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title: Google search trends
date: "2006-01-08T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 434
description: I analyzed my Google search history trends and discovered unexpected recurring terms like 'thiep' and 'amway'. It highlights how early personal data tracking tools revealed strange patterns or artifacts in my digital footprint.
keywords: [google search trends, search history, data visualization, personal data, digital footprint]
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[Google search trends](http://www.google.com/psearch/trends). Here is an interesting piece from my search trend. What I don't understand is, where did thiep and amway come from?

[![My Google search trends](/blog/assets/flickr-my-google-search-trends_83776626_o-png.webp)](/blog/assets/flickr-my-google-search-trends_83776626_o-png.webp)

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## Comments

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- **ritzkini** _9 Jan 2006 10:29 am_:
  from the "the" and the "am" perhaps..dunno..
- **Madhu** _10 Jan 2006 5:15 am_:
  If you realise shareholders of google can just keep clicking away on the links in their mail or search results. Google makes money but shareholders have no cost. If I were an analyst firm covering google, I would employ people just to keep clicking on the ads;) I guess in a proper market, the per click fee would come down over a long term.
- **Sash** _13 Jan 2006 5:26 pm_:
  hey ; are u from jamuna hostel @iit madras? sorry for spamming the place but i want to know
- **S Anand** _13 Jan 2006 8:56 pm_:
  From Alak, actually. Class of 96.

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