Comments on: “Facebook Login” in the 2008 Google Zeitgeist http://facebooklogin.net/information/google-zeitgeist/ Facebook Login Tutorials, News, and Resources Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:53:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: David Crosbyhttp://facebooklogin.net/information/google-zeitgeist/comment-page-1/#comment-2181 David Crosby Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:57:46 +0000 http://facebooklogin.net/?p=27#comment-2181 Thanks for the info. Is always good to learn. Regards Thanks for the info. Is always good to learn. Regards

]]> By: Roberta Ristinghttp://facebooklogin.net/information/google-zeitgeist/comment-page-1/#comment-79 Roberta Risting Wed, 27 May 2009 16:23:25 +0000 http://facebooklogin.net/?p=27#comment-79 I'm a novice computer user but am trying to use Facebook. So far, I have not found it user friendly. I’m a novice computer user but am trying to use Facebook. So far, I have not found it user friendly.

]]> By: Conor O'Nolanhttp://facebooklogin.net/information/google-zeitgeist/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Conor O'Nolan Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:37:23 +0000 http://facebooklogin.net/?p=27#comment-17 I've been fascinated and frustrated to observe what seems to be a common practice among non-expert computer users. It's using Google search box in the way an address box was intended.This helps explain why bebo and facebook are very common searches. It's not a case of people looking for references to those sites, it's a 'please take me to my favourite site' request, not a search request.Also very few non-expert computer users understand favourites or bookmarks. Therefore they constantly use Google several times a day to access their favourite site.Here are the most popular search terms in the UK in Google last year.1. facebook 2. bbc 3. youtube 4. ebay 5. games 6. news 7. hotmail 8. bebo 9. yahoo 10. jobsStrip out the ones that look like requests to access a named site and you are left with Games, News, Jobs.I think this means that to find out what people are SEARCHING for, one needs a different method. I’ve been fascinated and frustrated to observe what seems to be a common practice among non-expert computer users.
It’s using Google search box in the way an address box was intended.

This helps explain why bebo and facebook are very common searches. It’s not a case of people looking for references to those sites, it’s a ‘please take me to my favourite site’ request, not a search request.

Also very few non-expert computer users understand favourites or bookmarks. Therefore they constantly use Google several times a day to access their favourite site.

Here are the most popular search terms in the UK in Google last year.

1. facebook
2. bbc
3. youtube
4. ebay
5. games
6. news
7. hotmail
8. bebo
9. yahoo
10. jobs

Strip out the ones that look like requests to access a named site and you are left with Games, News, Jobs.

I think this means that to find out what people are SEARCHING for, one needs a different method.

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