Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Bio(don't)takenology

Hey Kids,

It was the Summer of 2004. I was 17, ambitious and getting into college. Nobody had really seen (or heard) of it, but everyone was talking about the Biotech Boom. Guess what, I ended up falling for it, and this is what happened:
As you can see, the past five years have indeed been down-the-line (Google never lies http://www.google.com/trends?q=biotechnology). A toast to the now Passing Out batch of 2004 :)

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Some more fun with Google Trends:


Saarang vs Shaastra
http://www.google.com/trends?q=saarang%2C+shaastra&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=1
Neat :)

Saarang vs Mood Indigo
http://www.google.com/trends?q=saarang%2C+mood+indigo&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0
Traditionally lagging behind, Saarang seems to have the edge now! Addicted?

Opeth's popularity in India (vs Saarang)

http://www.google.com/trends?q=saarang%2C+opeth&ctab=0&geo=IN&date=ytd&sort=1
Nice clean spike in November end, when there was buzz of them performing at Saarang, followed by another jump once the website was up. Too bad it hasn't lasted post-Jan.

Correlated: Beach & Boat


http://www.google.com/trends?q=beach%2C+boat&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=1
High in the summers, low in the winters.

My favorite: Construction vs Slumdog Millionaire

http://www.google.com/trends?q=construction%2C+slumdog+millionaire&ctab=0&geo=all&date=mtd&sort=1
'Construction' searched more on weekdays as compared to weekends, while the opposite is true for 'Slumdog Millionaire'. Seems obvious in retrospect, until Oscar weekend!