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Thursday, May 11, 2006
Google Trends on American Idol
Source: Tech Crunch
Google Trends launched yesterday. It's an analysis tool that charts how often specific search terms are being entered into the Google search engine. To to give it a road test, I entered in the names of all 4 American Idol finalists to see if I could understand why Chris Daughtry got axed last night. Here's how the Google Trend rankings stack up:
- First place Katherine McPhee
- 2nd place Taylor Hicks
- 3rd place Chris Daughtry
- 4th place Elliot Yamin
Last night's voting results had Katherine McPhee and Chris Daughtry in the bottom two.
Steve Rubel says Google Trends is a "must-bookmark for every PR person and marketer worldwide" as a way to track how your brand is being perceived against your competitors.
True enough. But my burning question is...will Google Trends predict the winner of American Idol?
Posted by mwelch at 08:15 AM
