tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29679669.post3381066345277329186..comments2024-01-11T04:39:50.149-06:00Comments on MicroExplosion: YouTube clearly trumps web 2.0 technologiesBill Seaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13769562749667982496noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29679669.post-51965212055948834612007-02-02T08:47:00.000-06:002007-02-02T08:47:00.000-06:00Good point Nathan. I hadn't considered people usi...Good point Nathan. I hadn't considered people using Google search as an address bar. It makes sense that it would skew the data.Bill Seaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13769562749667982496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29679669.post-86450234747254865832007-02-02T06:55:00.000-06:002007-02-02T06:55:00.000-06:00One of the interesting things about these serach t...One of the interesting things about these serach trends from Google is that they are a bit skewed. Check out <a href="http://franticindustries.com/blog/2007/01/28/google-is-the-new-http/">this article by Stan Schroeder</a> about how many internet users have made it a habit to use Google as an address bar - going to Google and typing in "myspace" every time they want to check out their MySpace page, etc. Thus, searches into Google, especially for high profile web service like MySpace, Facebook, and YouTube are inflated compared to more common terms. We also have to consider the Firefox users that simply type the first part of a domain to reach a desired site - I know I use this shortcut frequently. For example, if I wanted to direct myself to YouTube, I could type "youtube" in my address bar. If there is no domain extension present, Firefox will quickly query Google and then direct your browser to the top site in the search results. This habit also inflates the numbers for high profile sites.<br /><br />I agree that YouTube has had a surge in traffic over the past 6 months. However, the statistics from Google are going to be exaggerated when compared to common words such as "widgets", "podcasts", "blogs", and "RSS feeds."<br /><br />Compared to a <a href="http://www.google.com/trends?q=MySpace%2C+Yahoo%2C+Facebook%2C+GMail%2C+YouTube&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all">trends trend map such as this</a> comparing MySpace, Yahoo, Facebook, GMail, and YouTube you can see that YouTube falls into place with these other high profile sites.Nathan Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10632568398187931005noreply@blogger.com