13-06-2008, 02:26
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| Registered User  Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Louisiana
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| sailboat vs motorboat - sailboat wins
On google trends the word sailboat is searched 26.5 to 1 as compared to motorboat. Concrete evidence that sailing is better and more desirable. Google Trends: sailboat, motorboat Oh yeah, in case you were wondering... Good vs Evil, Good wins 3.64 to 1 Google Trends: good, evil its a pretty neat tool, just don't compare monohull to catamaran |
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13-06-2008, 07:50
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| Registered User   Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: NY
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And *ahem* please compare harvard, yale, princeton, and columbia to see which is really the top learning institution in the world.  Google Trends: harvard university, princeton university, yale university, columbia university Go Lions! | |
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13-06-2008, 14:04
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A trend does not show the reason or question however.
__________________ Wheels For God so loved the world..........He didn't send a committee. |
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14-06-2008, 08:38
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If you read the sample listings comparing sailbot to motorboat the searches seem to be about sailboat sinkings and missing people and "ordeals at sea"... Be careful how you read single point data ouit of context - LOL...
__________________ Dan - Relax Lah! - Changi Sailing Club Custom CF Google Search & CF Rules Passion is inversely proportional to the amount of real information available - Benford |
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19-06-2008, 03:28
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This agains goes back to my good old friend Samuel; .....Lies,damn lies and Statistics. I believe most here know the lead up to that one. Have a good day. Michael |
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20-06-2008, 07:29
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Of course, you're not really meant to take it seriously when extended out beyond 'what is google searched more?'. Google Trends: hunter sailboat, catalina sailboat |
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20-06-2008, 14:41
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| Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Louisiana
Boat: Sea Sprite 34
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| Google Trends: midget wrestling, nude sailing Midget wrestling is up on nude sailing over the last twelve months... I am tooo bored.... |
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