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Tell HN: The "Doogie Howser" Startup Test
If your startup has eclipsed "Doogie Howser" in Google Trends, you can feel satisfied that you've crossed the first line and are well on your way to becoming a household name.
For example, Posterous passed the Doogie Houser test in mid-2009:
http://www.google.com/trends?q=posterous%2C+%22doogie+howser%22&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=1
And Mint.com in late 2007:
http://www.google.com/trends?q=mint.com%2C+%22doogie+howser%22&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=1
- devmonk 16y agoLinks from original post: http://www.google.com/trends?q=posterous%2C+%22doogie+howser%22&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=1 http://www.google.com/trends?q=posterous%2C+%22doogie+howser... http://www.google.com/trends?q=mint.com%2C+%22doogie+howser%22&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=1 http://www.google.com/trends?q=mint.com%2C+%22doogie+howser%...
- aspir 16y agoHN is getting close http://www.google.com/trends?q=%22hacker+news%22,+%22doogie+howser%22&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=1 http://www.google.com/trends?q=%22hacker+news%22,+%22doogie+...
- jw84 16y agoWhy Doogie Howser?
- philwelch 16y agoJust out of speculation, "Doogie Howser" is a very unambiguous string (other TV shows often have more ambiguous titles, like "Cheers" or "Highlander") that's close to the edge of public recognition--most everyone knows about Doogie Howser, but it's not extremely popular. Also, the Doogie Howser trendline is pretty flat, aside from various spikes.
- Natsu 16y agoI fear that by using that trend, we would distort it.