Their motto is "See what the world is searching for".
A relatively new offering from Google, some will find it interesting, some not so much. It works the same as a regular search, only now your results will show what the top 10 cities are that other people have been doing the same search.
I started off using PERB first, thinking Vancouver would be number one. Not so, in fact it was in 10th place the first time I looked and just now it was number 8. Since this is so new it still has a small database so just a few additional searches would change the rankings. Why is Vancouver not number 1? Not sure, but all the top 10 cities are in the Vancouver area, with Richmond leading the pack.
I plugged some hobby related terms just for fun and pretty soon you start to see a trend developing. Several cities in India were ranked in most searches as well as St Louis, Tampa, Salt Lake City, and San Diego. St Louis is a great baseball city, but probably nothing else there. SLC, the pristine Mormon city, with all the religious overtones. Guess guys there are looking for additional wives, or services.
BBBJ produced Vancouver in 4th place, behind Pleasanton and SF, and NYC. Go figure, eh?
Try inserting your favorite hobby-related terms and see what results you find.
One thing I did try was different foods. Since I am from the Philadelphia area I tried hoagies and Cheese steak. Both produced Philly in no 1 spot. I have no idea why as there is hardly a street corner that does not have a place selling these things. No need to search there.
The one item I wanted to check out I was unable to do. Found out I could not spell the word. It is that french fry concoction with gravy that seems to be popular in Vancouver. Hope I am not stepping on any toes, but that sounds just awful to me. Sorry.
Word of caution. I just tried another search and got this:
We're sorry.
Google Trends is currently undergoing network maintenence and should be available again in a few hours.
We appreciate your patience.
So, put this on the back burner for now, but do give it a try later. Not my fault.
A relatively new offering from Google, some will find it interesting, some not so much. It works the same as a regular search, only now your results will show what the top 10 cities are that other people have been doing the same search.
I started off using PERB first, thinking Vancouver would be number one. Not so, in fact it was in 10th place the first time I looked and just now it was number 8. Since this is so new it still has a small database so just a few additional searches would change the rankings. Why is Vancouver not number 1? Not sure, but all the top 10 cities are in the Vancouver area, with Richmond leading the pack.
I plugged some hobby related terms just for fun and pretty soon you start to see a trend developing. Several cities in India were ranked in most searches as well as St Louis, Tampa, Salt Lake City, and San Diego. St Louis is a great baseball city, but probably nothing else there. SLC, the pristine Mormon city, with all the religious overtones. Guess guys there are looking for additional wives, or services.
BBBJ produced Vancouver in 4th place, behind Pleasanton and SF, and NYC. Go figure, eh?
Try inserting your favorite hobby-related terms and see what results you find.
One thing I did try was different foods. Since I am from the Philadelphia area I tried hoagies and Cheese steak. Both produced Philly in no 1 spot. I have no idea why as there is hardly a street corner that does not have a place selling these things. No need to search there.
The one item I wanted to check out I was unable to do. Found out I could not spell the word. It is that french fry concoction with gravy that seems to be popular in Vancouver. Hope I am not stepping on any toes, but that sounds just awful to me. Sorry.
Word of caution. I just tried another search and got this:
We're sorry.
Google Trends is currently undergoing network maintenence and should be available again in a few hours.
We appreciate your patience.
So, put this on the back burner for now, but do give it a try later. Not my fault.