Examining Trends To Make You Sound Smarter

One of the best things about the social web and the Internet in general is the access it provides to people’s reactions. Services like Twitter search make monitoring for real-time reactions and trends free and easy. Understanding trends helps each of us to better comment and provide feedback on trending issues.

In the video below I talk about two free services that deliver some powerful trend tracking information and comparison. Both Google Trends and Trendrr are free services, but they do take a few minutes of time investment to understand how they can become of use in your personal and professional life.  I do a quick walk through and discuss the applications of the two services here:

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These two services as well as others can provide great stats and graphs that be included in blog posts and generate conversations on Twitter and FriendFeed.