[Taxacom] Google Trends

[Peter Stevens]

Search results show without a shadow of doubt that angiosperms   
evolved only in 2006.

P.
On May 15, 2008, at 9:00 PM, Jim Croft wrote:

> ok, now that we are well and truly into full game mode, try  
> 'biodiversity':
> http://www.google.com/trends? 
> q=biodiversity&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0
> and note the steady and inexorable decline in interest.
>
> This shows the same general pattern as interest in 'insects' - a
> rigourous annual cycle with a sharp dip in jan/feb.  Interestingly the
> distribution seems to be bimodal (spring/autumn?) and you can see this
> in the 'insects' trends as well.  The steady overall decline in in
> interest in matters biodiversity in government and media is something
> we have felt here for some time - it ceased to be flavour of the month
> almost to the extent of becoming a dirty word.
>
> Try also 'taxonomy' for a similar downward trend:
> http://www.google.com/trends?q=taxonomy&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0
>
> To convince yourselves we are not dealing with an artifact, try  
> 'wiki':
> http://www.google.com/trends?q=wiki&ctab=0
>
> Have fun.  Apologies in advance to management everywhere for wasting
> the rest of the working week as people check out the decline or
> ascension of their personal passions.
>
> jim
>
> On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 10:55 AM, Weitzman, Anna <WEITZMAN at si.edu>  
> wrote:
>> Good point Jim.  And 2004 the spring/early summer in NE US when  
>> the 17-year cicada emerged.
>>
>> Anna
>>
>> ________________________________
>>
>> From: taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu on behalf of Jim Croft
>> Sent: Thu 15-May-08 8:36 PM
>> To: Bob Mesibov
>> Cc: taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu; Jim.Croft at environment.gov.au
>> 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!
>>> --
>>> Dr Robert Mesibov
>>> Honorary Research Associate
>>> Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery and
>>> School of Zoology, University of Tasmania
>>> Home contact: PO Box 101, Penguin, Tasmania, Australia 7316
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>> Jim Croft
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>>
>> "I don't know why we are here, but I'm pretty sure that it is not in
>> order to enjoy ourselves."
>> - Ludwig Wittgenstein, philosopher (1889-1951)
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> Jim Croft
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> order to enjoy ourselves."
> - Ludwig Wittgenstein, philosopher (1889-1951)
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