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What? The link is to a UK google trends page and doesn't seem to work. Basically it peaks right at the IPO time and has tailed back to the pre-ipo trend. Wou
by hoopism 13y ago
What?
The link is to a UK google trends page and doesn't seem to work. Basically it peaks right at the IPO time and has tailed back to the pre-ipo trend. Wouldn't call it a decline.
http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=facebook&cmpt=q http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=facebook&cmpt=q
That appears to be the only referenced proof in the article (a google trends chart).
- pessimizer 13y agoThe pre-ipo trend at best looks flat, but really looks like it was declining. Facebook's emergence as an investment might actually be masking a decline in searches from people who are not investors.
- hoopism 13y agoClick the "forecast" button. Google disagrees.
- pessimizer 13y agoGoogle, in this case, is a blind algorithm guessing at the continuation of a line. It knows nothing of IPOs.
- hoopism 13y agoYes. Google does not take into account "viral" jumps in it's prediction algorithm for long term search popularity... they just simply "extend the line". Makes perfect sense. I forgot Google was run by middle school engineers.