Conor O'Nolan
New Member
I've been fascinated and frustrated to observe what seems to be a common practice among non-expert computer users.
It's using Google search box in the way an address box was intended.
It amounts to a 'please take me to my favourite site' request, not a search request.
Also very few non-expert computer users understand favourites or bookmarks. Therefore they constantly use Google several times a day to access their favourite site.
Here are the most popular search terms in Ireland in Google last 30 days.
bebo
youtube
facebook
you
google
hotmail
yahoo
games
rte
news
Strip out the ones that look like requests to access a named site and you are left with Games & News.
I think this means that to find out what people are SEARCHING for, one needs a different method.
It's using Google search box in the way an address box was intended.
It amounts to a 'please take me to my favourite site' request, not a search request.
Also very few non-expert computer users understand favourites or bookmarks. Therefore they constantly use Google several times a day to access their favourite site.
Here are the most popular search terms in Ireland in Google last 30 days.
bebo
youtube
you
hotmail
yahoo
games
rte
news
Strip out the ones that look like requests to access a named site and you are left with Games & News.
I think this means that to find out what people are SEARCHING for, one needs a different method.