HD-DVD stuns Blueray
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Breaking News… Blu-Ray comes from behind and double-stuns HD-DVD.
Thanks to Alex for pointing out that getting the terms correct goes a long way when analyzing Google Trends!
Good thing I put that disclaimer about “preposterous conclusions” on the first post of this series. ROFL!
Chris Saylor points out it’s still a pretty close race, I wouldn’t place my bets yet! http://rubyurl.com/tfX
Breaking News… Blu-Ray comes from behind and double-stuns HD-DVD.
Thanks to Alex for pointing out that getting the terms correct goes a long way when analyzing Google Trends!
Good thing I put that disclaimer about “preposterous conclusions” on the first post of this series. ROFL!
Chris Saylor points out it’s still a pretty close race, I wouldn’t place my bets yet! http://rubyurl.com/tfX
Wow… Thanks for that tip about the “|” operator. Just gave me a ton more ideas!
You can see a list of all the available operators you can use on the Google Trends About page.
There’s a ton of different options you can use.
Thanks Chris and Alex.
Wow… Thanks for that tip about the “|” operator. Just gave me a ton more ideas!
You can see a list of all the available operators you can use on the Google Trends About page.
There’s a ton of different options you can use.
Thanks Chris and Alex.
Hey, using a modified query to account for possible variation of both terms, HD-DVD pulls ahead again.
Check out http://tinyurl.com/ys7crq where I compare “hd-dvd | hddvd | hd dvd” against “blu-ray | blueray | bluray | blue-ray”
Take that, Blu-ray! 😉
Hey, using a modified query to account for possible variation of both terms, HD-DVD pulls ahead again.
Check out http://tinyurl.com/ys7crq where I compare “hd-dvd | hddvd | hd dvd” against “blu-ray | blueray | bluray | blue-ray”
Take that, Blu-ray! 😉