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« on: August 24, 2006, 01:56:47 AM »
Now this is a very interesting site.  Google Trends let's you see a graph of someone or somethings search popularity over the years.  Also there's a smaller graph that shows how often they have been in the news, then it breaks it down by city, region or language.  Very cool stuff.  

For one thing it seems tough to beat Britney Spears, even though she's slowly going down.  Iraq seems to be her match, but only thanks to the USA where Iraq is a popular search.  South America seems to be in love with Britney where she's way more popular than God (at least God's in the news way more often). Only when you put her up against good old Jesus, she gets owned :P

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« Last Edit: August 24, 2006, 01:59:57 AM by Mo »

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« Reply #1 on: August 24, 2006, 05:24:06 AM »
Seems Mexicans are major Rammstein fans... interesting. (Rammstein)

Should I be surprised that I didn't even get one result for the U.S. in the top ten when searching for Eminem? (Eminem)

Well, Hitler is still a large figure in Germany it seems. (Hitler)

Well, it seems obvious now that Americans are suicidal... (Suicide)

Taking another look, they appear to be murderers as well. Slick. (Homicide)

Norway takes control of the NWN 2 lovers society. (Neverwinter Nights 2)

U.S. is made up of alot of criminals. Australia being a close second. (Crime)

Wow, the poor people, and here I was expecting Mexico when I got a good mix of U.S. Australia, and England. (Poverty)

D&D must not be as popular in the U.S. as previously thought! Go to Poland! (Dungeons & Dragons)

California is obsessed with katanas! Be careful out there, might get diced up in an alleyway. (Katana)

Brazil would like to kick ass in the martial arts, they think their fists will someday stop the nukes. (Kung Fu)

Make love not war! U.S. Takes France's stereotype instead. (Love)

420, I would suggest requesting to be buried far, far away from SF. Seems those in San Francisco have quite the interest in Necrophilia, seems alot of California does. (Necrophilia)

Wow! If anyone is worried about Mass Hysteria, the French have beaten EVERYONE to the punch. They won't even leave any room, hogging it for themselves. (Mass Hysteria)

One thing to be careful about in the U.S. ESPECIALLY in New Orleans, well, what's left of it, is people trying to steal something from you. You may wake up in the morning feeling like you're melting or being stabbed. (Voodoo)

Seems the brits have a soft spot for kitties. (Kittens)

Wanna learn about a place meant for eternal punishment and torture? Go to New Zealand, they seem to know their stuff. (Hell)

Yeah, well in America, mushrooms are a tradition. Well, maybe not but... some of these people may try to convince you of it. (Mushrooms)

Okay I'm done. I could go on... but as you can see, that would make quite a long list.

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« Reply #2 on: August 24, 2006, 06:34:56 AM »
New Zeland seems to like porn, but the most Porn obsessed town in the world in Milton Keynes, I live about a mile away from there!

Russia seems to like Linux

The Phillipnes beats everyone by a longshot on Final Fantasy

The UK is top for searching Football, no surprise there

Norway likes Stalin

Vietnam wins on searches for Crack

And the most of idiots who Googled Google live in India

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« Reply #3 on: August 24, 2006, 08:49:37 AM »
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Well, it seems obvious now that Americans are suicidal... (Suicide)

Taking another look, they appear to be murderers as well. Slick. (Homicide)

Norway takes control of the NWN 2 lovers society. (Neverwinter Nights 2)


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Well, now it seems Budapest in Hungary is the number one. :D
Elessar: why is the shit coming from his head?
Anheg: cause its japanese?

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« Reply #4 on: August 24, 2006, 08:50:56 AM »
Searched for weed, pot and Marijuana. Seattle came up twice, and Sacremento once. San Fran only showed up as fourth in the marijuana search. :D
Elessar: why is the shit coming from his head?
Anheg: cause its japanese?

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« Reply #5 on: August 24, 2006, 11:54:48 AM »
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For one thing it seems tough to beat Britney Spears, even though she's slowly going down. 
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That's funny, I always heard she went down pretty fast.

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420, I would suggest requesting to be buried far, far away from SF. Seems those in San Francisco have quite the interest in Necrophilia, seems alot of California does. (Necrophilia)
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Yeah, we've always had a problem with jerks opening tombs and graves. However, there won't be much left of me soon after I get buried. I'm going to be put in one of those no-coffin, all natural graveyards, come and get it wormies!

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Searched for weed, pot and Marijuana. Seattle came up twice, and Sacremento once. San Fran only showed up as fourth in the marijuana search. :D
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Hmm, try "Medicinal Marijuana" that may get more SF hits, probably because it's so prevelent here no one needs to search of it! heh.

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« Reply #6 on: August 24, 2006, 01:01:23 PM »
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That's funny, I always heard she went down pretty fast.
Yeah, we've always had a problem with jerks opening tombs and graves. However, there won't be much left of me soon after I get buried. I'm going to be put in one of those no-coffin, all natural graveyards, come and get it wormies!
Hmm, try "Medicinal Marijuana" that may get more SF hits, probably because it's so prevelent here no one needs to search of it! heh.

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Actually, that bumps SF down to number five, but the other top four are also California cities.


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« Reply #7 on: August 24, 2006, 01:59:47 PM »
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Actually, that bumps SF down to number five, but the other top four are also California cities.
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Considering that in San Francisco you can walk down to the "No Pain" clinic and get a membership to receive "perscriptions" of kind green buds, I can see why no one here needs to search the internet for it.

I was hanging out in an arcade in North Beach (that's near Fisherman's Warf) a few years back and some tourist came up to me and asked where he could buy pot. So I gave him directions to Market street (our "main" street) and told him to ctach the 6, 7, 66 or 71 bus and ride it to Haight and Ashbury (former home of the Greatful Dead) then just wait for the homeless teenagers to offer to sell you drugs.

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searched on "peyote"
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1. Montevideo, Uruguay 
 
2. Guadalajara, Mexico 
 
3. Monterrey, Mexico 
 
4. Mexico City, Mexico 
 
5. Salt Lake City, UT, USA 
 
6. Phoenix, AZ, USA 
 
7. Santiago, Chile 
 
8. Portland, OR, USA 
 
9. Austin, TX, USA 
 
10. Denver, CO, USA

Now to plan my next vacation!
« Last Edit: August 24, 2006, 02:01:12 PM by 420 »

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« Reply #8 on: September 01, 2006, 08:05:51 PM »
Anyone else ride the short bus? Seat in back is mine.