January 06, 2003
Spotting web search-topic trends
THIS WEEK NetSpeak explores a few web-based services that enable us spot the emerging trends in the web world.
Millions of people on the Net probe several search engines to meet their information needs. Those who look for information on anything and everything under the sun send their queries through search strings. So, an intelligent analysis of the millions of search terms that flow through popular search engines can help us know more about what is hot on the Net. Many search engines periodically release figures on the most popular search terms.
Millions of people on the Net probe several search engines to meet their information needs. Those who look for information on anything and everything under the sun send their queries through search strings. So, an intelligent analysis of the millions of search terms that flow through popular search engines can help us know more about what is hot on the Net. Many search engines periodically release figures on the most popular search terms.
