The stuff in the labs at search engine giant Google is always fun to play with. Right now, Google is working on something called Google Trends. You type in small list of items and Google shoots back a graph of a ‘trendline’ which, I guess, shows you what’s trendy and what’s not.
So I typed in: harper, dion, layton, duceppe and here’s the results for 2006. Harper’s the blue line, dion’s the red line, layton’s orange, et Duceppe est vert. Head to the page itelf for more analysis (what do the letters mean) and a breakdown by selected cities of who’s trendy.
You might also want to try a few “trend matches” for 2006, like:
- Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators
- Google, Yahoo
- Mackay, Stronach
- Charest, Boisclair
- American Idol, Canadian Idol
- Global Warming