Gaining insight into the public mind through Google
The more common the query, the more likely you’ll see it in the Google search dropdown box as you are typing. This morning I had a “what percentage” question and here’s what Google offered up to me as I finished typing the word percentage but before I got to my real question:
While none of these options satisfied my need, it is interesting to note how often they do for others.
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