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Content is King as they say. And fresh content with the latest news and information is the Ruler of the Internet World. But finding constant content can be a problem. Here are a few place I come up with content for my blogs and websites.

Google Hot Trends

Google Hot Trends replace Google Zeitgeist. I frequented zeitgeist to see what people were searching for on Google. Maybe it’s me, but I prefered Zeitgeist over Hot Trends. Anyhow, you can still find the most searched for words and phrases on Google. From there it’s pretty simple to research out new information for your chosen keywords.

Yahoo Buzz

This is along the same lines as Google Hot Trends, however it’s very interesting to see how different the search results can be from one search engine to another. Almost like there is a different demographic using each search engine? Yahoo Buzz tells you in a quick glance if the search term is gaining in popularity from the previous week to the current week, or if it’s losing steam.

Quintura

IMHO this is the coolest content mining site out there. There is a search box at the top of the index page where you type in a search term. Let’s say you want to know whether or not the CBS show Jericho will be renewed next year. Type in “Jericho” into the search box and a tag cloud will show up on the left side of the screen. Larger words represent more popular searches. On the right side you’ll have the usual search engine results. (by the way, CBS IS renewing Jericho for another year! WooHoo!)

Dogpile SearchSpy

This tool allows you to watch what people are searching for in real time. I’d have to put it just below Quintura in the “Cool Tool” category. I use SearchSpy to find longtail phrases on search terms relating to my site. This gives me a clue as to what my next article will be about and how I will arrange the keywords.

For example, after watching Search Spy on Dogpile for a minute or so writing this article, I saw where 3 people were searching for “fish tank ornaments”, “fish tanks” and “fish bowl ornaments”. Now if I have a pet related website, what kind of articles do you suppose I’m going to be adding to my blog?

Digg Spy

This is another “spy” service. Shows the top stories that are being Dugg. Personally, it’s not as useful as Qintura or DogPile SearchSpy unless you’re into submitting stories to get on the front page of Digg.

I start my keyword research with the Google’s Keyword Research Tool.

Another Google Tool that is still in the beta version is Google Suggest. It will show you how many results there are for each keyword you put in.

One of my final tools I use is Lycos Top 50. This tool will show you the Top 50 searched for words or phrases the previous week.

If you’re still in need of more places to find content, click on over to Lorelle’s exhaustive list of all types of research sites.  I promise, you’ll spend days browsing that list and visiting those websites!