[Yhslug] Google to Show Daily List of Hot Topics

[Matthew Gallagher]

Well if it's that easily gamed, then what's the point of a list like that.
Google engineers are algorimaniacs(is that a word?) I'm sure its a
combination of things.

On 5/22/07, Phil Shapiro <pshapiro at his.com> wrote:
>
> hi yhslug community,
>
>   next monday -- a few short days after ubuntu computers start to get sold
> by
> dell, google will unveil a new feature that shows a daily list of the 100
> hottest topics people are searching for (excluding celebrities.)
>
>     thank you, google. (see below.)  almost assuredly ubuntu is going to
> be
> showing up on that list.
>
>     if you happen to have any curiousity about ubuntu, this is a good time
> to
> use google to search for more information about it. i've forgotten what
> the web
> site is for ubuntu, but google can find it for you quickly.  :-)
>
>      please tell your friends that this is a great time to have some
> curiosity
> about ubuntu. seek and ye shall find.
>
>       "woke up this morning with my mind set on freedom."  (title and
> lyrics of
> a song from the civil rights movement.)
>
>                - phil
>
> yes, and by all means, if you have any curiosity about linux, don't go
> directly
> to any linux web site.  search for them.
>
>
>
>
>
> May 22, 1:43 AM EDT
>
>
> Google to Show Daily List of Hot Topics
>
>
> MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) -- Google Inc. is going to start sharing more
> insights about what's on its users' minds by showing a daily list of the
> 100
> hottest topics on its Internet-leading search engine.
>
> The new rankings will be unveiled late Monday in an upgrade of Google's
> "trends"
> service. The breakdown will consist of the fastest-rising search requests
> on any
> given day.
>
>
>
> --
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> http://www.his.com/pshapiro/stories.menu.html
>
> "Wisdom starts with wonder." - Socrates
> "Learning happens through gentleness."
>
>
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