Google Releases Insights for Search – India Likes Data
Google announced Insights for Search yesterday. Think Google Trends but with more information and more useful. Type in some search terms and get the rundown on interest over time based on search volume, regional interest, and related searches. It's geared towards advertisers using AdWords, but it can still be interesting to outsiders.
For example, I put in a search for data + visualization + design + statistics and got the above. Apparently interest for all of those subjects (i.e. FlowingData) is on the decline and India sure loves its data. I'm packing my bags to India as we speak.
[via TechCrunch]
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You welcomed to India.
Ankur – hehe, thanks, i appreciate it. it nice to feel welcomed.
Seems like India is interested in several other things too.
Chemoinformatics anyone?
Nathan
India is a bunch of data, news and analysis junkies. We will welcome you but bring your reports in triplicate :)
Mukund – too much work. TPS reports come to mind. i think i’ll stay in the U.S.
Ugh! I see hours of my life disappearing into this tool. Thank you-ish.
It might also be because it takes related searches into account. So data entry, data sheet, data base, etc etc all come under this category.
It is worth reading the Insights Docs (http://www.google.com/support/.....swer=87284). The data is normalized and is relative to the searches from the region.
Mouly – thanks for pointing that out. i forgot to mention that in my haste to get the post out.
There are a lot of people in India. A lot of these people search for data as part of their job. Knowledge Process Outsourcing, and all that.
BTW, do visit, sometime!