Tracking the bizarre things people suddenly search for on Google.
One of the remarkable things I’ve noticed about Google Hot Trends over the past few months is its ability to tell you everything about a breaking story without the need to look elsewhere. Take a look at what’s in there right now and see if you can piece it together: Morgan Freeman, Morgan Freeman Car [...]
Posted on August 4th, 2008 by Jonathan - Everyone But You
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You just can’t avoid writing something when a search term like “Tom Cruise Kills Oprah” pops up. It’s almost too good to be true. Of course, you’re wondering why they didn’t break into the morning game shows or why NBC didn’t immediately go into a 72-hour Oprah tribute or why you don’t see a low-speed [...]
Posted on June 19th, 2008 by Jonathan - Everyone But You
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Now you probably didn’t know this, but the Country Music Awards were held tonight in Nashville (of course, Nashville; Boston, Mass. and Pierre, SD were both booked). Now, now, don’t panic. It’s not the CMAs. I know, that scared me too. The Country Music Awards are actually in November. Oh, so it’s the Academy of [...]
Posted on April 15th, 2008 by Jonathan - Everyone But You
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Wow. Interesting why there’s so much interest in a few cars this morning. Of course, no one cares about these cars, particularly anything made by Fiat, except for the fact that they almost became known as the car that killed Jerry Seinfeld.
According the AP, “Seinfeld was driving alone when the brakes on his 1967 [...]
Posted on April 3rd, 2008 by Jonathan - Everyone But You
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