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Title: Google trends
Post by: JD on 13 Apr 2009, 15:39
I've been goofing around with this looking for odd trends. for example,

Searched for: world domination
(http://www.google.com/trends/viz?q=world+domination&date=all&geo=all&graph=weekly_img&sort=0&sa=N)
Country that searched for it the most: Austrailia

Another?

Searched for: anal porn
(http://www.google.com/trends/viz?q=anal+porn&date=all&geo=all&graph=weekly_img&sort=0&sa=N)

What the hell happened in 2005?
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: Scandanavian War Machine on 13 Apr 2009, 15:53
i always suspected that Australia was plotting something down there.
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: StaedlerMars on 13 Apr 2009, 16:15
http://www.google.com/trends?q=weed&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0

Why does weed get so much more popular (sharp spike) halfway through the year?
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: the_pied_piper on 13 Apr 2009, 16:18
Because then people are searching for how to get rid of garden weeds as well as the medicinal variety.
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: Scandanavian War Machine on 13 Apr 2009, 16:18
people seem to be less and less interested in satan these days.

http://www.google.com/trends?q=satan&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0 (http://www.google.com/trends?q=satan&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0)



edit: haha people sure got interested in silly string (http://www.google.com/trends?q=satan&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0) at the end of '06!
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: Elizzybeth on 13 Apr 2009, 16:21
Quote from: StaedlerMars on 13 Apr 2009, 16:15
http://www.google.com/trends?q=weed&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0

Why does weed get so much more popular (sharp spike) halfway through the year?

4/20, maybe?

Edit: Yeah, looking at just one year (http://www.google.com/trends?q=weed&ctab=0&geo=all&date=2006&sort=0), it's almost definitely a spike at 4/20.
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: Christophe on 13 Apr 2009, 16:26
AHHHH, C'MON FUCK A TREND (http://www.google.com/trends?q=chuggo&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0)
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: Dimmukane on 13 Apr 2009, 16:31
Wow, that one's hilarious.
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: Slick on 13 Apr 2009, 16:32
'Pancakes' has a serious spike every February, come on guys, what are other things in which we expect a well-defined periodic bias?


P.S. Chairs seem to see a fairly regular lull every October!

P.P.S. Colours see a sharp decline regularly mid-December!
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: Josefbugman on 13 Apr 2009, 16:39
http://www.google.com/trends?q=cthulu&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0

Why the sudden spike of hits in mid 2007?
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: JD on 13 Apr 2009, 16:39
people googling google is on the rise (http://www.google.com/trends?q=google)

Wait, what?
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: Elizzybeth on 13 Apr 2009, 16:40
"Economy" (http://www.google.com/trends?q=economy&ctab=0&geo=all) peaks in April and drops off just before the New Year.  India's government's fiscal year runs April-April; I don't know if that could have anything to do with it.
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: E. Spaceman on 13 Apr 2009, 16:41
Sarah Palin: http://www.google.com/trends?q=sarah+palin&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0

Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: Scandanavian War Machine on 13 Apr 2009, 16:46
i can't wait for the inevitable Google Trends trends, where you can see the trends of what Google Trends people are Googling.
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: Patrick on 13 Apr 2009, 17:26
Quote from: E. Spaceman on 13 Apr 2009, 16:41
Sarah Palin: http://www.google.com/trends?q=sarah+palin&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0

Haha holy shit that was funny to see.
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: -Karamazov- on 13 Apr 2009, 17:31
(http://www.google.com/trends/viz?q=pancakes,+waffles,+french+toast&date=all&geo=all&graph=weekly_img&sort=0&sa=N)

French toast and waffles are very similar, however waffles had serious spike in mid 2004.  Pancakes is more consistent. 

http://www.google.com/trends?q=pancakes%2C+waffles%2C+french+toast&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: Victorinia on 13 Apr 2009, 17:34
Quote from: Slick on 13 Apr 2009, 16:32
'Pancakes' has a serious spike every February

Given that the top searchers are countries with large Christian presences, I'd guess it's for Fat Tuesday aka Mardi Gras aka Pancake Day.


Feminism shows a regular lull in the summer?
http://www.google.com/trends?q=feminism&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: JD on 13 Apr 2009, 17:36
you should probably post what colors each of them are, Karamazov
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: Avec on 13 Apr 2009, 17:50
(http://img2.imageshack.us/img2/2656/soulja.jpg) (http://img2.imageshack.us/my.php?image=soulja.jpg)

Good for you, Soulja Boy, good for you.
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: öde on 13 Apr 2009, 17:51
French toast is orange, waffles are red, and pancakes are blue.

Woo logic!
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: Siibillam-Law on 13 Apr 2009, 17:53
Woo just click the link
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: öde on 13 Apr 2009, 17:56
I enjoyed working it out.
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: Siibillam-Law on 13 Apr 2009, 17:57
http://www.google.com/trends?q=Gay+porn&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0

What happened in 2006?
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: JD on 13 Apr 2009, 18:01
http://www.google.com/trends?q=superbowl&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0 (http://www.google.com/trends?q=superbowl&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0)

Was 2004 a big year superbowl-wise?
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: Scandanavian War Machine on 13 Apr 2009, 18:02
Quote from: Siibillam-Law on 13 Apr 2009, 17:57
http://www.google.com/trends?q=Gay+porn&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0

What happened in 2006?

san francisco got high-speed internet?
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: JD on 13 Apr 2009, 18:07
It amuses me that  Britain (http://www.google.com/trends?q=Gay+porn&date=all&geo=gbr&ctab=0&sort=0&sa=N) is pretty consistent in searching for gay porn.
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: Jimor on 13 Apr 2009, 18:36
Quote from: Zombiedude on 13 Apr 2009, 18:01
http://www.google.com/trends?q=superbowl&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0 (http://www.google.com/trends?q=superbowl&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0)

Was 2004 a big year superbowl-wise?

That was the year of Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction. Proving once again that the internet is about the boobies.

EDIT: When I added Janet Jackson to superbowl to test the above, Salt Lake City led in the searches.
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: Yayniall on 13 Apr 2009, 19:46
http://www.google.com/trends?q=sine+waves&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0 (http://www.google.com/trends?q=sine+waves&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0)
This made me happy.

EDIT
http://www.google.com/trends?q=squirtle%2C+charmander%2C+bulbasaur&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0
Charmander ftw.
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: SirJuggles on 13 Apr 2009, 20:26
Nah man, add pikachu after charmander and you have the perfect color match.

There is an art to this sort of thing.
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: Yakob on 13 Apr 2009, 20:43
http://www.google.com/trends?q=hockey&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0 (http://www.google.com/trends?q=hockey&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0)

Those Swedish-Canadians sure love their hockey.
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: Caspian on 13 Apr 2009, 20:45
man, that anal porn huge increase thing is really weird. what the hell happened?
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: Yakob on 13 Apr 2009, 20:53
Brokeback Mountain got nominated for 8 Oscars? I think I'm just grasping at straws.
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: Victorinia on 13 Apr 2009, 22:09
Brokeback Mountain fits really well. (http://www.google.com/trends?q=anal+porn%2C+brokeback+mountain%2C+gay+porn%2C+lesbian+porn&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0)
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: Slick on 13 Apr 2009, 23:14
(http://www.google.com/trends/viz?q=damn,+dam&date=all&geo=all&graph=weekly_img&sort=0&sa=N)
Damn vs. Dam
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: MrSteevo on 13 Apr 2009, 23:45
http://www.google.com/trends?q=Homemade+bombs&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0 (http://www.google.com/trends?q=Homemade+bombs&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0)

They're up to something in New Zealand...
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: pwhodges on 13 Apr 2009, 23:59
http://www.google.com/trends?q=beatles%2Cdylan%2Cnmh&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0 (http://www.google.com/trends?q=beatles%2Cdylan%2Cnmh&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0)
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: MrBlu on 14 Apr 2009, 00:09
Damn, Italy (http://www.google.com/trends?q=cuckold&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0).
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: Tom on 14 Apr 2009, 00:15
Quote from: pwhodges on 13 Apr 2009, 23:59
http://www.google.com/trends?q=beatles%2Cdylan%2Cnmh&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0 (http://www.google.com/trends?q=beatles%2Cdylan%2Cnmh&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0)

In Chicago, NMH can stand for Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: pwhodges on 14 Apr 2009, 00:33
But why is NMH searched for more in Norwegian, I wonder?
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: Metope on 14 Apr 2009, 01:38
Norges Musikkhøgskole (http://www.nmh.no/) (translates to Norwegian Academy of Music)




(I had to google that to find out.)
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: Siibillam-Law on 14 Apr 2009, 01:50
Quote from: SirJuggles on 13 Apr 2009, 20:26
Nah man, add pikachu after charmander and you have the perfect color match.

There is an art to this sort of thing.

http://www.google.com/trends?q=squirtle%2C+charmander%2C+pikachu%2C+bulbasaur&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0

Pikachu for the win, rather
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: McTaggart on 14 Apr 2009, 02:30
So according to the front page there's suddenly a whole lot of interest in Jill Hennessy. Why?

Interestingly, I don't want to google it for fear of contaminating their data.
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: Victorinia on 14 Apr 2009, 09:02
So you know how there was that spike in anal porn?

(http://www.google.com/trends/viz?q=anal+porn,+dildo,+blowjob&date=all&geo=all&graph=weekly_img&sort=0&sa=N)
Blue = anal porn
Red = dildo
Orange = blowjob

What happened?

Edit: Colours fixed.
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: Emaline on 14 Apr 2009, 09:14
How can blue be anal porn and blowjob?
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: Dollface on 14 Apr 2009, 09:17
Goatse (http://www.google.com/trends?q=Goatse&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0)
pedobear (http://www.google.com/trends?q=pedobear&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0)
Go Finland
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: Johnny C on 14 Apr 2009, 09:44
(http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/5645/viz.png) (http://www.google.com/trends?q=colon)
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: KickThatBathProf on 14 Apr 2009, 09:48
Bartolo
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: StaedlerMars on 14 Apr 2009, 10:58
Quote from: Victorinia on 14 Apr 2009, 09:02
So you know how there was that spike in anal porn?

*snip*

What happened?

I'll tell you what happened:
(http://www.google.com/trends/viz?q=anal+porn,+blowjob,+gay+sex,+brokeback+mountain&graph=weekly_img&sa=N)

blue: anal
red: blowjob
orange: gay sex
green: (wait for it.... ) brokeback mountain
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: JD on 14 Apr 2009, 12:00
(http://i.somethingawful.com/u/petey/comedygoldmine/2009a/april/analporn2.jpg)

I question that theory
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: Victorinia on 14 Apr 2009, 12:11
Yeah, a bunch of other slightly deviant sexual activities jump (group sex, swingers, free porn)... sex itself has a pretty sizeable jump, actually, but it dwarfs anything else you put on a graph, so comparison doesn't work too well.
Seems unlikely that it can all be attributed to Brokeback Mountain. But if not that, then what?
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: snalin on 14 Apr 2009, 13:11
On a rather sad note: http://www.google.com/trends?q=porn&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0

Porn search spikes before Christmas. Every year. So when everyone has happy get-togethers with their families, a lot of sad men spend their time crying and fapping while dreaming of a family and/or a girlfriend to spend Christmas with.

:|


EDIT:

http://www.google.com/trends?q=questionable+content&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0

What happened March 2008?
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: pwhodges on 14 Apr 2009, 13:23
I find it a tad surprising that the three-week old story has only been viewed 1050 times (when I read it).
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: Scandanavian War Machine on 14 Apr 2009, 13:49
China probably blocked the site so no one that is actually affected by it could know about it.
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: Jace on 14 Apr 2009, 14:02
Quote from: pwhodges on 14 Apr 2009, 13:23
I find it a tad surprising that the three-week old story has only been viewed 1050 times (when I read it).

Quote from: Taipei Times
Saturday, Mar 22, 2008

 :?
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: pwhodges on 14 Apr 2009, 14:59
Oh yes, the year's changed; these things sometimes pass me by...
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: Inlander on 14 Apr 2009, 15:04
It's okay, 2009 doesn't have a World Cup in it so it's not a real year.
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: StaedlerMars on 14 Apr 2009, 16:51
Nor a Eurocup or an olympics.

That basically makes all odd years not real years.
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: mbb on 14 Apr 2009, 16:57
Sweet, then I don't have a real birthday. And I can never get verifiably old.
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: StaedlerMars on 15 Apr 2009, 02:52
Can't be, those only happen on even years.

(He must be being really tricksy)
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: David_Dovey on 15 Apr 2009, 03:47
http://www.google.com/trends?q=the+beatles%2Cjesus+christ&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0

Indeed
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: el_loco_avs on 15 Apr 2009, 04:15
Quote from: snalin on 14 Apr 2009, 13:11
On a rather sad note: http://www.google.com/trends?q=porn&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0

Porn search spikes before Christmas. Every year. So when everyone has happy get-togethers with their families, a lot of sad men spend their time crying and fapping while dreaming of a family and/or a girlfriend to spend Christmas with.

:|


Stop bumming me out man!  :-(
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: BeoPuppy on 15 Apr 2009, 04:19
Naughty ánd Nice!
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: Tybalt on 17 Apr 2009, 22:29
http://www.google.com/trends?q=nobody&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0

I always knew nobody was in thailand.
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: Dollface on 18 Apr 2009, 02:23
http://www.google.com/trends?q=ladyboys&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0

what the hell Ireland!
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: schimmy on 18 Apr 2009, 05:47
What I find most worrying is that 7 out of 10 of the cities that searched for that most were in the British Isles.
(Though it could be because of Ladyboys of Bangkok, does they have that anywhere else?)
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: McTaggart on 18 Apr 2009, 06:45
I think I read somewhere that male to female transexual porn was one of the most common (might have been the most common, can't remember but it was surprisingly popular) subgenres(?) for straight men.
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: Johnny C on 18 Apr 2009, 12:31
seriously can someone please explain to me why "colon" seems to spike hugely in like september and then drop off at christmas
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: Patrick on 18 Apr 2009, 13:07
Baby Jesus, man. He cries at the sight of buttsecks.

As for September, that's around when football season starts, no?
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: Elizzybeth on 18 Apr 2009, 15:17
Yup.  For Panama, the Dominican Republic, Argentina...it's all about the football (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colón_de_Santa_Fe), man.
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: valley_parade on 20 Apr 2009, 06:08
Quote from: Johnny C on 18 Apr 2009, 12:31
seriously can someone please explain to me why "colon" seems to spike hugely in like september and then drop off at christmas

Baseball playoffs. Bartolo Colon.
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: snalin on 22 Apr 2009, 05:19
This is "death" in 2006.

What happened June 2006?

(http://www.google.com/trends/viz?q=death&date=2006&geo=all&graph=weekly_img&sort=0&sa=N)
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: axerton on 22 Apr 2009, 05:29
may have had something to do with Saddam Hussein being sentanced to death
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: Tybalt on 23 Apr 2009, 00:58
(http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/2711/mind.jpg)

So I guess it's just me then.
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: JD on 23 Apr 2009, 06:04
News Network fight (http://www.google.com/trends?q=Fox%2C+CNN%2C+NBC%2C+MSNBC)

It's amusing that the biggest spike was when CNN did their "hologram" thing.
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: KharBevNor on 23 Apr 2009, 06:44
What on earth is happening? (http://www.google.com/trends?q=black+metal%2C+death+metal%2C+heavy+metal&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0)

wait, I think I understand (http://www.google.com/trends?q=black+metal%2C+death+metal%2C+heavy+metal%2C+emo&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0)
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: McTaggart on 23 Apr 2009, 07:26
Check out the 'emo is dead' article slightly before the start of the decline of the popularity of emo. Nice call, Contra Costa Times.
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: MadassAlex on 23 Apr 2009, 08:47
The article itself appears to be gone, however.
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: WriterofAllWrongs on 23 Apr 2009, 09:02
Who died?  Well who the fuck is that? (http://www.google.com/trends?q=ricardo+montalban&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0)
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: KharBevNor on 23 Apr 2009, 10:28
A victory for feminism (http://www.google.com/trends?q=cunt&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0)?

Amusing that the death of George Carlin has seemingly been pretty much the only thing to inspire proper news sources to say cunt. Also, I wonder what that christmas 2007 spike was about.

EDIT: http://www.google.com/trends?q=Two+Girls+One+Cup&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0 (http://www.google.com/trends?q=Two+Girls+One+Cup&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0)

This is a powerful tool for social research. Why are we misusing it so?
Title: Re: Google trends
Post by: Siibillam-Law on 23 Apr 2009, 12:58
This thread is so entertaining, i love it