Comments on: Google Trends for Websites: Where is Blogspot? http://www.fathomdelivers.com/blog/index.php/google-trends-for-websites-blogspo/ News, trends & analysis from the online marketing experts. Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:28:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Tricia http://www.fathomdelivers.com/blog/index.php/google-trends-for-websites-blogspo/#comment-1350 Tricia Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:44:32 +0000 http://www.fathomseo.com/blog/?p=452#comment-1350 What an interesting thing to stumble across. I agree that this must be something that was done deliberately. What an interesting thing to stumble across. I agree that this must be something that was done deliberately.

]]> By: Paul Richlovsky http://www.fathomdelivers.com/blog/index.php/google-trends-for-websites-blogspo/#comment-1347 Paul Richlovsky Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:17:30 +0000 http://www.fathomseo.com/blog/?p=452#comment-1347 Matt, your post is fascinating, as are the ideas presented in the follow-up responses. I'd have to say that it's only natural that Google would behave in this way. Obviously it keeps track of its own data, and needs proprietary info to remain a dominant market commodity. And to complement the Google-skeptic (or is is Google-realist?) posts, I've read plenty of industry-expert commentary that demonstrates just how strategic Google can be in its exposure of web content and its own self-protection. Nice find! Matt, your post is fascinating, as are the ideas presented in the follow-up responses. I’d have to say that it’s only natural that Google would behave in this way. Obviously it keeps track of its own data, and needs proprietary info to remain a dominant market commodity. And to complement the Google-skeptic (or is is Google-realist?) posts, I’ve read plenty of industry-expert commentary that demonstrates just how strategic Google can be in its exposure of web content and its own self-protection. Nice find!

]]> By: Matt Keough http://www.fathomdelivers.com/blog/index.php/google-trends-for-websites-blogspo/#comment-1344 Matt Keough Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:35:04 +0000 http://www.fathomseo.com/blog/?p=452#comment-1344 Blowski - Thanks for commenting! I have a hard time thinking it was anything but deliberate. Mike - There is an outcry in the places you would expect it. http://www.wolf-howl.com/google/googles-two-tiered-world/ Blowski – Thanks for commenting! I have a hard time thinking it was anything but deliberate.

Mike – There is an outcry in the places you would expect it. http://www.wolf-howl.com/google/googles-two-tiered-world/

]]> By: Mike Murray http://www.fathomdelivers.com/blog/index.php/google-trends-for-websites-blogspo/#comment-1342 Mike Murray Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:55:24 +0000 http://www.fathomseo.com/blog/?p=452#comment-1342 I think Google does what it wants unless it's brand is jeopardized. Until there is an outcry, Google won't care. I think Google does what it wants unless it’s brand is jeopardized. Until there is an outcry, Google won’t care.

]]> By: Blowski http://www.fathomdelivers.com/blog/index.php/google-trends-for-websites-blogspo/#comment-1341 Blowski Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:57:08 +0000 http://www.fathomseo.com/blog/?p=452#comment-1341 No Google-owned properties can be searched for, as per this article on TechCrunch: http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/21/google-trends-for-websites-rocks-unless-you-want-data-on-google/ Some say it's a flaw in the way the data is collected - people who have Google Toolbar are much more likely to use Google as a search engine, for example. Others suspect it's more malicious, with Google protecting their own data while exposing everybody else's. No Google-owned properties can be searched for, as per this article on TechCrunch:
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/21/google-trends-for-websites-rocks-unless-you-want-data-on-google/

Some say it’s a flaw in the way the data is collected – people who have Google Toolbar are much more likely to use Google as a search engine, for example.

Others suspect it’s more malicious, with Google protecting their own data while exposing everybody else’s.

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