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Bitcoin => Bitcoin Discussion => Topic started by: imperi on June 22, 2011, 04:02:48 AM



Title: Bitcoin getting exponentially higher search volume - will this continue?
Post by: imperi on June 22, 2011, 04:02:48 AM
https://i.imgur.com/2Atcm.jpg

Bitcoin since beginning.

https://i.imgur.com/87URl.jpg

Bitcoin last 30 days.

https://i.imgur.com/Icju9.jpg

Mtgox last 30 days.


Do you guys think this trend will continue? Will search volume for Bitcoin overtake almost everything else, and will it never exit the news?


Title: Re: Bitcoin getting exponentially higher search volume - will this continue?
Post by: asdf on June 22, 2011, 05:15:15 AM
I've been watching this for months. It's been exponential the whole time. I think this trend will continue until bitcoin awareness reaches saturation point, after which, it will level off.

I expect the value of bitcoin to trail this graph.


Title: Re: Bitcoin getting exponentially higher search volume - will this continue?
Post by: imperi on June 22, 2011, 05:20:34 AM
I've been watching this for months. It's been exponential the whole time. I think this trend will continue until bitcoin awareness reaches saturation point, after which, it will level off.

I expect the value of bitcoin to trail this graph.

At a comparison, Facebook has been increasing quickly since the beginning in 2004-2005, and is just now starting to level off (arguably).

Bitcoins have only been mined for a year now, maybe a year and half, right? Considering half the forum posts are May or later roughly, it's only starting to take off.


Title: Re: Bitcoin getting exponentially higher search volume - will this continue?
Post by: FlipPro on June 22, 2011, 05:21:30 AM
The growth rate is explosive ! :) I am down for the long haul, and hope all of you are with me on this one.


Title: Re: Bitcoin getting exponentially higher search volume - will this continue?
Post by: nqwi on June 22, 2011, 06:46:12 AM
Plenty of people still available:

http://www.google.com/trends?q=bitcoin%2Cpaypal&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=1


Title: Re: Bitcoin getting exponentially higher search volume - will this continue?
Post by: Litt on June 23, 2011, 03:03:48 AM
Plenty of people still available:

http://www.google.com/trends?q=bitcoin%2Cpaypal&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=1

In 3-4 years time, we could be right up there with paypal.  :o

rly.. is that your idea of thinking big?  :-\


Title: Re: Bitcoin getting exponentially higher search volume - will this continue?
Post by: XX55XX on June 23, 2011, 03:06:55 AM
My fear is that too many people will start jumping on this, thinking that they can make money on it. The difficulty will increase, for small-time miners like me, who hash at a modest rate, this could get unprofitable quite easily.