Web Development Blog

1 | Russell Rockefeller

April 22nd, 2007 at 4:50 pm

I’m searching for a report that has statistical data covering the top 1000 most commonly searched terms on the major search engines. If someone comes across this blog that knows where to find such information could you please point it out.
Thanks.

2 | cheap computer man

May 13th, 2007 at 12:46 pm

thanks for the invaluable information..I am still in search of the perfect key phrase as title for new website.and wonder if the title is maybe the most important factor regarding search results..anyway I will be back..GREAT SITE.10/102U

3 | Hottest Clothing

October 31st, 2008 at 2:05 pm

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4 | Conor O'Nolan

April 29th, 2009 at 7:23 pm

I’ve been fascinated and frustrated to observe what seems to be a common practice among non-expert computer users.
It’s using Google search box in the way an address box was intended.

This helps explain why bebo and facebook are very common searches. It’s not a case of people looking for references to those sites, it’s a ‘please take me to my favourite site’ request, not a search request.

Also very few non-expert computer users understand favourites or bookmarks. Therefore they constantly use Google several times a day to access their favourite site.

Here are the most popular search terms in the UK in Google last year.

1. facebook
2. bbc
3. youtube
4. ebay
5. games
6. news
7. hotmail
8. bebo
9. yahoo
10. jobs

Strip out the ones that look like requests to access a named site and you are left with Games, News, Jobs.

I think this means that to find out what people are SEARCHING for, one needs a different method.

5 | eisabai

April 29th, 2009 at 9:01 pm

I agree with you Conor. Many people use search box as their address bar. Here’s an interesting article which talks about exactly that: Why “Yahoo” Is The #1 Search Term On Google http://www.dailydomainer.com/200742-yahoo-top-search-term-on-google.html

6 | Plus Plus Tutoring

January 15th, 2010 at 8:41 am

Bebo used to be #1 but it is not too big anymore.