Noses to the Academic Grindstone
Some days, it's just plain fun to play with the BlogPulse Trend Tool. And since blogging tends to be a behavior that's more popular among the younger members of the population curve, we typed in some very common phrases associated with school, studying and college.
Notice how blog-related buzz about classes, homework and school/college tends to ease near Memorial Day, stays somewhat low during the summer and perks back up as the fall academic year begins -- with predictable weekend dips:

Give it a try...and check out how Supreme Court chatter has replaced any notion of Social Security reform as a major issue of the day. Another interesting one: an obsession with gasoline as a fuel source.
Posted by Sue MacDonald at October 6, 2005 08:59 AM