Today we learned that Sarah Palin will join Fox News as a contributor. During the 2008 election the popularity of Sarah Palin was up and down. When it was first announced that she was running as the vice presential candidate there was a huge spike in searches for “Sarah Palin.” As the election wore...
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Archive for January, 2010
Will Fox News Increase Sarah Palin’s Popularity?
Clue Searches Spike During the Christmas Holiday Season Then Decline
The boardgame Clue is a classic that many Americans love to play, especially during the Christmas Holiday season. There is a steady increase from October through December then we see a huge decline. There is little doubt that many shoppers are looking for this game to buy as a Christmas or Holiday present. Once...
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USC Lane Kiffin Searches Explode as the Trojans Find Their Coach
Today we learned that USC has hired Lane Kiffin to be their new head football coach. Pete Carroll who was very successful at USC left the Trojans for an opportunity with the Seattle Seahawks. After leaving the Trojans there were many rumors as to who USC would hire. Lane Kiffin has many ties to...
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Kesha Searches Explode Along with ITunes Sales For Pop Singer
Kesha has seen a great increase in popularity after her hit song “Tik Tok” hit it big in the United States. The first hit from the pop singer has caused a great splash as Kesha currently has three of the top 10 songs on iTunes. The amount of searches for Kesha was a flat...
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PageRank Searches Spike When Google Updates Page Ranking on Websites
The PageRank system that was created by Google co-founder Larry Page has changed the way the Internet works. There are very few people who do not use the search engine Google. What is interesting is most of these people have no idea how websites are ranked by this search engine. The PageRank system is...
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Investing Searches Decline – Americans Losing Interest in Investing?
Over the last few years the stock market has went for quite a wild ride. In 2008 the market was down significantly during the credit crisis and in 2009 we saw a very strong rebound. The increased volatility has likely scared many investors away. It seems to be the case that the search term...
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WalMart Searches Rise – A Good Holiday Season?
Not too long ago we wrote about Walgreens seeing a decline in their searches over the holiday season. The opposite is true for the retail giant Walmart. The Google Trends chart for WalMart shows that there was a drastic increase in the number of searches for this term. From Black Friday through Christmas the...
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Forbes Searches Spike When Forbes Billionaires List is Announced
By looking at the Google Trends chart for “Forbes” you can clearly see a huge spike each year. This spike comes in March as Forbes releases their “Forbes Billionaires List.” It is very interesting to note that the number one city searching for “Forbes” is Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. It is also interesting to note that...
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Ravens vs Patriots Searches Increase as Pats Lose Home Playoff Game
Today the Baltimore Ravens beat the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium. This is the first home playoff game that Tom Brady has lost in his entire career. The amount of searches for “Patriots vs Ravens” has drastically increased as many of the top 20 Google Trends searches currently resemble this topic. With the...
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Tony Romo Searches Skyrocket as Cowboys Take on the Eagles
Tonight we are going to see the Dallas Cowboys take on the Philadelphia Eagles in a wildcard playoff battle. Tony Romo, the quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys, has never won a playoff game and he has received much criticism for his end of season play. If Romo can lead the Cowboys to a playoff...
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