Comments on: Google Searches Down for “Divorce” http://divorcediscourse.com/2009/03/02/google-searches-down-for-divorce/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:34:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Graydon Truslerhttp://divorcediscourse.com/2009/03/02/google-searches-down-for-divorce/comment-page-1/#comment-151 Graydon Trusler Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:25:46 +0000 http://divorcediscourse.com/2009/03/02/google-searches-down-for-divorce/#comment-151 One possible explanation might be that web searchers are getting more sophisticated. <a href="http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=100958" rel="nofollow">Hitwise</a> says that longer search queries are increasing and that shorter search queries (one to two words) are decreasing.People may be learning that they'll get more relevant results by searching for "how to file for divorce in Texas" instead of just searching for "divorce". The Google Trends data may simply be telling us that fewer people are searching for the word "divorce" by itself. One possible explanation might be that web searchers are getting more sophisticated. Hitwise says that longer search queries are increasing and that shorter search queries (one to two words) are decreasing.

People may be learning that they’ll get more relevant results by searching for “how to file for divorce in Texas” instead of just searching for “divorce”. The Google Trends data may simply be telling us that fewer people are searching for the word “divorce” by itself.

]]> By: Graydon Truslerhttp://divorcediscourse.com/2009/03/02/google-searches-down-for-divorce/comment-page-1/#comment-150 Graydon Trusler Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:23:58 +0000 http://divorcediscourse.com/2009/03/02/google-searches-down-for-divorce/#comment-150 One possible explanation might be that web searchers are getting more sophisticated. <a href="http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=100958" title="Hitwise" rel="nofollow"> says that longer search queries are increasing and that shorter search queries (one to two words) are decreasing.People may be learning that they'll get more relevant results by searching for "how to file for divorce in Texas" instead of just searching for "divorce". The Google Trends data may simply be telling us that fewer people are searching for the word "divorce" by itself. One possible explanation might be that web searchers are getting more sophisticated. says that longer search queries are increasing and that shorter search queries (one to two words) are decreasing.

People may be learning that they’ll get more relevant results by searching for “how to file for divorce in Texas” instead of just searching for “divorce”. The Google Trends data may simply be telling us that fewer people are searching for the word “divorce” by itself.

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