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This doesn't explain "What is the EU?" being the second ranked search query.
by turar 10y ago
This doesn't explain "What is the EU?" being the second ranked search query.
- mc32 10y agoIt may be people in America or China want to know a little more about the EU now that the fear campaign is in full.
- turar 10y agoThese queries were from UK only.
- mediocrejoker 10y agoI think the article was specifically referring to queries from Britain, wasn't it? I would assume they can break down this type of data by country very easily.
- mc32 10y agoThey could, but I didn't see that stipulated... I'm on mobile, so it could have been hidden, if so apologies.
- howlingfantods 10y agoI would guess it's mostly students and such, a population with a disproportionate effect on online social trends and deep gaps of real life knowledge.
- tarpherder 10y agoWell it won't be old people and such, a population with very low digital knowledge/presence and deep gaps of real life knowledge.
- ojbyrne 10y agoEasy explanation: all the other search queries for that phrase were spread over 2-3 months leading up to the vote.