Google Trends Monitoring

Monitor and analyze Google Trends data for market research, content planning, and trend tracking.

Capabilities

1. Daily Trending Searches - What's trending today in any country
2. Keyword Interest Over Time - Historical trend data for keywords
3. Keyword Comparison - Compare multiple keywords
4. Related Topics & Queries - Discover related searches
5. Regional Interest - See where keywords are most popular

Usage

Get Trending Searches (Today)

Use web_fetch to get Google Trends RSS:

# US Daily Trends
curl -s "https://trends.google.com/trending/rss?geo=US" | head -100

# Lithuania
curl -s "https://trends.google.com/trending/rss?geo=LT" | head -100

# Worldwide
curl -s "https://trends.google.com/trending/rss?geo=" | head -100

Check Keyword Interest

For detailed keyword analysis, use the Google Trends website:

# Open in browser
open "https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=bitcoin&geo=US"

# Or fetch via web_fetch for basic data
web_fetch "https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=bitcoin"

Compare Keywords

# Compare multiple terms (comma-separated)
open "https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=bitcoin,ethereum,solana&geo=US"

Scripts

trends-daily.sh

Get today's trending searches:

#!/bin/bash
# Usage: ./trends-daily.sh [country_code]
# Example: ./trends-daily.sh LT

GEO="${1:-US}"
curl -s "https://trends.google.com/trending/rss?geo=$GEO" | \
  grep -o '<title>[^<]*</title>' | \
  sed 's/<[^>]*>//g' | \
  tail -n +2 | \
  head -20

trends-compare.sh

Generate comparison URL:

#!/bin/bash
# Usage: ./trends-compare.sh keyword1 keyword2 keyword3
# Example: ./trends-compare.sh bitcoin ethereum solana

KEYWORDS=$(echo "$@" | tr ' ' ',')
echo "https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=$KEYWORDS"

Example Workflows

Morning Market Research

1. Get US trending searches
2. Get LT trending searches  
3. Check if any trends relate to our business
4. Report interesting findings

Content Planning

1. Compare potential blog topics
2. Find which has more search interest
3. Check seasonal patterns
4. Decide on content focus

Competitor Monitoring

1. Compare brand names
2. Track interest over time
3. Identify when competitors spike
4. Investigate causes

Cron Job Integration

Set up automated trend monitoring:

// Example cron job for daily trends report
{
  "name": "Daily Trends Report",
  "schedule": { "kind": "cron", "expr": "0 9 * * *" },
  "payload": {
    "kind": "agentTurn",
    "message": "Get today's Google Trends for US and LT. Summarize top 10 trends for each. Highlight any tech/business related trends."
  }
}

Countries

Common country codes:

• US - United States
• LT - Lithuania
• DE - Germany
• GB - United Kingdom
• FR - France
• JP - Japan
• (empty) - Worldwide

Limitations

• Google Trends doesn't provide official API
• Rate limiting may apply for heavy usage
• Data is relative (not absolute numbers)
• Historical data limited to ~5 years for detailed view

Tips

1. Use specific terms - "iPhone 15 Pro" vs just "iPhone"
2. Check seasonality - Some trends are cyclical
3. Compare with baseline - Use a stable term for reference
4. Look at related queries - Discover new opportunities
5. Monitor competitors - Track brand interest over time