Go Beyond The Explanation

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Trendpedia

Trendpedia: Compare trends across blogs by keyword.

New research tool allows users to search the blogosphere by topic or keyword to see where, when, & what is being said. Found content is organized in a "trendline" that shows the popularity over the course of 3 months. Trendlines can be posted to webpages & social networking profiles, & the site even allows users to do comparison searches, e.g. American Eagle vs. Abercrombie & Fitch. Useful resource to monitor the perceptions of products and services among consumers.

Planning Advice II

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Trendrr | Data Tracking and Comparison

Wanna check out a site's popularity over time? How about graphing an artist's plays on YouTube or MySpace or even find out how often people write blog posts about each prez candidate? Trendrr provides you with the tools to simply track, graph, compare and mash up all kinds of online data. The free tool allows you to identify trends across social graphs and networks, track engagement metrics, and look at what is really happening in real time.

Trendrr makes graphing even more simple by including a drag-and-drop scratchpad that lets you edit and compare graphs with ease. Don't miss the gallery of popular graphs, which are often informative and sometimes just funny.

Leading With Insight

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Matthew Milan, of Critical Mass, shares some thoughts on insight, how to generate it and how to use it to drive great thinking.