Comments on: Google Top Searches: Based on Everything and Nothing http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/28/google-top-searches-based-on-nothing/ Startup and Technology News Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:29:38 -0800 hourly 1 By: Yahoo! Announces Top Searches In 2007 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/28/google-top-searches-based-on-nothing/comment-page-2/#comment-3008638 Yahoo! Announces Top Searches In 2007 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:32:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/28/google-top-searches-based-on-nothing/#comment-3008638 [...] hasn’t released their figures for this year yet, but you can see what they were last year. If that is any indication of Google search trends then you can bet that the top searches this year [...] [...] hasn’t released their figures for this year yet, but you can see what they were last year. If that is any indication of Google search trends then you can bet that the top searches this year [...]

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]]> By: software updateAsk.com Has Top Searches Too; They’re Just Really Boring | 82123 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/28/google-top-searches-based-on-nothing/comment-page-2/#comment-2552592 software updateAsk.com Has Top Searches Too; They’re Just Really Boring | 82123 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:51:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/28/google-top-searches-based-on-nothing/#comment-2552592 [...] play the game. To compile these, big search engines take all the top search terms for the year and promptly throw the data out. They then compile a list of terms that they think properly reflects key trends that people are [...] [...] play the game. To compile these, big search engines take all the top search terms for the year and promptly throw the data out. They then compile a list of terms that they think properly reflects key trends that people are [...]

]]> By: Whoehoe » Blog Archive » Ask.com Has Top Searches Too; They’re Just Really Boring http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/28/google-top-searches-based-on-nothing/comment-page-2/#comment-2552266 Whoehoe » Blog Archive » Ask.com Has Top Searches Too; They’re Just Really Boring Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:58:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/28/google-top-searches-based-on-nothing/#comment-2552266 [...] play the game. To compile these, big search engines take all the top search terms for the year and promptly throw the data out. They then compile a list of terms that they think properly reflects key trends that people are [...] [...] play the game. To compile these, big search engines take all the top search terms for the year and promptly throw the data out. They then compile a list of terms that they think properly reflects key trends that people are [...]

]]> By: Ask.com Has Top Searches Too; They’re Just Really Boring http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/28/google-top-searches-based-on-nothing/comment-page-2/#comment-2552207 Ask.com Has Top Searches Too; They’re Just Really Boring Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:13:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/28/google-top-searches-based-on-nothing/#comment-2552207 [...] play the game. To compile these, big search engines take all the top search terms for the year and promptly throw the data out. They then compile a list of terms that they think properly reflects key trends that people are [...] [...] play the game. To compile these, big search engines take all the top search terms for the year and promptly throw the data out. They then compile a list of terms that they think properly reflects key trends that people are [...]

]]> By: Pesh http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/28/google-top-searches-based-on-nothing/comment-page-2/#comment-2534134 Pesh Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:15:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/28/google-top-searches-based-on-nothing/#comment-2534134 Nobody knows if the top searched terms are really those. As time goes by people change along with it like interests and searched words. xD Nobody knows if the top searched terms are really those. As time goes by people change along with it like interests and searched words.
xD

]]> By: bbrian017 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/28/google-top-searches-based-on-nothing/comment-page-2/#comment-2482938 bbrian017 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:11:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/28/google-top-searches-based-on-nothing/#comment-2482938 I wouldn't say it's completely meaningless I think the list has much potential for webmaster trying to make a buck! I wouldn’t say it’s completely meaningless I think the list has much potential for webmaster trying to make a buck!

]]> By: TechCrunch en français » Le Top des recherches Yahoo 2007: Encore et toujours Britney http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/28/google-top-searches-based-on-nothing/comment-page-2/#comment-1807645 TechCrunch en français » Le Top des recherches Yahoo 2007: Encore et toujours Britney Tue, 04 Dec 2007 05:26:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/28/google-top-searches-based-on-nothing/#comment-1807645 [...] avaient du clarifier un peu le processus de fabrication de cette liste suite à des protestations .En conclusion ,ils avaient annoncé qu’ils donnaient plus d’influence au contenu nouveau plutôt [...] [...] avaient du clarifier un peu le processus de fabrication de cette liste suite à des protestations .En conclusion ,ils avaient annoncé qu’ils donnaient plus d’influence au contenu nouveau plutôt [...]

]]> By: Google Announces Fastest Growing Search Terms http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/28/google-top-searches-based-on-nothing/comment-page-2/#comment-1807643 Google Announces Fastest Growing Search Terms Tue, 04 Dec 2007 05:26:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/28/google-top-searches-based-on-nothing/#comment-1807643 [...] top search trends for 2007. Google’s list traditionally come later in December (here’s last years list), but today VP of Search and User Experience Marissa Mayer revealed the “fastest rising U.S. [...] [...] top search trends for 2007. Google’s list traditionally come later in December (here’s last years list), but today VP of Search and User Experience Marissa Mayer revealed the “fastest rising U.S. [...]

]]> By: Google Announces Fastest Growing Search Terms http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/28/google-top-searches-based-on-nothing/comment-page-2/#comment-1807642 Google Announces Fastest Growing Search Terms Tue, 04 Dec 2007 05:26:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/28/google-top-searches-based-on-nothing/#comment-1807642 [...] top search trends for 2007. Google’s list traditionally come later in December (here’s last years list), but today VP of Search and User Experience Marissa Mayer revealed the “fastest rising U.S. [...] [...] top search trends for 2007. Google’s list traditionally come later in December (here’s last years list), but today VP of Search and User Experience Marissa Mayer revealed the “fastest rising U.S. [...]

]]> By: Voizd » Blog Archive » Google Zeitgeist vs Yahoo Buzz http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/28/google-top-searches-based-on-nothing/comment-page-2/#comment-1358750 Voizd » Blog Archive » Google Zeitgeist vs Yahoo Buzz Wed, 02 May 2007 18:50:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/28/google-top-searches-based-on-nothing/#comment-1358750 [...] many servers that they have present in various locations. Google’s yearly list of 2006, however, raised a few eyebrows when certain unlikely terms like Bebo made it to the top of the list. Google’s explanation was [...] [...] many servers that they have present in various locations. Google’s yearly list of 2006, however, raised a few eyebrows when certain unlikely terms like Bebo made it to the top of the list. Google’s explanation was [...]

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]]> By: Lil Wayne http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/28/google-top-searches-based-on-nothing/comment-page-1/#comment-1083783 Lil Wayne Wed, 28 Feb 2007 20:08:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/28/google-top-searches-based-on-nothing/#comment-1083783 It is amazing how a name such as bebo which had little traffic in 2005 can be the top searched word in 2006! That should give us all some encouragement! We may be a nobody one day to standing on top of the world the next day. Hard work does pay off in the end! It is amazing how a name such as bebo which had little traffic in 2005 can be the top searched word in 2006!

That should give us all some encouragement!

We may be a nobody one day to standing on top of the world the next day.

Hard work does pay off in the end!

]]> By: Charlie http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/28/google-top-searches-based-on-nothing/comment-page-1/#comment-950319 Charlie Thu, 15 Feb 2007 22:13:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/28/google-top-searches-based-on-nothing/#comment-950319 Google really needs help on alot of there methods of search engine placement. You search for something the results show websites that are 2 - 3 years old. Google really needs help on alot of there methods of search engine placement. You search for something the results show websites that are 2 – 3 years old.

]]> By: Dipankar Chakraborty http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/28/google-top-searches-based-on-nothing/comment-page-1/#comment-943565 Dipankar Chakraborty Wed, 14 Feb 2007 18:38:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/28/google-top-searches-based-on-nothing/#comment-943565 I like the methodology and idology of Google. I like the methodology and idology of Google.

]]> By: Aaron http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/28/google-top-searches-based-on-nothing/comment-page-1/#comment-908541 Aaron Thu, 08 Feb 2007 17:51:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/28/google-top-searches-based-on-nothing/#comment-908541 I am so happy and excited to know that rebelde is in the top I mean. Just to think of that it all started as a Mexican novela (soap opera) and now they are the hottest music group in the world. Every one knows them, not just Mexico. I am so happy and excited to know that rebelde is in the top I mean. Just to think of that it all started as a Mexican novela (soap opera) and now they are the hottest music group in the world. Every one knows them, not just Mexico.

]]> By: Pamela Fox http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/28/google-top-searches-based-on-nothing/comment-page-1/#comment-675982 Pamela Fox Mon, 08 Jan 2007 02:37:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/28/google-top-searches-based-on-nothing/#comment-675982 I agree with the methodology Google used. I created a daily updated mashup using the ClearForest semantic web services and CNN news feed, with the aim of showing the "product/person/city/country" of the day, etc. I started with absolute daily counts determining the newsmakers of the days, but I always got the same thing - bush, USA, new york, etc. So then I used same algorithm as Google- computed a daily average for each entity, and saw on each day, which entity had the most number of articles above the average. Now I get more exciting results, that really reflect what's new & important for the day. &I continued calling them "product/city/country of the days," as they're still a top result for the day, just by a different measure. I'd say Google had same thought process. Info on my mashup here- http://imagine-it.org/sblog/index.php?entry=entry061215-190257 I agree with the methodology Google used.
I created a daily updated mashup using the ClearForest semantic web services and CNN news feed, with the aim of showing the “product/person/city/country” of the day, etc. I started with absolute daily counts determining the newsmakers of the days, but I always got the same thing – bush, USA, new york, etc.
So then I used same algorithm as Google- computed a daily average for each entity, and saw on each day, which entity had the most number of articles above the average.
Now I get more exciting results, that really reflect what’s new & important for the day. &I continued calling them “product/city/country of the days,” as they’re still a top result for the day, just by a different measure.
I’d say Google had same thought process.
Info on my mashup here- http://imagine-...ry061215-190257

]]> By: Mikhail http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/28/google-top-searches-based-on-nothing/comment-page-1/#comment-654557 Mikhail Wed, 03 Jan 2007 23:38:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/28/google-top-searches-based-on-nothing/#comment-654557 Google's hand-chosen list of "most popular queries" reminds me of The New York Times bestseller list: It's interesting, but it isn't a list of bestsellers. The NYT list arbitrarily excludes categories that include most of the books sold in the US (among them the Bible, perenially #1) because they're too middlebrow to interest NYT book editors. My job requires me to spend a lot of time looking at Web search logs for another large search engine, and unless Googlers are somehow unique, I can tell you that their list of "most popular queries" bears almost no resemblance to what users actually enter most frequently in their browsers. It's a carefully pruned and sanitized list designed to make Google look good, not to represent actual user behavior. Google’s hand-chosen list of “most popular queries” reminds me of The New York Times bestseller list: It’s interesting, but it isn’t a list of bestsellers. The NYT list arbitrarily excludes categories that include most of the books sold in the US (among them the Bible, perenially #1) because they’re too middlebrow to interest NYT book editors. My job requires me to spend a lot of time looking at Web search logs for another large search engine, and unless Googlers are somehow unique, I can tell you that their list of “most popular queries” bears almost no resemblance to what users actually enter most frequently in their browsers. It’s a carefully pruned and sanitized list designed to make Google look good, not to represent actual user behavior.

]]> By: Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Google Woes, cont… http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/28/google-top-searches-based-on-nothing/comment-page-1/#comment-648347 Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Google Woes, cont… Wed, 03 Jan 2007 00:35:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/28/google-top-searches-based-on-nothing/#comment-648347 [...] Google Notebook: Use the Privacy Option Gmail Disaster: Reports Of Mass Email Deletions Google Top Searches: Based on Everything and Nothing Google’s Orkut Down For 13+ Hours Google’s Tipping Point Another Gmail Problem Google Sphere It [...] [...] Google Notebook: Use the Privacy Option Gmail Disaster: Reports Of Mass Email Deletions Google Top Searches: Based on Everything and Nothing Google’s Orkut Down For 13+ Hours Google’s Tipping Point Another Gmail Problem Google Sphere It [...]

]]> By: Philip http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/28/google-top-searches-based-on-nothing/comment-page-1/#comment-647392 Philip Tue, 02 Jan 2007 20:29:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/28/google-top-searches-based-on-nothing/#comment-647392 Bebo is also the nickname of a popular young Indian film actress. Bebo is also the nickname of a popular young Indian film actress.

]]> By: Syam Buradagunta http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/28/google-top-searches-based-on-nothing/comment-page-1/#comment-640421 Syam Buradagunta Mon, 01 Jan 2007 21:22:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/28/google-top-searches-based-on-nothing/#comment-640421 what? you didn't search for 'rebelde' everday in 2006? 2006 was also the year when I stopped believing that everything that Google made worked and made sense. Maybe it's time to get back to being a search engine. what? you didn’t search for ‘rebelde’ everday in 2006?

2006 was also the year when I stopped believing that everything that Google made worked and made sense. Maybe it’s time to get back to being a search engine.

]]> By: Tony http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/28/google-top-searches-based-on-nothing/comment-page-1/#comment-629110 Tony Sun, 31 Dec 2006 07:54:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/28/google-top-searches-based-on-nothing/#comment-629110 Huh. Wonder how high "china censorship" got? Huh. Wonder how high “china censorship” got?

]]> By: » Google Monetizing Search At Double Over Two Years Ago » InsideGoogle » part of the Blog News Channel http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/28/google-top-searches-based-on-nothing/comment-page-1/#comment-629067 » Google Monetizing Search At Double Over Two Years Ago » InsideGoogle » part of the Blog News Channel Sun, 31 Dec 2006 07:41:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/28/google-top-searches-based-on-nothing/#comment-629067 [...] Also, TechCrunch posts about Google’s Zeitgeist, and Google’s statement explaining the confusion. As they and GigaOm note, Google’s methodology renders the results meaningless, making Google’s Zeitgeist quite the opposite of a “sign of the times”. [...] [...] Also, TechCrunch posts about Google’s Zeitgeist, and Google’s statement explaining the confusion. As they and GigaOm note, Google’s methodology renders the results meaningless, making Google’s Zeitgeist quite the opposite of a “sign of the times”. [...]

]]> By: Ryan http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/28/google-top-searches-based-on-nothing/comment-page-1/#comment-621416 Ryan Sat, 30 Dec 2006 05:58:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/28/google-top-searches-based-on-nothing/#comment-621416 This looks a lot like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tf-idf" rel="nofollow">TF-IDF</a> which is commonly used in data mining to uncover terms that help to best differentiate one "document" from another, which seems to me to be what something like Zeitgeist should be going for. If you have a collection of documents (or popular search terms for different years), TF-IDF gives you the terms that help to best differentiate one document from the rest. If something like "bebo" was never searched for before this year and then reasonably high in the top searches this year, TF-IDF would rank it very highly. This looks a lot like TF-IDF which is commonly used in data mining to uncover terms that help to best differentiate one “document” from another, which seems to me to be what something like Zeitgeist should be going for.

If you have a collection of documents (or popular search terms for different years), TF-IDF gives you the terms that help to best differentiate one document from the rest. If something like “bebo” was never searched for before this year and then reasonably high in the top searches this year, TF-IDF would rank it very highly.

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