijacked a very common English word</a>:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pMw6E_flXQQ/R08DH8UixmI/AAAAAAAAARc/Y2ga5O7QCwA/s1600-h/you-me-youtube.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 487px; height: 185px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pMw6E_flXQQ/R08DH8UixmI/AAAAAAAAARc/Y2ga5O7QCwA/s320/you-me-youtube.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5138329134839285346" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3422421700804162406-3002768992225665125?l=trendinator.blogspot.com'/></div>Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393309240206943701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422421700804162406.post-88396607768405723972007-11-19T19:09:00.000-08:002007-11-19T19:11:03.936-08:00Global warming? <a href="http://google.com/trends?q=%22global+warming%22&amp;ctab=0&amp;geo=all&amp;date=all&amp;sort=0">Heating up</a>.<br /><br />But so is <a href="http://google.com/trends?q=%22global+cooling%22&amp;ctab=0&amp;geo=all&amp;date=all&amp;sort=0">global cooling</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3422421700804162406-8839660776840572397?l=trendinator.blogspot.com'/></div>jorrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08091347621678409530noreply@blogger.com0