Google unveils new tool for searching its digitized books

DMcCunney · 12-17-2010, 06:44 PM

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-f...,6887084.story
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John Carroll · 12-17-2010, 06:46 PM

That actually sounds pretty cool.

JeremyR · 12-17-2010, 07:01 PM

http://ngrams.googlelabs.com/

If you want to try it out

Rhynedahll · 12-19-2010, 06:54 AM

I first typed in "elf. " The result was not at all what I expected.
The highest usage was at 1800 and drops off dramtically from there.

"Vampire" on the other hand, explodes from 1980 to present.

"Zombie" has a blip at 1800, nearly disapears from about 1810 to 1930, has a small jump around 1940, cools off and then skyrockets from about 1965.

Very interesting stuff. Might be a great marketing tool, if one had the savy to know what to search for.

JeremyR · 12-19-2010, 06:58 PM

I was actually surprised it didn't default to Vampire, Zombie as a search (instead of Atlantis, El Dorado).

Pirate and Ninja is also interesting. Pirates boomed in the late 1830s, then again in the 1940s, and then in the 1990s. While Ninja featued steady growth from 1960 or so, until peaking at 1995

12-17-2010, 06:44 PM	#1
DMcCunney New York Editor Posts: 5,015 Karma: 5631095 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Tapwave Zodiac 2, Fujitsu Lifebook p2110 w/ FBReader	Google unveils new tool for searching its digitized books http://www.latimes.com/business/la-f...,6887084.story ______ Dennis

12-17-2010, 06:46 PM	#2
John Carroll kookoo Posts: 859 Karma: 6504352 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Cripple Creek Device: Kindle Touch, Nook	That actually sounds pretty cool. __________________ Writer, Father of kids, husband of a wife, friend of emo bunnies I discuss writing on my blog: http://ryallon.blogspot.com/ Rojuun, Dralin, Alien Coffee, A Collection of Stories for Demented Children, The Emo Bunny that Should

12-19-2010, 06:54 AM	#4
Rhynedahll Connoisseur Posts: 86 Karma: 504062 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle	I first typed in "elf. " The result was not at all what I expected. The highest usage was at 1800 and drops off dramtically from there. "Vampire" on the other hand, explodes from 1980 to present. "Zombie" has a blip at 1800, nearly disapears from about 1810 to 1930, has a small jump around 1940, cools off and then skyrockets from about 1965. Very interesting stuff. Might be a great marketing tool, if one had the savy to know what to search for. __________________ The Key to Magic

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12-17-2010, 07:01 PM	#3
JeremyR Guru Posts: 950 Karma: 2385068 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: St. Louis Device: Kindle 3 Wi-Fi	http://ngrams.googlelabs.com/ If you want to try it out

12-19-2010, 06:58 PM	#5
JeremyR Guru Posts: 950 Karma: 2385068 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: St. Louis Device: Kindle 3 Wi-Fi	I was actually surprised it didn't default to Vampire, Zombie as a search (instead of Atlantis, El Dorado). Pirate and Ninja is also interesting. Pirates boomed in the late 1830s, then again in the 1940s, and then in the 1990s. While Ninja featued steady growth from 1960 or so, until peaking at 1995


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