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Re: Google 2010 Zeitgeist

#11

Post by snth » Fri, Dec 10, 2010, 2:44 PM UTC

So does pornography not count as entertainment? I'm surprised not to see porn represented on this page at all.

Re: Google 2010 Zeitgeist

#12

Post by joubert » Fri, Dec 10, 2010, 2:49 PM UTC

snth wrote: post #11

So does pornography not count as entertainment? I'm surprised not to see porn represented on this page at all.

I wonder what else Google filters out of their lists.

Although, thinking about this a little more, perhaps they look at spikes in search data that represent "changes in mood", and filter out things that represent a constant "hum".

Re: Google 2010 Zeitgeist

#13

Post by vinhboy » Fri, Dec 10, 2010, 2:54 PM UTC

Fastest falling: Wamu -- LOL.

Re: Google 2010 Zeitgeist

#14

Post by pbhjpbhj » Fri, Dec 10, 2010, 2:57 PM UTC

snth wrote: post #11

So does pornography not count as entertainment? I'm surprised not to see porn represented on this page at all.

>I'm surprised not to see porn represented on this page at all.

I'm surprised that you're surprised. You expect Google, in what amounts to a press release, to direct people to pornography sites?

Re: Google 2010 Zeitgeist

#15

Post by snth » Fri, Dec 10, 2010, 3:43 PM UTC

pbhjpbhj wrote: post #14

snth wrote: post #11

So does pornography not count as entertainment? I'm surprised not to see porn represented on this page at all.

>I'm surprised not to see porn represented on this page at all. I'm surprised that you're surprised. You expect Google, in what amounts to a press release, to direct people to pornography sites?

So you're assuming Google is editing out the porn sites. I was assuming porn sites legitimately didn't make the page, and I was surprised by that.

Re: Google 2010 Zeitgeist

#16

Post by dmix » Fri, Dec 10, 2010, 3:55 PM UTC

  Fastest Rising Translations:

  5. beijing apartments

This is something I've noticed recently: Moving to China is something that is becoming a much more popular among Americans.

Re: Google 2010 Zeitgeist

#17

Post by [deleted] » Fri, Dec 10, 2010, 4:08 PM UTC

markkanof wrote: post #7

I don't understand how Katy Perry can be on the general fastest rising list, but not on the entertainment fastest rising list? Is this a judgement on Google's part that she isn't entertaining?

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Re: Google 2010 Zeitgeist

#18

Post by lhnz » Fri, Dec 10, 2010, 4:09 PM UTC

Wait a minute WikiLeaks isn't there..! ;)

Re: Google 2010 Zeitgeist

#19

Post by AntiRush » Fri, Dec 10, 2010, 4:17 PM UTC

markkanof wrote: post #7

I don't understand how Katy Perry can be on the general fastest rising list, but not on the entertainment fastest rising list? Is this a judgement on Google's part that she isn't entertaining?

A plausible (if not likely) explanation is that a large number of the searches for Katy Perry included other terms that caused Google to identify the searches as "not entertainment".

Re: Google 2010 Zeitgeist

#20

Post by matt1 » Fri, Dec 10, 2010, 4:36 PM UTC

Off topic, but everytime I run across a Google site that I haven't seen before I can't help but marvel at the beautiful simplicity of its design.

Combine that with the knowledge that Google A/B tests designs constantly, and it makes you realize how important a simple design must really be.