bernard michael tyers bernardtyersdcuie found interesting original another search engine cant remember one tho long time ago httpwwwbangkokpostcombusiness02dec2002_biz54html postcards planet google internet search engine taking snapshots users minds aggregating world thinking jennifer 8 lee googles squat headquarters route 101 visitors sit lobby transfixed words scrolling wall behind receptionists desk animacioaacn japonese harry potter penseaaces et poemes associao brasileira de normas teaaccnicas projected display called live query shows updated samples people around world typing googles search engine terms scroll english chinese spanish swedish japanese korean french dutch italian _ 86 languages google tracks scrolling continues people shouldnt marry smoked cigar mr potatoheads long island pickup lines get women auto theft fraud stare live query long enough feel watching collective consciousness world stream line represents thought someone somewhere internet connection google collects queries _ 150 million day 100 countries _ databases updating storing computer logs millisecond millisecond google taking snapshots users minds aggregating world thinking sex one thing learn say sex lot different languages looking logs said craig silverstein director technology google keep live query grated google filters sexrelated searches though less successfully foreign languages despite geographic ethnic diversity world spending much time thinking things topic areas bubble top celebrities current events products computer downloads amazing similar people world based searching said greg rae one three members googles logs team responsible building storing protecting data record googles following _ widely used search engine _ given mr rae worldview cubicle since october 2001 able reel anthrax several languages including milzbrand german carbonchio italian says also tell countries took recent elections seriously brazil germany frenzy searches notes globalisation consumer culture means popular brands farflung origin nokia sony bmw ferrari ikea microsoft judging googles data sports events stir interest almost everywhere tour de france wimbledon melbourne cup horse race world series among top 10 sportsrelated searches last year also becomes obvious familiar american movies music celebrities searchers across globe two years ago google engineer named lucas pereira noticed searches britney spears declined indicating thought must decline popularity observation grew google zeitgeist listing top gaining declining queries week month glancing google zeitgeist like taking trivia test cultural literacy ulrika jonsson swedishborn british television host girlfriend england football coach sven goran eriksson made list recently irish travellers nomadic ethnic group one whose members videotaped beating young daughter indiana fentanyl narcotic gas used moscow raid rescue hostages taken chechen rebels late october longlasting volume searches involving name made britney spears something benchmark logs team helped understand news cause spikes searches broke justin timberlake google feel reverberations events others serious nature immediately feb 28 2001 example earthquake began near seattle 1054 local time within two minutes earthquakerelated searches jumped 250 minute almost none concentration us pacific northwest sept 11 searches world trade center pentagon cnn shot immediately attacks next days nostradamus became top search query fuelled rumour nostradamus predicted trade centers destruction trivial events may also register googles sensitive cultural seismic meter logs team came work one morning find carol brady maiden name surged top charts curious mapped searches time day found neatly grouped five spikes one starting 48 minutes hour logs passed office employees perplexed would surge interest character 1970s sitcom brady bunch data could reflect patterns explain paradox google log capture social phenomena per se merely shadows cast across internet interesting part said amit patel member logs team cant interpret unless know else going world gone april 22 2001 night milliondollar question game show wants millionaire carol bradys maiden name seconds shows host posed question thousands flocked google search answer tyler producing four spikes show broadcast successively us time zone precision carol brady data eyeopening like trying electron microscope first time said sergey brin graduate student computer science stanford helped found google 1998 president technology like momentbymoment barometer predictably googles query data respond television movies radio mass media also feed demands audiences one googles strengths predictive power flagging trends hit radar media could tremendous value entertainment companies retailers google quiet plans commercialising vast store query information tremendous opportunity data mr silverstein said challenge defining want google currently allow outsiders gain access raw data privacy concerns searches logged time day originating ip address information used link searches specific computer sites user clicked people tell things search engines would never talk publicly _ viagra pregnancy scares fraud facelifts interesting aggregate seem invasion privacy narrowed individual aggregate form googles data make stunning presentation next mr raes cubicle geodisplay 40inch screen gives threedimensional geographical representation google used around globe searches represented coloured dots shooting atmosphere colours _ red yellow orange _ convey impression globe whose major cities fire tallest flames new york tokyo san francisco bay area country distinctive usage pattern spain france italy midday lull google searches presumably reflecting leisurely lunches relaxation japan peak usage midnight phone rates dialup modems drop googles worldwide scope means company track ideas phenomena hop country country take las ketchup trio singing sisters became sensation spain last spring gibberish song accompanying kneeknocking dance similar macarena like series waves google searches las ketchup undulated europe summer fall ketchup song hey hah already topped charts 18 countries late summer googles logs show las ketchup searches began strong upward climb united states britain netherlands havent heard las ketchup havent google predicts soon rgrds bernard _______________________________________________ iiu mailing list iiuiiutaintorg httpiiutaintorgmailmanlistinfoiiu mon 02 dec 2002 000515 0000 iiu postcards planet google long