One of my favorite things to get in my inbox each week is the data report from News Corp-owned Photobucket. Think of it like the Google Zeitgeist but for people’s searches on the hugely popular photo hosting site. While the report doesn’t offer up every statistic, the creators pick a few interesting or pertinent things that make good reading. This week’s tidbit? Politics.
Both the Democratic and Republican Presidential nominees (Edwards now obviously excluded from that list now) are represented with several thousand search hits each. So what do the numbers show?
Democrats:
1. Hilary Clinton (25,400)
2. Barack Obama (24,736)
3. John Edwards (1,829)Republicans:
1. Ron Paul (10,589)
2. Mike Huckabee (2,064)
3. John McCain (1,986)
4. Mitt Romney (1,785)
Clearly the Dems like to search, and despite getting more love from the press, Huckabee, McCain, and Romney combined don’t come close to Ron Paul. Take that for what it’s worth though, it could mean that people are trying to figure out what the guy looks like.
I’d like to see other popular social sites release weekly or even daily stats. The very nature of site stats are similar to Digg, Delicious, and others, in providing entertainment and a window into the habits of other users.
The rest of the report is posted after the break.
Top Searches Overall
1. Love
2. Funny
3. Emo
4. Happy birthday
5. Sexy
6. Heart
7. Music
8. Friends
9. I love you
10. Heath LedgerDugg Image of the Week (through a partnership with Digg, users are able to Digg images on Photobucket)
Here’s one that stood out from this week: Map of European Languages
Original post by Josh Lowensohn and software by Elliott Back
