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I understand the general discontent with reddit over recent events, but I'm not sure this is the best evidence for it. Just about any successful company or web
by dperfect 11y ago
I understand the general discontent with reddit over recent events, but I'm not sure this is the best evidence for it.
Just about any successful company or website will have a similar chart if you look for "X alternative" google trends, corresponding roughly to the company's overall popularity.
- eddd 11y agoFollowing posts logic facebook should be dead by now: https://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=facebook%20alternative https://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=facebook%20alternati...
- 001sky 11y agoNa, that chart is flat to declining.
- dperfect 11y agoOddly enough, the "X alternative" chart could be seen as a health metric, at least as much as "X" itself would be. You could argue "if people are searching for alternatives to my service, that means they (1) care enough about a core aspect of my service that they're inclined to find an alternative rather than simply leave, and (2) other alternatives/competitors are not already obvious (market dominance)." Of course that's a stretch, and if enough people really are dissatisfied with your service you stand to lose them to alternatives, but I guess the point is that google trends doesn't really imply a whole lot in this case because it's going to be biased by many things - including overall popularity.
- minimaxir 11y agoFunny you mention Facebook in a thread about Google Trends. https://www.facebook.com/notes/mike-develin/debunking-princeton/10151947421191849 https://www.facebook.com/notes/mike-develin/debunking-prince...