Chapter 18: Understanding and Following Trends
In the chapter:
- Tracking keyword and result popularity
- Using the doGoogleSearch API to determine keyword hits
- Returning popularity results over time
- Comparing popularity trends
Download keyword popularity tracker program (for Windows only): Allows you to see how many hits you get for different keyword searches as time goes by. Interesting and useful information. Requires your own Google developer key. See the text of Chapter 18 for a full explanation.
Download Keyword Popularity Tracker project source code (C# ASP.Net Web application)
Content from the chapter
If your research leads you to track popular trends, you may find these trend-tracking Web resources useful:
- BlogPulse provides automated tools for tracking trends within the world of blogging.
- DailyCandy is an e-mail newsletter focusing on fashion and food trends, with an emphasis on hipness. DailyCandy comes in a national and several regional editions.
- Daypop provides lists of the hottest blogging topics.
- Trendcentral is a Web site and e-mail newsletter aimed at tracking, er, trends. It focuses on lifestyles, technology, and entertainment, and it primarily covers youth markets.
- Trendwatching.com is a site and e-mail newsletter primarily focused on international business trends; it is aimed at business executives and others involved in marketing.
- Yahoo! Buzz provides information about (and some analysis of) the top Yahoo! searches.
See the text of Chapter 18 to learn how to create your own trend-tracking program...
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