[Taxacom] Google Trends

[Weitzman, Anna]

Good point Jim.  And 2004 the spring/early summer in NE US when the 17-year cicada emerged.
 
Anna
 
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Sent: Thu 15-May-08 8:36 PM
To: Bob Mesibov
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Subject: Re: [Taxacom] Google Trends



I like the rigourous annual cycle of interest in 'insects',
correlating with N hemisphere warmer months...

jim

On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 10:00 AM, Bob Mesibov <mesibov at southcom.com.au> wrote:
> This Google tool, apparently still in development, gives some curious
> results. Look at the patterns for 'insects'
>
> http://www.google.com/trends?q=insects&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0
>
> 'entomology'
>
> http://www.google.com/trends?q=entomology&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0
>
> and 'coleoptera'
>
> http://www.google.com/trends?q=coleoptera&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0
>
> Many biodiversity-related search terms (including 'biodiversity') show a
> downward trend over the past few years. To show that Trends can also
> show a steadily rising trend, enter 'Ubuntu' (a Linux version) and click
> on Search Trends. To see a flash in the pan, try 'tsunami'.
>
> And see
>
> http://www.google.com/intl/en/trends/about.html
>
> for Google's explanation of Trends.
>
> Thanks to TAXACOMer Jim Croft for pointing me to Trends!
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