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Google happens. To Mitt Romney now.

Thursday, February 16, 2012

I’ve written before about Rick Santorum’s painful Google results.  Uh oh, they did it again!  Google is now showing, ahem, an undesirable #2 result for the search query “romney”, as seen here:   Why does this keep happening? Maybe it’s because politicians let advertising agencies handle their search engine optimization needs.  (Psssst.  Hey candidates.  How [...]

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Santorum and Google: Why it happens

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

I’ve written previously about Rick Santorum’s Google problem and the need for politicians to have at least a basic understanding of SEO. I still get questions about how this situation came to be, so here’s a primer: Google’s ranking algorithm is based on many factors, including the number and quality of external links pointing to [...]

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Ron Paul – Slow & Steady Wins the Race?

Thursday, November 24, 2011

The 2012 Republican primary season so far has been a series of quick & exhilarating rises followed by quick & embarrassing falls.  Let’s observe: Michelle Bachmann: tapped out by the end of summer 2011 Rick Perry: Wild ride with peaks after each bad debate Herman Cain: a rapid rise in October followed by an equally [...]

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People searching for “999 cain”

Monday, October 17, 2011

I’m curious, he’s curious, she’s curious, they’re curious, yes, we all want to know what Herman Cain’s 999 plan really is! Google searches have been on the up for “999 cain” as seen in this screenshot: Here’s the scoopadillio direct from HCain’s site: 9% Business Flat Tax Gross income less all purchases from other U.S. [...]

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State-by-state Google Trends for 2012 Republican Contenders

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Do Google search trends indicate voter preferences?  I’m guessing they do.  At the very least, you can be sure that Google searches indicate the public’s level of interest and curiosity about a candidate. I looked at search trends over the last 90 days for these three likely presidential contenders’ names: mitt romney michelle bachmann rick [...]

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