Online Trends - What's Hot and What's Hotter

Hi All,

We all like to be 'trendy' and 'in-the-loop', right?  Well, some of us at least....now there is a way to follow what's hot in fashion, entertainment, music, news and much, much more.

Google has a site called Google Trends - click here to visit the site - that enables users to follow cocktails, Colleges and Universities and People. Other areas to find popular trends include DJ's, Dog Breeds, Foods, Games, Quick Service Restaurants, Reality Shows and much more.

At the top of the page, users can narrow down their search by year by using the drop down dialog box.  Searches go back to 2004 and can be searched by month or by the whole year.

On the initial Google Trends page, users can find charts in categories like Business & Politics, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Nature & Science, Shopping & Fashion, Sports and Travel & Leisure.

Clicking on this link lets users explore Google Trends. Users can add their own topics and terms and then those phrases can be explored even further.  Comparisons can be compared by location and by time period as well.

If you haven't realized it, Google Trends is a great way to conduct original research for term papers, graduate research or just for 'seeing what is popular'.

And Google Trends is free!!!

Enjoy the charts, tables, and searches and the vast amount of data generated!

Regards,
Stu

Summer is Here - The 3 H's Are Back

Hi All,

It looks like summer is back with Wednesday and Thursday's temperatures expected to soar into the mid-90's.  Click here for an article from Newsday about this.

But what I really wanted to talk about in this post was, 'how to keep cool on those hazy, hot and humid' summer days.  Read on!

Click on this link from Men's Health - and no, the tips do not just apply to men...Another article entitled, 'Ten Ways to Keep Cool in Hot Weather' is also helpful. Read about tip number 7 especially.  Great advice - get those water bottles out folks. Finally, click on this article from ehow.com entitled, 'How to Stay Cool in Hot Weather'  (I'm a big fan of number 4 - now you want to read the article and see what it is, don't you :)   )


Eventually you'll have to sleep in the hot weather - you can't always be drinking cold liquids or taking a shower. It just can't happen.  So...click on this link entitled, 'How To Sleep Comfortable on a Hot Night'. 

Finally, click on this link to  Yahoo's Weather center.  Another good site to get weather information is Wunderground.

Enjoy the sites and links,
Stu