Google Trends
..., Thu May 11 2006, 05:32AMHave any of you guys played around with google trends?
Kind of odd that a search for 'tesla coil' give mostly in Czech
There is only like 1/3 as many searches in english... I wonder what they are up to...4046 gives like 90% in Turkish...
And on a broader note 'the' is searched more in the philippines, canada and Australia than in the us
And most interestingly pr0n is searched for 2x as much in Norwegian then English
And for some more 'scientific' results... Chemistry is searched for primarily in Tagalog (Philippian), but there are like 10x as many queries coming from the middle east then from the us, there are more from Pakistan from the us, uk, canada, and Australia combined
Re: Google Trends
Ben, Thu May 11 2006, 06:33AM
I really want a turkey sandwich.
I'd bet on solar too.
I wonder how these are skewed by the location of the isp's. Reston is a huge network junction, plus it serves the greater washington dc area(NOVA, MD, etc)
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Ben, Thu May 11 2006, 06:33AM
I really want a turkey sandwich.
I'd bet on solar too.
I wonder how these are skewed by the location of the isp's. Reston is a huge network junction, plus it serves the greater washington dc area(NOVA, MD, etc)
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Re: Google Trends
Bjørn, Thu May 11 2006, 07:23AM
It does not take into consideration that words often have different meanings in different languages so comparing countries with different languages does not make sense unless you know the languages.
There seems to be several other problems too that makes many queries useless.
Bjørn, Thu May 11 2006, 07:23AM
It does not take into consideration that words often have different meanings in different languages so comparing countries with different languages does not make sense unless you know the languages.
There seems to be several other problems too that makes many queries useless.
Re: Google Trends
ragnar, Thu May 11 2006, 08:30AM
With any luck, this won't get the thread locked:
Note the inversely proportional 'free sex' to 'consent' ratio peaks in middle eastern countries :-/
ragnar, Thu May 11 2006, 08:30AM
With any luck, this won't get the thread locked:
Note the inversely proportional 'free sex' to 'consent' ratio peaks in middle eastern countries :-/
Re: Google Trends
HV Enthusiast, Thu May 11 2006, 11:39AM
The only google trend i know of is its stock and its all looking good so far, especially considering i own quite a bit of shares . . .
HV Enthusiast, Thu May 11 2006, 11:39AM
The only google trend i know of is its stock and its all looking good so far, especially considering i own quite a bit of shares . . .
Re: Google Trends
Ben, Thu May 11 2006, 01:25PM
I think careful choice of queries can overcome this. Or you can correlate the results for several synonyms. I have a hard time believing no consideration was given to that fact in the algorithm.
The same concern could be raised for words that have multiple meanings, within the same language.
Ben, Thu May 11 2006, 01:25PM
Bjørn Bæverfjord wrote ...
It does not take into consideration that words often have different meanings in different languages so comparing countries with different languages does not make sense unless you know the languages.
There seems to be several other problems too that makes many queries useless.
It does not take into consideration that words often have different meanings in different languages so comparing countries with different languages does not make sense unless you know the languages.
There seems to be several other problems too that makes many queries useless.
I think careful choice of queries can overcome this. Or you can correlate the results for several synonyms. I have a hard time believing no consideration was given to that fact in the algorithm.
The same concern could be raised for words that have multiple meanings, within the same language.
Re: Google Trends
ShawnLG, Thu May 11 2006, 01:44PM
West nile has it's seasonal trend.
ShawnLG, Thu May 11 2006, 01:44PM
West nile has it's seasonal trend.
Re: Google Trends
Ben, Thu May 11 2006, 04:07PM
Ben, Thu May 11 2006, 04:07PM
Re: Google Trends
Steve Conner, Thu May 11 2006, 04:45PM
I tried a bunch of words like skip, dumpster, sidewalk, bum, butt, and fanny. I don't see any evidence that the algorithm accounts for words having different meanings in different regions or contexts. For instance, if I compare bin and trashcan, bin gets lots more hits because it's Osama Bin Laden's middle name.
However, the question I really wanted to ask was whether Google Trends knew that we call a trashcan a bin in the UK.
I'm puzzled by the tesla coil thing. The Czech Republic is not too far from where Nikola Tesla was born. Maybe Tesla is still a family name there, and there are lots of entries in Czech yellow pages websites with names like Tesla's Used Tires or suchlike. I know 4hv has several members from the Czech Republic so maybe they can comment.
I never really understood what the trend thing did until I saw Ben's horse racing example
Steve Conner, Thu May 11 2006, 04:45PM
I tried a bunch of words like skip, dumpster, sidewalk, bum, butt, and fanny. I don't see any evidence that the algorithm accounts for words having different meanings in different regions or contexts. For instance, if I compare bin and trashcan, bin gets lots more hits because it's Osama Bin Laden's middle name.
However, the question I really wanted to ask was whether Google Trends knew that we call a trashcan a bin in the UK.I'm puzzled by the tesla coil thing. The Czech Republic is not too far from where Nikola Tesla was born. Maybe Tesla is still a family name there, and there are lots of entries in Czech yellow pages websites with names like Tesla's Used Tires or suchlike. I know 4hv has several members from the Czech Republic so maybe they can comment.
I never really understood what the trend thing did until I saw Ben's horse racing example
Re: Google Trends
HV Enthusiast, Thu May 11 2006, 06:16PM
I tried searching for the term for trashcan that we use here in the great ole USA.
The term . . . street.
HV Enthusiast, Thu May 11 2006, 06:16PM
I tried searching for the term for trashcan that we use here in the great ole USA.
The term . . . street.
Re: Google Trends
Coyote Wilde, Thu May 11 2006, 06:19PM
Coyote Wilde, Thu May 11 2006, 06:19PM
Ben wrote ...
I'd bet on solar too.
I wouldn't let Google trends decide everything for you... I'd bet on solar too.
Re: Google Trends
Dr. Dark Current, Thu May 11 2006, 06:29PM
Dr. Dark Current, Thu May 11 2006, 06:29PM
Steve Conner wrote ...
I'm puzzled by the tesla coil thing. The Czech Republic is not too far from where Nikola Tesla was born. Maybe Tesla is still a family name there, and there are lots of entries in Czech yellow pages websites with names like Tesla's Used Tires or suchlike. I know 4hv has several members from the Czech Republic so maybe they can comment.
I don't know a single person with "Tesla" surname. (here in CR). The search term is "tesla coil" - I think this has nothing to do with someone searching for Tesla surname.I'm puzzled by the tesla coil thing. The Czech Republic is not too far from where Nikola Tesla was born. Maybe Tesla is still a family name there, and there are lots of entries in Czech yellow pages websites with names like Tesla's Used Tires or suchlike. I know 4hv has several members from the Czech Republic so maybe they can comment.
Re: Google Trends
HV Enthusiast, Thu May 11 2006, 09:52PM
Tesla was/is a large manufacturer in the Czech republic making radios and electronics equipment / parts. Perhaps this is what you are seeing.
HV Enthusiast, Thu May 11 2006, 09:52PM
Tesla was/is a large manufacturer in the Czech republic making radios and electronics equipment / parts. Perhaps this is what you are seeing.
Re: Google Trends
Avalanche, Thu May 11 2006, 10:17PM
Isn't 'coil' a surname? Man I would love to be called 'Andrew Tesla Coil'
Avalanche, Thu May 11 2006, 10:17PM
Jmartis wrote ...
The search term is "tesla coil" - I think this has nothing to do with someone searching for Tesla surname.
The search term is "tesla coil" - I think this has nothing to do with someone searching for Tesla surname.
Isn't 'coil' a surname? Man I would love to be called 'Andrew Tesla Coil'
Re: Google Trends
Ben, Fri May 12 2006, 04:45AM
That page should explain alot. To me it sounds like the search volumes are relative rather than absolute. So all it means is that searches by people speaking czech who use google for tesla coil are greater percentage of all searches speaking czech using google than vice versa for english. Same goes for regions
ISP location defintiely skews results...in case anyone wondered, reston,VA is the home of the dreaded AOL.
WTF??
Ben, Fri May 12 2006, 04:45AM
That page should explain alot. To me it sounds like the search volumes are relative rather than absolute. So all it means is that searches by people speaking czech who use google for tesla coil are greater percentage of all searches speaking czech using google than vice versa for english. Same goes for regions
Keep in mind that instead of measuring overall interest in a topic, Google Trends shows users' propensity to search for that topic on Google on a relative basis. For example, just because a particular region isn't on the Top Regions list for the term "haircut" doesn't necessarily mean that people there have decided to stage a mass rebellion against society's conventions. It could be that people in that region might not use Google to find a barber, use a different term when doing their searches, or simply search for so many other topics unrelated to haircuts that searches for "haircut" make up a very small portion of the search volume from that region when compared to other regions..
ISP location defintiely skews results...in case anyone wondered, reston,VA is the home of the dreaded AOL.
WTF??
Re: Google Trends
WaveRider, Fri May 12 2006, 08:13AM
I can't resist
WaveRider, Fri May 12 2006, 08:13AM
I can't resist
Re: Google Trends
Bjørn, Fri May 12 2006, 09:13AM
It seems rather unlikely unless it is caused by a spambot.
Bjørn, Fri May 12 2006, 09:13AM
It seems rather unlikely unless it is caused by a spambot.
Re: Google Trends
Dr. Dark Current, Fri May 12 2006, 01:15PM
(of course it isnt...)
Dr. Dark Current, Fri May 12 2006, 01:15PM
Avalanche wrote ...
Isn't 'coil' a surname? Man I would love to be called 'Andrew Tesla Coil'
lol Isn't 'coil' a surname? Man I would love to be called 'Andrew Tesla Coil'
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