New Google tool - Great for market research

HPP · 6th August 2008, 23:16

Google Insights for Search

Type in a few topics or terms, and you'll see what the search history of it is..

aaggoswami · 6th August 2008, 23:35

Thanks, looks like this will be useful to me for projecto work.

GTO · 7th August 2008, 13:16

Sweet tool! Crucial information for advertisers, yes. But website owners also have a lot to gain by knowing which terms to optimise. "Indian cars" showed some interesting results.

Thanks for sharing this, HPP.

Bass&Trouble · 7th August 2008, 13:44

Wow, great tool! Thanks for sharing the link.

From typing a few quick keywords, I realize:

1. Car Audio searches are most prominently from Karnataka

2. A majority of adult keyword searches originate from the North. Orissa seems to be an unusually hot state too.

3. No one is searching for me.

DCEite · 7th August 2008, 16:18

Subcontinent leads when it comes to searching "free"

. Pakistan right at the top!

EDIT: Nepalese more interested in Aishwarya Rai than Indians!

moralfibre · 8th August 2008, 07:31

Try this - Cuil

Apparently made by google ex employees. I am impressed.

HPP · 8th August 2008, 08:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by moralfibre

Try this - Cuil

Apparently made by google ex employees. I am impressed.

You are one of the few. Since they went live recently, the word among the US auto forums is most don't like it. The results are fairly poor.

Also, the fact that they were ex Google employees actually does nothing for their product as a search engine. The reason being, they have zero right to use any code or algorithms that belong to Google. If they used/borrowed any technology, idea or code from Google.. that would be the end of them, as Google is watching closely with their attorney's waiting to pounce.

Thus, for them to be any different then any other start up search engine.. they would have had to invent(for lack of better words) a better algorithm then all others already out there(not likely). Not to mention they do not have the feature base that Google or Yahoo does.

Anyways, using "Ex Googlers" just shows the weakness in their actual products ability to stand on it's own merit.

Back to the topic at hand, yeah, this is just another awesome FREE feature Google continues to offer the world.

GTO · 8th August 2008, 11:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by moralfibre

Try this - Cuil

Apparently made by google ex employees. I am impressed.

We've been discussing Cuil here. Most were unimpressed.

d_himan · 18th February 2009, 16:55

Guys,

I’m extremely excited to have stumbled upon this stuff yesterday!

Google has these really neat analysis tools

1. Google Trends for Websites

Google Trends for Websites: wikipedia.org

2. Google Insight

Google Insights for Search

Urge you to explore the same!

To start off, some the things I discovered:

1. Team BHP is the second biggest automotive site in India. (~20k unique visitors in Jan)
a.#1 New Cars, Used Cars, Buy Cars, Sell Cars, New Car Prices, Used Car Prices - CarWale.com (~30k unique visitors in Jan)
b.xbhp.com (~12k unique visitors in Jan)
c.zigwheels.com (~10k in Jan)
d.autocarindia.com (~3.5k in Jan)

2. In India, in the Automotive category, amongst the terms ‘bhp, mileage, safety and car audio’ from Jun 2004 – Jan 2009 onwards,

Interest Levels: (normalized web search volumes)
car audio (70), mileage (56), bhp (16), safety (14)

However, car audio interest is decreasing continuously (100 to 48), mileage is increasing continuously (42 to 85), bhp is increasing continuously (10 to 48), safety is constant.

All this though, is only for buyers who surf the net!

3. Web search volume in mid-Jan 2009:

#1 Xylo
# 2 Linea
#3 i20
#4 Honda City.

So, well, Xylo created the biggest excitement!

Would be fantastic to see people coming up with more interesting stuff! Needless to stay, these tools could be extremely helpful at work too!

MODS: Maybe the thread can be moved to ‘Shifting Gears’, not sure.

6th August 2008, 23:16	#1
HPP BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Minneapolis, MN/Hyderabad Posts: 234 Thanked: 4 Times	New Google tool - Great for market research Google Insights for Search Type in a few topics or terms, and you'll see what the search history of it is..
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6th August 2008, 23:35	#2
aaggoswami Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Vadodara Posts: 4,982 Thanked: 2,931 Times	Thanks, looks like this will be useful to me for projecto work.
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7th August 2008, 13:44	#4
Bass&Trouble Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bombay Posts: 2,754 Thanked: 124 Times	Wow, great tool! Thanks for sharing the link. From typing a few quick keywords, I realize: 1. Car Audio searches are most prominently from Karnataka 2. A majority of adult keyword searches originate from the North. Orissa seems to be an unusually hot state too. 3. No one is searching for me. Last edited by Bass&Trouble : 7th August 2008 at 13:47.
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DCEite Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: NCR Posts: 3,417 Thanked: 2,560 Times	Subcontinent leads when it comes to searching "free" . Pakistan right at the top! EDIT: Nepalese more interested in Aishwarya Rai than Indians! Last edited by DCEite : 7th August 2008 at 16:22.
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moralfibre Team-BHP Support Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: MH-12 Posts: 8,451 Thanked: 13,973 Times	Try this - Cuil Apparently made by google ex employees. I am impressed.
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7th August 2008, 13:16	#3
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,546 Thanked: 300,763 Times View My Garage	Sweet tool! Crucial information for advertisers, yes. But website owners also have a lot to gain by knowing which terms to optimise. "Indian cars" showed some interesting results. Thanks for sharing this, HPP.
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18th February 2009, 16:55	#9
d_himan BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bombay Posts: 862 Thanked: 947 Times	Analyze this!! Guys, I’m extremely excited to have stumbled upon this stuff yesterday! Google has these really neat analysis tools 1. Google Trends for Websites Google Trends for Websites: wikipedia.org 2. Google Insight Google Insights for Search Urge you to explore the same! To start off, some the things I discovered: 1. Team BHP is the second biggest automotive site in India. (~20k unique visitors in Jan) a.#1 New Cars, Used Cars, Buy Cars, Sell Cars, New Car Prices, Used Car Prices - CarWale.com (~30k unique visitors in Jan) b.xbhp.com (~12k unique visitors in Jan) c.zigwheels.com (~10k in Jan) d.autocarindia.com (~3.5k in Jan) 2. In India, in the Automotive category, amongst the terms ‘bhp, mileage, safety and car audio’ from Jun 2004 – Jan 2009 onwards, Interest Levels: (normalized web search volumes) car audio (70), mileage (56), bhp (16), safety (14) However, car audio interest is decreasing continuously (100 to 48), mileage is increasing continuously (42 to 85), bhp is increasing continuously (10 to 48), safety is constant. All this though, is only for buyers who surf the net! 3. Web search volume in mid-Jan 2009: #1 Xylo # 2 Linea #3 i20 #4 Honda City. So, well, Xylo created the biggest excitement! Would be fantastic to see people coming up with more interesting stuff! Needless to stay, these tools could be extremely helpful at work too! MODS: Maybe the thread can be moved to ‘Shifting Gears’, not sure.
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