It’s the Battle of Words in GoogleDuel
November 8th, 2007
Knowing which words are more popular on the web is important when writing content for your site. This importance is realized by developers and bloggers as well. Wouldn’t it be great to be able to weigh words against each other? GoogleDuel does exactly that, and without any complications.
GoogleDuel allows you to choose two words and weigh them against each other based on popularity. Need to decide between phobia and fear? Just input the words and the results will show you which of the two occurs on more pages. Knowing which words are popular allows you to make informative choices on how and what to write for your site. This would increase chances of search engine hits, creating more traffic. It must be noted that the results generated are not pin-point accurate, but rather estimates. Using the same word on different duels might yield different hit results for that same word. Also, the site only has a maximum capacity of 1000 cumulative searches per day. This is more than enough for most writers. Once the limit is reached, you’ll need a developer’s key to continue searching. With GoogleDuel, you’ll never need to toss a coin over words again.
GoogleDuel works on most browsers.
This is strikingly similar to Google Smackdown (I’m guessing they both use the same API):
http://onfocus.com/googlesmack/down.asp
One of the most common uses I’ve had for that site has been to prove to people who use the English language incorrectly (e.g., “all the sudden,” “irregardless,” etc.) that they’re using the English language incorrectly. Earlier this year, Google Trends made it more interesting to do comparison searching. The results are much more comprehensive than what Smackdown or Duel provide:
http://google.com/trends