I haven’t done this for a while, but here are the top search terms currently bringing people to my main site, with links to what these terms find you at edwardwillett.com. As you can see, our old friends the spider goats continue to be high on the list. time perceptionanimal emotionsgolf technologyanimal intelligenceplant communicationspider goatscobalt …
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Apparently I’m the number two hit on Google…
…for this search: is science fiction books good for people results Which is weird, but strangely gratifying.
Return of the popular search list: spider goats still rule!
I haven’t done this for a while: here are the top 15 searches among the last 4,000 visitors to edwardwillett.com, with links to the pages on my site they have led people to…and, yes, even though it’s been weeks since I posted such a list, spider goats continue to rule the roost! spider goatsspider goattime …
Searching out search engines
This week’s CBC Radio Web column… ********* Have you ever heard yourself say, “Let me Google that?” Probably. Google is by far the most popular search engine on the World Wide Web–so popular many people never think of using anything else. But Google isn’t the only way to search for things on the Web. Just …
Odd search terms and how they found me
Usually I post a list of the top search terms bringing people to edwardwillett.com. This week I thought I’d post some of the strangest search terms bringing people to edwardwillett.com. You sometimes have to wonder what the searchers were really looking for. I’ve left the original search linked to the term. “most famous cows” – …
Hamoukar heads the list…
…of top search terms bringing people to edwardwillett.com over the last week or so. I suspect that’s because this ancient city was back in the news with new archaeological finds being announced. Here are the current leaders, with links to where they take you on the site: 75 hamoukar 39 time perception 28 curling rock …
Another week, another bunch of statistics
The current top 15 (I know, there are more than 15, but that’s because of a tie) search terms bringing people to Edward Willett’s Intergalactic Library, with links to where they lead, are (drum roll, please): 38 physics of football 27 how to make french fries 26 time perception 26 hamoukar 21 spider goat 21 …
Football overtakes flying reindeer…
…as seasonal search terms start to fade among those bringing people to edwardwillett.com. Here are the top 15 as of today, with links to where they lead: 35 physics of football 0.9% 35 how to make french fries 0.9% 28 flying reindeer 0.7% 27 hamoukar 0.7% 25 wine glasses 0.6% 24 time perception 0.6% 24 …
Flying reindeer continue to fly high…
…atop this week’s list of search terms bringing people to edwardwillett.com, a.k.a. Edward Willett’s Intergalactic Library. Here are the top 15, with links to where they take you on the site: 63 flying reindeer 54 christmas chemistry 31 animal intelligence 29 chemistry christmas 28 collosal squid 25 christmas physics 24 let it snow 20 hygiene …
Colossal calamari caught on camera:
Japanese scientists herald live giant squid footage (from PhysOrg.com): Japanese scientists have released what they say could be the first live video footage of the elusive giant squid, exposing some of the creature’s underwater secrets. Note this is a giant squid, not a colossal squid, which I only mention because “colossal squid” is a search …
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…
…when five of the top 15 (I know, there are more than 15 listed here, but some of them tied) search terms bringing people to edwardwillett.com relate to Christmas. Here are the terms and (new feature!) the links they take you to on my main site: 42 flying reindeer 40 christmas chemistry 32 animal intelligence …
Animal intelligence and the hygiene hypothesis: this week’s top search terms
“Animal intelligence” continues to lead the pack of search terms bringing people to my main site, and you could lump that together with “animal emotions” for a truly commanding lead. Making a first appearance is a seasonal favorite, “flying reindeer.” Good old “spider goat” is still on the list, and other old favorites. Here are …
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