Another great trend research tool based on the search popularity. Check out what / who were the most popular search items year by year (since 2001):
http://www.google.com/intl/en/press/zeitgeist.html
Entries from March 2008
Zeitgeist: Search patterns, trends, and surprises
March 20th, 2008 · Add Comment
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Yahoo Buzz!
March 20th, 2008 · Add Comment
Similarly like Google’s Hot Trends , Yahoo! has its own service called Yahoo Buzz that shows most-searched-for subjects and the biggest movers.
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Internet Statistics and Trends by Clickz.com
March 20th, 2008 · Add Comment
Great resource of Internet statistics by Clickz.com:
http://www.clickz.com/showPage.html?page=156101
Find out about:
- Online population worldwide
- Average Monthly Online Hours by Country
- Top Worldwide Online Properties
- Advertising breakdown by industry
- Top 50 Internet advertisers
… and more!
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Economic Indicators - by “Economist”
March 12th, 2008 · Add Comment
Great resources for your trends research (from (“Pocket World in Figures” by Economist magazine):
- Economic and financial indicators (including world markets)
http://www.economist.com/markets/indicators/
- World Rankings (including population, economy, purchasing power, life expectancy…)
http://www.economist.com/markets/rankings/
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