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...oh, wait. I hadn't cleared my cookies ![Embarrassed](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/embarrassed.gif)
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If this post was useful, interesting or entertaining, then you've misunderstood.
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October 27, 2013, 12:52:10 PM |
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I think that Bitcoin is as big as I think it is - a $2B economy with >10K businesses and hundreds of thousands of users. Based on data from http://www.similarweb.com/website/bitcointalk.org, it looks like the forum gets about 1M pageviews per day. Google: how do I buy
look at what comes up
You do know that Google search results and autocomplete are targeted? If you look at Bitcoin all day, it will give you Bitcoin-related results... It has little to do with Bitcoin's popularity. AFAIK targeting is done only for language, location... and previous searches only if you allow Google to keep your search history.
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October 27, 2013, 01:41:43 PM |
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...oh, wait. I hadn't cleared my cookies ![Embarrassed](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/embarrassed.gif) LOL.
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October 27, 2013, 02:06:07 PM |
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Try to google how do i buy+ the "+" starts a so-called verbatim search that is not (or at least not as much) influenced by your previous searches.
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Yeah, well, I'm gonna go build my own blockchain. With blackjack and hookers! In fact forget the blockchain.
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October 27, 2013, 02:24:33 PM |
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That's pretty impressive. Is there a way to see how many times search terms involving the word Bitcoin were done, and the growth of this?
trends.google.com
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Rep Thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=381041If one can not confer upon another a right which he does not himself first possess, by what means does the state derive the right to engage in behaviors from which the public is prohibited?
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October 27, 2013, 02:44:49 PM |
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Actually, autocomplete for me was "how do I buy bitcoin" and I typically block google-analytics with NoScript.
Well I guess we know how well noscript blocks cookies then.
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October 27, 2013, 02:58:29 PM |
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I belive that users who use btc will double until next 6 months XD
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October 27, 2013, 03:38:12 PM |
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Google: how do I buy
look at what comes up
![Smiley](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/smiley.gif) ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FW4etLG7.png&t=665&c=uffgO527ZVdFcg)
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October 27, 2013, 03:41:32 PM |
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I think that Bitcoin is as big as I think it is - a $2B economy with >10K businesses and hundreds of thousands of users. Based on data from http://www.similarweb.com/website/bitcointalk.org, it looks like the forum gets about 1M pageviews per day. Google: how do I buy
look at what comes up
You do know that Google search results and autocomplete are targeted? If you look at Bitcoin all day, it will give you Bitcoin-related results... It has little to do with Bitcoin's popularity. AFAIK targeting is done only for language, location... and previous searches only if you allow Google to keep your search history. It may not matter if it is or isn't targeted, if a user who does not search all day long for bitcoin such as us sees or hears about this, then they may out of curiosity do a search for this. If it doesn't show for them they may then autocomplete their own sentence with the word bitcoin, causing a semi self fulfilling prophecy, either way it's good for bitcoin.
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October 27, 2013, 03:44:55 PM |
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Google: how do I buy
look at what comes up
![Smiley](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/smiley.gif) ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FW4etLG7.png&t=665&c=uffgO527ZVdFcg) Lol, we're moving up in the ranks! ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fs16.postimg.org%2Fblf6tfo6d%2FUntitled_1.jpg&t=665&c=5ba7bDA8cwJhIQ)
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October 27, 2013, 04:02:21 PM |
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Looking in google keyword planner, it shows bitcoin has 830k searches per month on average. Which is a lot more than I expected. On the other hand, minecraft has 10 million searches per month.
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October 27, 2013, 06:12:38 PM |
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Google suggest is based on personalized search. People interested in bitcoin will see more bitcoin related suggestions.
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October 27, 2013, 06:41:10 PM |
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Looking in google keyword planner, it shows bitcoin has 830k searches per month on average. Which is a lot more than I expected. On the other hand, minecraft has 10 million searches per month.
adding bitcoin to minecraft would be also a nice thing ![Wink](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/wink.gif)
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October 27, 2013, 06:58:40 PM |
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I get "How do I buy on ebay" as my first response.
Buying Bitcoins does show up forth on my list though.
First on my list seems to be 'a handjob.' How bizarre. Clicking on it shows instructions starting with acquiring BTC though so I guess Bitcoin really is taking off. As meni said: autocomplete is targeted to your personal needs.
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October 27, 2013, 07:00:16 PM |
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Looking in google keyword planner, it shows bitcoin has 830k searches per month on average. Which is a lot more than I expected. On the other hand, minecraft has 10 million searches per month.
adding bitcoin to minecraft would be also a nice thing ![Wink](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/wink.gif) someone made a bitcoin casino in minecraft a while back
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October 27, 2013, 07:15:12 PM |
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Google: how do I buy dollars (What is this?)
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USD: 0.000 BTC ▶ EUR: 0.000 BTC ▶
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October 27, 2013, 07:22:07 PM |
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I tried to throw off personalized search by changing the wording a little. No Bitcoin, unfortunately ![Sad](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/sad.gif) . ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F21czu9Q.png&t=665&c=F0WP0UYC01_sVw)
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October 27, 2013, 07:54:10 PM |
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Google: how do I buy
look at what comes up
![Smiley](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/smiley.gif) ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FW4etLG7.png&t=665&c=uffgO527ZVdFcg) Amazing, skyrim seems still popular, I even have a dragon sculpture collection for the game ![Cheesy](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/cheesy.gif)
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October 27, 2013, 07:55:39 PM |
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all 4 above sites are climbing fast too (much faster than most sites)!
It means they will have huge problem in the capacity of infrastructure soon ![Roll Eyes](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/rolleyes.gif)
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October 27, 2013, 08:58:05 PM |
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I tried your search and I still get "bitcoins" in the list. Also opened a web browser I never use (Safari) and I also get it there.
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