I rarely use Google Trends, prefering instead the advanced features of Google Insights for Search. I returned to the site, however, as Google announced a Google Trends Widget.
Whilst interesting, it’s a far cry from the Application Programming Interface we were assured was coming back in 2007!
I often get annoyed at the state of APIs (e.g., here and here), but to promise an API and then 18 months later roll out a crappy little widget is just annoying.
Seems like Google tries to confuse people, publishing widgets, or "APIs" only usable under the browser/javascript ecosystem.
Comment by sw — June 16, 2009 @ 4:27 pm
Is there anything out there that amounts to a (legal) search trends API perhaps with a different service? Such an API would have strong implications for 3rd party software engineers.
I can see why google wants to protect this information, but it seems like a relatively small service they could provide in exchange for monopolizing the search engine domain.
Comment by Josh — October 24, 2009 @ 4:33 pm
@josh I've not come across a legal search trends API, but you're right, it would be a great tool.
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