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Mashable - The Social Media Guide: 2006/12/18/bebo-is-googles-top-search-term-for-2006-mashable-has-second-result/

  • Adam Michela · 2 years ago
    Odd.

    Regarding the Google v. Yahoo believability though, I suppose it should be noted that Google logs a search everytime you type in the address of a website into a non-IE browser. Whereas with Yahoo you're looking more at the result of actual searches.

    Best I can come up with tonight at least. ;)
  • Jared Quirk · 2 years ago
    hello my name is Jared Quirk and i love this site... wat is this site again???
    it looks kwl n so on.. cya

    AND REPLY 2 THIS OR UR DEAD!
  • Aidan Henry · 2 years ago
    Pete,

    Congrats on the continued growth. You do not get as much credit as you deserve. I am a loyal reader and will continue to do so. You should be proud of your accomplishment.

    Cheers,
    Aidan
  • David Berkowitz · 2 years ago
    How can this be, given Google's search volume in Google Trends shows myspace searches blowing bebo out of the water?
    http://www.google.com/trends?q=myspace%2C+bebo
  • Pete Cashmore · 2 years ago
    David,

    My point exactly - I actually linked to that graph from the post, and also threw in YouTube.
  • Matt · 2 years ago
    I have nothing to say, but I'll leave a comment anyway!
  • Jamie Hernandez · 2 years ago
    I can't believe radioblog is a top search. Where does that come from??
  • Matdredalia · 2 years ago
    Go Mashable! Dun dun dun!

    I know, not really relevant, but, hey, I'm a Mashable fan-girl. What can I say?
  • Josh · 2 years ago
    Could some discrepancy be caused by users who enter the name of the website into the address bar? When I ran a site in Bebo's demographic I noticed that a lot of hits came from people mistyping URLs or just typing a site name.
  • David Berkowitz · 2 years ago
    I was responding during my late-night surfing... missed your Trends link. I'll see if I can get any dirt from Google and will report back if I do. I might also do a column on reviewing the 2006 search trends - could be fun.
  • Sam Davyson · 2 years ago
    Where exactly are the 2006 end of year search results? I can only find monthly listings.
  • David Berkowitz · 2 years ago
    You can find the direct link here:
    http://www.google.com/intl/en/press/zeitgeist20...
  • Brian Breslin · 2 years ago
    Any idea how many queries are done for each term per day? I'm sure that would drive alot of traffic your way. I wish I was top ten on google, i'll settle for any of those terms.
  • Justin Kistner · 2 years ago
    I believe Google is reporting keywords, not keyphrases. So, it may be that Paris Hilton as a phrase has more searches than Bebo, but Bebo appears in more keyphrases overall.
  • ankur · 2 years ago
    GOOOOOO MASHABLE!

    You do a good job man, and i've enjoyed reading this blog for the last 6 months or so.

    Please continue and keep us updated!
  • Pete Cashmore · 2 years ago
    Yeah, sorry - I meant to link to that page, but I must have pasted the wrong link. I've fixed the link in the post now.
  • Tien · 2 years ago
    I've learned that for the most mainstream sites, e.g. Myspace, or even eBay, a very common method of accessing the site is by typing that into a search toolbar and clicking the link from there--as opposed to going there through a bookmark or by typing the actual URL into the address bar...so one may conclude that the Google toolbar is more popular for people to use to access their favorite sites, like Myspace, like Bebo, whereas the Yahoo searches are generated by people actually doing the search within Yahoo.com, rather than the toolbar.
  • David Berkowitz · 2 years ago
    A Google Spokesperson clarified it for me:

    The reason for this is because the Google Zeitgeist is a regular look at an aggregation of the most popular and fastest-rising search queries as indicated by what people are typing in to their Google.com search box. Zeitgeist means "spirit of the times," and Google search queries, when seen in volume, tend to reflect what is collectively on our minds day in and day out. People use Google to search for what's new and interesting and top of mind. Therefore, these lists are not necessarily the most top searched terms of 2006.
  • Pete Cashmore · 2 years ago
    So are Google saying that their "top search terms for 2006" aren't actually the most searched for terms? If that's the case, they should tell all the news agencies that wrote that up as a story (including the BBC).

    Frankly, that response makes no sense.
  • David Berkowitz · 2 years ago
    It doesn't, and a spokesperson acknowledged they have some work to do on their messaging.
  • Pete Cashmore · 2 years ago
    But even if they're removing competitors, porn queries, navigational queries and the like, you'd still think that YouTube and MySpace would rank higher - I'm sure we drive more traffic from people looking for those networks than for Bebo.
  • MJ · 2 years ago
    "Mashable drives a lot more traffic than most people assume...and the fact that you guys never comment..."

    LOL (literally.) Are you channeling my Mom, Pete?

    "You never call, you never visit - what must the neighbors think?"

    (Sorry - I think the holiday season is starting to get to me...)

    Anyway - I'm one of those lousy no-commenting lurkers, so figured I'd check in and say hi. Will continue reading daily so long as you promise not to pester me about when you're getting grandkids. ;)
  • Pete Cashmore · 2 years ago
    MJ,

    OK, you can spend Christmas with your Mom and New Year with Mashable - there's enough MJ to share. ;)
  • ishy · 2 years ago
    sweet
  • Joe Anderson · 2 years ago
    No comments? There's 27 (now 28!) here!
  • Pete Cashmore · 2 years ago
    Joe - wrong! There are 29, actually! ;)
  • d · 2 years ago
    maybe you should actually read googles press releases. the list measures websites in terms of growth and cuts out common terms that are used like " porn" etc.
  • Pete Cashmore · 2 years ago
    d,

    There was no press release at that point - it started with a BBC story, based on communication with Google, that these were the "most searched terms of 2006". Everyone from ABC to CNN took the data and said on TV news and in newspapers that these were the most searched terms. Even Google's site had the stats with the heading "top searches 2006". Google put up a post on their blog a few days later to clear up the mess, but that post obviously attracted a lot less coverage.
  • charli · 2 years ago
    any 1 no and site to get on bebo that would go around the filters ? x
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  • -gangsta 187- · 2 years ago
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  • lorita · 2 years ago
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  • $xc mwah · 2 years ago
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  • Billy Lowrie · 2 years ago
    you guys are all sad, how can you discuss the top search item on google, or argue over bebo or myspace, they arn't real life, there on a computer screen, i hate to think what you talk about when you go to the pub!! Get awat from the computer, GET A LIFE!!!!
  • leigh · 2 years ago
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  • daniel · 2 years ago
    google is a sicko website
  • dinlo bolox · 2 years ago
    wtf is dis al bout
  • dinlo bolox · 2 years ago
    the only good site ere is bebo
  • dinlo bolox · 2 years ago
    ur so gay talkin bout dis shit
  • cranny · 2 years ago
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  • lauren · 2 years ago
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  • Oppy · 2 years ago
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  • Nat · 2 years ago
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