-
Nor does Google expect the search trend to die down.
FORBES: Royal Wedding Search Frenzy Hits Google
-
For some things, like retail sales, the categories into which Google classifies its search-trend data correspond closely to what people may want to predict, such as the sales of a particular brand of car (see chart).
ECONOMIST: Internet search data may be useful for forecasters
-
As Liquid Helium is largely powered by its ability to vet the credibility of content, it goes one step beyond the current trend of social search.
FORBES: Is This The Future Of Search?
-
If growth remains below trend going forward and if search revenue fails to pick up, we could see some downside to our forecasts.
FORBES: Yahoo Smacked Down By Google, Facebook But Stock Still Good For $17
-
Before the recession started, the average number of bedrooms that renters searched for was trending downward steadily over the course of the year, but after the start of the economic meltdown renter search behavior showed a clear reversal of that trend.
FORBES: Property Managers Cut Renters Slack But At What Price?
-
Still, I think a favorable macro-trend is emerging for Google, Yahoo, Bing and other search engines.
FORBES: Google's Search Suggestions Don't Violate Wisconsin Publicity Rights Law
-
You can drag the trend-lines in the charts below to create your own search growth forecasts and see how they impact the three stocks.
FORBES: Google Gains From Search Market Growth, But Yahoo! Could Hit $20
-
Jeremy Gutsche, the chief trend hunter at Trendhunter.com, notes that "Google search volume for archery has remained relatively constant" for archery over the years, but that's not to say it hasn't made a splash: He saw archery-infused fashion shoots crop up this year.
CNN: Archery takes aim at pop culture in 2012
-
Looking at those trend lines, and the recent pivot from check-ins to search, and concluded that time is running out for the New York City-based start-up.
FORBES: Why Foursquare's Growth Story Is Better Than You Think