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Findist
03-01-2005, 06:07 PM
With search-engine queries yielding many (often irrelevant) results, any attempts to narrow-down searches and improve relevancies are much appreciated. Adding specific keywords within search-engine queries can not only narrow-down search results, but may infer emerging trends in any subject matter; through processes (related to semantics & anomaly detection) of inferential scanning, environmental scanning, or content-analysis.

Information consultant Richard Thieme describes ‘nodal points’ in order to spot anomalies in content www.thiemeworks.com/garden/original_archives/19971105.html.

Specific keywords in ‘search-engine’ queries can act as ‘nodal points;’ as a means of discerning emerging trends.

What ‘marketable values’ are there for specific keywords; which may allow search-engine results to be the closest thing to a ‘crystal ball? e.g., marketable-values for search-engines? For consultants?

Adding the current, and even previous months (In advanced search, web pages updated in the past three months can be displayed) in the search query (example notation typed as “February, * 2005” to include specific dates) infers up-to-date content.

Two of many examples of keywords may identify growing trends—keywords; ‘trend toward’ and/or ‘becoming more.’

Online content that mentions keywords "trend toward" and "February, 2005.”

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&as_qdr=m3&q=%22February+*+2005%22+%22trend+toward%22&as_qdr=m3&btnG=Search

Online content that mentions keywords ‘becoming more’ and ‘trend toward’ and current month e.g., February, 2005”

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&as_qdr=all&q=%22becoming+more%22+and+%22trend+toward%22+and+% 22february+*+2005%22&btnG=Search

RESULTS: Entering in the keywords ‘becoming more’ and/or ‘trend toward’ as parts of search-engine queries lists search-results; may infer content which signals growing industry / professional developments, as well as the public zeitgeist. In some cases, search results yield specialty websites that are fee-only and even restricted access content. In many cases, content that mentions the words ‘trend toward’ and ‘becoming more’ don’t necessarily have tangible values.

rustybrick
03-13-2005, 09:25 AM
Are you asking the same question at http://forums.searchenginewatch.com/showthread.php?t=4635 ?