by Mouhcine Azizoun

Created on: July 06, 2010

Most people like to keep up with the latest news.  Nowadays, the Internet has become a great tool for spreading news.  If you think that catching up on new stories and hot topics might be of no value, then you are wrong.  Some people think the latest news and hot topics are breeding grounds for money.   And I am of the opinion that one can improve his or her online business and increase sales by keeping up with hot topics.  In this article, I’ll give a list of best sources online for hot topics.

Search Engine Data

When anyone of us hears something, s/he goes straight to search engines like Google to check for more information.  Therefore, it is a great tool to find the hot popular topics people try to know about.  You can get search engine data from tools like Google Trend.  Google has about 70% of the search industry, so its data is trustable.   Google Trend gives you a list of the hottest keywords during the day.  For instance, according to the tool, these are today’s popular keywords in the USA:

1. frida kahlo

2. charlie murphy wife died

3. generation zero

4. did the who play at woodstock

5. bleach episode 278

6. lil wayne lyrics

7. jake and vienna interview

8. pacific western university

9. back to the future 2

10. occult academy

11. jamarcus russell

12. leslie van houten

13. alejandra forlan

14. codeine syrup

15. makerbot

16. malaria

17. dalai lama

18. bob probert

19. stoudemire

20. elac

On Google Trend, you can click on ‘Frida Kahlo’ for example and check its hotness.  Right now, its hotness is spicy.  You can also get a list of related searches.  In our example of ‘Frida Kahlo’, the related keywords are: diego rivera, frida, frida kahlo berlin, frida kahlo biografia, and intersas.  The tool also gives you a list of hot topics.  These are the hottest topics in the USA:

  1. smartphones

  2. netherlands uruguay

  3. germany spain

  4. twilight saga eclipse

  5. oil spill in gulf of mexico

  6. heat wave

  7. boston red sox

  8. tar balls

  9. iran air

10. planck

As you can see, Google Trend alone is a great source for online hot topics.  But there are many other tools.

Yahoo Buzz Index

Google is not the only one that offers a tool like Google Trends.  Yahoo also offers a similar tool that focuses on entertainment industry searches.  The tool will be very helpful for anyone working

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