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Get seasonal keywords with "Google Trends" screen saver | Mac

Updated 04/15/2014 21:00

Sentence Daisuke Morodomi (MacPeople editorial department)

Mirror that reflects the "now" of the Internet

　"Google Trends" provided by Google is literally a service that allows you to see which keywords are currently trending. It analyzes the words that Google users around the world use for searches and presents what keywords are in season. It can be said that it is a mirror that reflects the "now" of the Internet world.

　By the way, the Google Trends site distributes a screensaver linked to this service. The OS X version is also distributed, so let's download it.

Season with 'Google Trends' screensaver Get the keywords for | Mac

　After downloading, the image file will open and the window shown in the figure will be displayed. Double-click “Google Trends.saver” to install it.

　The "Desktop & Screen Saver" panel of "System Preferences" opens, and a screen for specifying the download destination is displayed. Select one and click "Install".

When you open the "Screen Saver" tab on the "Desktop & Screen Saver" panel, "Google Trends" is added to the list on the left side of the screen. should be there. Click on it and you will see a preview of the screen on the right.

When you click "Screen saver options", a screen like the one above will be displayed. You can specify the region to be extracted. If you want to know about domestic trends, select "Japan" from the "Region" pop-up menu.

　When the screensaver starts, the keywords that are rapidly gaining popularity are displayed in tiles as shown above.

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　Keyword information is acquired in real time, and is switched every few seconds. I will continue. Popular keywords will appear repeatedly, so you can see how hot the word is. Just casually looking at the keywords displayed one after another can give you hints for planning and coming up with ideas. It can also be used as a reference for sales and marketing. When you get stuck, you can stop operating your computer and look at the screen saver. You may come up with an unexpected good idea.

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