How to fix a toilet - and other things we search on

Posted by Wordtracker on 21 Dec, 2017
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Google’s visual essay is a delight - and packed with useful information.

How To Fix a Toilet And Other Things We Couldn't Do Without Search

It's widely known that people remember information from images better then text - the  picture superiority effect

Google, in collaboration with data journalist Xaquín G.V., produced an interactive visual essay to illustrate their top "How to..." searches worldwide.

The result is a stylish and imaginative report, which also contains useful search data. The visual representation here is key - from worldwide searches on fixtures and appliances

fixtures searches

to simple cooking tips like how to boil an egg


and viral ‘pop’ searches.

loom bands

If you ever had doubts about the value of presenting information visually and imaginatively, this should make you think again.

For the full version go to http://how-to-fix-a-toilet.com/

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