Google is Seeking Political Trendspotters
BY Nick Judd | Monday, October 10 2011
Google is asking users to get in on using Google Trends to get an idea of what people are searching for around political campaigns: From an early look at the state of the GOP Presidential race in Iowa to looking at what ... Read More
We Still Don't Know How to Vote
BY Nancy Scola | Tuesday, November 2 2010
Google Trends, a compilation of what we're all mining the Internet for from the privacy of our own homes or offices or mobile phones, reveals this election day an important truth: Americans very often don't know who ... Read More
"Threats" Climbs Google's Hot Topics
BY Nancy Scola | Thursday, March 25 2010
Google Trends ever-changing list of "hot topics" that people are searching for online has been a particularly fascinating, if not altogether scientific, peek into what's on Americans minds. Read More
Americans are Taking an Interest in Health Care (Updated)
BY Nancy Scola | Tuesday, March 23 2010
Google Searches for Health Care from March 15th through March 20th Read More
Navigating the World Live Web: An Exploratory Talk on The Way We Look to Us All
BY Micah L. Sifry | Sunday, December 6 2009
Who are we? What are we thinking about or responding to or passionate about or interested in? On October 21, 2009, I gave a talk to NPR Weekend Edition and Digital staff, during their staff retreat. The topic was ... Read More
R.I.P. Ted Kennedy
BY Micah L. Sifry | Wednesday, August 26 2009
The political world is buzzing today with condolences and reminiscences of Senator Edward Kennedy, and we here at PdF add our respects. Read More
Birthers of a Nation: How the Obama "Birth Certificate" Issue is Playing Online
BY Micah L. Sifry | Sunday, August 2 2009
The news that American southerners are the most likely to question whether President Obama is actually a native-born citizen got a lot of attention last Friday, when a Research2000 survey on that question was released by ... Read More
Daily Digest: Fired Up, Ready to Govern
BY Nancy Scola | Wednesday, November 5 2008
As that great American president Josiah Bartlet so often said, "What's next?" Last night was a beginning, not an end: there are appointments to be made, policy to be crafted, organizing to done, opposition to ... Read More