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Im not sure that a graph showing the number of google searches for facebook indicates anything. When's the last time you googled facebook to log in to your acco

• Shenglong 15y ago
  Right. On the flip side, if this data is based as the other article a while ago, on facebook's advertiser's data, then it's not including mobile views.
• yuvadam 15y ago
  I'm sure it indicates something. Google searches are usually somewhat correlated to real-life trends.
  • farlington 15y ago
    I'll bet at least some of the difference in facebook search traffic is offset by the rise in popularity of mobile devices. Most people with mobile devices have an app to go to and would be less likely to search 'facebook'.
• Hisoka 15y ago
  You'll be surprised at how many non-hackers google for it. People even google for "ebay.com", and domain names rather than typing it in the browser URL bar.
  • ordinary 15y ago
    And don't forget that Firefox sends address bar input that doesn't look like an URL to Google's I Feel Lucky search. That's why a significant part of the Mozilla Foundation's income comes from Google.
  • Steko 15y ago
    I think you'd be surprised at how many hackers enjoy the conveniences of Google search for a known url.
• jashmenn 15y ago
  All the time. Well, not me personally, but many of the "normals" I know Google for Facebook rather than typing it in the URL bar. Remember the ReadWriteWeb "Facebook Login" event last February? [1] [2] [1] http://daringfireball.net/linked/2010/02/11/facebook-login http://daringfireball.net/linked/2010/02/11/facebook-login [2] http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/how_google_failed_internet_meme.php http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/how_google_failed_inter...
  • esrauch 15y ago
    The demographic that googles "facebook" can easily have different behavior patterns from people who type in the URL.