geni wrote:
On 7/16/06, Erik Moeller eloquence@gmail.com wrote:
Better example: http://www.google.com/trends?q=%22Brian+Peppers%22%2C+%22Jimmy+Wales%22&...
The search volume does seem genuine, given that it's highly concentrated in Ohio, Peppers' place of residence.
A better one would "Brian Peppers", "Tom Thumb", "Zip the Pinhead"
I'd expect most of the searches for "Tom Thumb" are for the folklore character or for the grocery store chain.
Anyway, I doubt Google Trends is much use in gauging the relative notability of "people with congenital deformations". For comparing "internet memes", however, it is probably a fairly good estimate.