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Porn Surge Exposed by Google

One of my favorite things on all of the internet is google trends. For example, this Phillyblog/Philadelphia Will Do post(s) shows that the largest regional share of searches for the word “penis” originate in Delhi, India and Philadelphia. But why stop there?

While the city is tops in “murder” and “crackhead,” Baltimore edges us out in “homicide.” (and “The Wire”) For some reason Hanoi and Singapore take the number 1 and 2 spots in “I hate myself” but Philly rounds out the top 3.

But let’s dig a little deeper. This graph shows search trends for Obama, Clinton and McCain. It looks like McCain has enjoyed a recent surge. Combined with Hillary’s post-losing freefall, he now generates as many search hits as her. What a maverick!

With that said, all 3 candidates are easily dwarfed by an ever-growing interest in “porn.”

Also curious is the springtime surge in porn searches. The trend is 4 years old:

But why? Do humans have a latent instinct to mate in early spring? Looking at Southern Hemisphere results (Australia) my theory appears to hold up. The porn spike down under is in December:

So there you have it. A few minutes with google trends and I was able to perform a highly flawed, and completely unscientific sociological experiment. What a world. That’s all for now.