Like a missile on a radar screen, popular culture can be tracked, analyzed, ranked and rated by looking at search engine queries. Although they each parse the data a little differently, most search engines do give us a peek behind the curtain by publishin
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary defines zeitgeist as "the general intellectual, moral, and cultural climate of an era.
What is Jeeves' IQ? It has nothing to do with the popular butler's intelligence quotient, but rather the most "interesting queries" performed at the Ask Jeeves search engine last week Jeeves tracks Top Advancing Searches, as well as Top News Searches and
Much like an MTV or Billboard music chart, Lycos ranks last week's top fifty queries, indicates whether they are gaining or losing popularity, and how long they've been on the list.
Although all of today's charts are "family friendly," only the Yahooligans! Buzz Index specifically tracks the search patterns of kids.
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