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Fun, Safety - "How was the party?" "Oh, I had a safe time." (Sent in by Eric Stachowiak.) |
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Porn, Love - This just in: porn is popular on the Internet! It's interesting that it isn't pulling searches away from love, but certainly supplementing it. Any thoughts on the spikes? What makes porn a winter sport? (Sent in by Jean-Michel Dumas.) |
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Seasons - Obviously, people look up the season they're in. |
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The - I'm guessing that this is the best indication of overall google search volume. |
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Physics, Math - A nice indicator of when kids are at school - notice the summer and winter break dips. |
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Religion - Apparently, people don't need religion during the summer or - oddly enough - during some of the most religious holidays. |
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Holidays - Folks really do start digging into Christmas shopping during Halloween - I guess the stores are right to decorate so early. |
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Travel, Wedding - What is going on here? Why are travel searches and wedding searches so tightly coupled? Are weddings the main reason people travel? If so, then wake up expedia - cater to wedding-goers! |
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Kazaa, Torrent - Kazaa is losing steam while, obviously, BitTorrent is gaining a huge user base. Interestingly, it seems as though the sum of the two searches is constant - are BT users mainly just Kazaa converts? |
Dave Levin is a Computer Science PhD candidate at the University of Maryland.