2. 1. We examined âYouâ - writing on blogs and forums. We
checked Your searches and votes and presented evidence for
the trends.
2. Trends 2007Â tools in used: search engines trends, buzz on
blogs, forums, surveys, websites contests, mainstream
media and popular blogs.
Methodology:
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3. âProduct Of The Yearâ
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2. Trends Evidence
3. TrendsSpotting
âProduct Of The Yearâ
iPhone all the rest
Vs
4. BlogPulse suggests iPhone was indeed
a news generator.
Google zeitgeist: iPhone is the No 1 â
fastest rising global and in US.
Mainstream Media: Time declared iPhone
as âThe invention of the yearâ.Â
Graph 1: blog citations (by BlogPulse)
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2.Trends Evidence >>
3. TrendsSpotting
âProduct Of The Yearâ
âProduct Of The Yearâ
5. Graph 2: forum citations (by Omgili)Â Â
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2. Trends Evidence >>
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âProduct Of The Yearâ
However xbox & wii seem to be
starring in search and in forum
discussions (see graph 2) during the
holidays sales.
âProduct Of The Yearâ
6. iPhone
iPhone will make it to history pages.
1. Nominees
2. Trends Evidence
3. TrendsSpotting
âProduct Of The Yearâ
âProduct Of The Yearâ
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2. Trends Evidence
3. TrendsSpotting
âIssue Of The Yearâ
âIssue Of The Yearâ
Vs
âGlobal
Warmingâ
âUnited States
Electionâ
8. graph 3: Google search (by Google Trends)
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3. TrendsSpotting
âIssue Of The Yearâ
âIssue Of The Yearâ
ď§ Global warming â is a Global issue . Search
volume is much higher than âUnited States
electionsâ (graph 3).
9. ď§ Global warming is starring in blog discussions.
ď§ On the contrary âUnited States electionsâ made
a loud noise in almost all main stream media
across the globe. Presidential candidates are
starring on Youtube as well.
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2. Trends Evidence >>
3. TrendsSpotting
âIssue Of The Yearâ
âIssue Of The Yearâ
graph 4: Blog citations (by BlogPulse)
10. Trends seem much warmer on
âGlobal Warmingâ
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2. Trends Evidence
3. TrendsSpotting
âIssue Of The Yearâ
âIssue Of The Yearâ
11. âBook Of The Yearâ
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2. Trends Evidence
3. TrendsSpotting
âBook Of The Yearâ
Vs
Harry Potter
Amazon Best seller
12. ď§ Harry Potterâs [25-30 M sold & most talked in Shelfari ]
is incomparable with other notable Amazon Best sellers
specially Gilbert's âEat ,Pray ,Loveâ[ 4 M sold].
ď§ On the release day itself
Harry Potter was âhotâ not less than iPhone
ď§ Harry Potter versus Amazon Best seller on blogs:
âBook Of The Yearâ
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2. Trends Evidence >>
3. TrendsSpotting
âBook Of The Yearâ
Graph 5: blog citations (by BlogPulse)
13. graph 6: forum discussions (by Omgili)
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âBook Of The Yearâ
âBook Of The Yearâ
ď§ Harry Potter versus Amazon Best seller on forums:
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âBook Of The Yearâ
âBook Of The Yearâ
we are enchanted by
âPotter Maniaâ
15. âFacebookâ
âSocial Website Of The Yearâ
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2. Trends Evidence
3. TrendsSpotting
âSocial Website Of The
Yearâ
Vs
âMySpaceâ
16. graph 7:Â Google search (by Google Trends).
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âSocial Website Of The
Yearâ
graph 8:Â Blog citations (by blogPulse).
âSocial Website Of The Yearâ
ď§ MySpace still leads our interest:
17. On the contrary â
ď§ Facebook is catching up by
overcoming Myspace in UK & Canada and
receives credits by most influencers.
ď§ Only recently Facebook was declared People's Voice
Winner of social networking at Webbys, and was
nominated for the Company of the Year in AOL Best and
Worst 2007.
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2. Trends Evidence >>
3. TrendsSpotting
âSocial Website Of The
Yearâ
âSocial Website Of The Yearâ
18. Going by stats:
ď§ The youngest accounts for a disproportionate amount
of the traffic on MySpace and Facebook--and they
donât favor either brand.
ď§ Dual Facebook /MySpace users spent 26 % more time
on Facebook (93 minutes per month ) - than did the
average Facebook-only users (74 minutes).
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2. Trends Evidence
3. TrendsSpotting
âSocial Website Of The
Yearâ
âFacebookâ
âSocial Website Of The Yearâ
20. ď§ Japan: The leading country to blog and the one to
promise a replacement for the internet ,
ď§ China:
burgeoning internet population that will soon overtake US
ď§ The United States ,China , and Japan
are the 3 top guns in todayâs internet (see graph ).
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3. TrendsSpotting
âCountry Of The Yearâ
âCountry Of The Yearâ
graph 9: Top countries in internet useage (by
internetworldstats)
21. Graph10 : Blog citations (by BlogPulse)
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âCountry Of The Yearâ
âCountry Of The Yearâ
ď§ Going by blog citations our discussions seemed real
hot. Â
22. 1. Nominees
2. Trends Evidence
3. TrendsSpotting
âCountry Of The Yearâ
âCountry Of The Yearâ
TrendsSpotting Country of
the Year
âChinaâ
No doubt Asian giants are roaring up to take
the United States bull by horn.