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I'm interested to know whether the novel query rate is changing over time. If it's increasing, that might be an indicator that google users are trying to refine

I'm interested to know whether the novel query rate is changing over time. If it's increasing, that might be an indicator that google users are trying to refine their search terms in response to the creeping SEOization of the search results they're getting.

wanderful 15y ago
"Creeping SEOization" could also be stated as keyword space filling up—a natural effect of the web growing—so queries are getting more specific. Another possible factor is that users are becoming more savvy search users, or even trusting that they will get meaningful results for novel queries (e.g. Vietnamese Restaurants in Saskatoon).