So, Google says that it can predict winning candidates based on search frequency on their search engine, with small margin of error. It predicts this by looking at what is most frequently searched, like Jerry Brown wikipedia or Meg Whitman bio (in this gubernatorial race, Whitman has almost 50% more search volume, even though Brown leads in the polls).
I think that this is really interesting, because of what it could possibly entail. Could it make polls obsolete? And in this particular race, where the two results are in opposition of each other, which will be right?
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/searching-your-way-to-ballot-box.html
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