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 :)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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=1Neat :)
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=1High 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!
The name passing-out is quite apt for the current final years in ways more than one :P
ReplyDeleteIt is not just biotechnology. Google does lie. Look at some other trends.
ReplyDeleteComuter Science: http://www.google.com/trends?q=computer+science&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0
Electrical Engg: http://www.google.com/trends?q=electrical+engineering&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0
Mechanical Engg: http://www.google.com/trends?q=mechanical+engineering&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0
Nanotechnology: http://www.google.com/trends?q=nanotechnology&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0
Even engineering (although not as much): http://www.google.com/trends?q=engineering&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0
And you know the reason of all this. People are searching for something else. Check this out: http://www.google.com/trends?q=porn&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0
So long..
Animesh
@Pedo: Infact, the same is true for college and university too! Somebody please explain!
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