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\nAs we know, Google’s mission “is to organize the world’s information” and one of the most influencial ways they help their users is through their suggestions via their autocomplete feature.<\/p>\n

Autocomplete suggestions occur when you begin typing out a search. According to Google<\/a>, it’s “algorithm predicts and displays search queries based on other users’ search activities and the contents of web pages indexed by Google.”<\/p>\n

So, I was curious. What are Google users routinely searching for when it comes to the candidates for president and vice president?<\/p>\n

Here are screen grabs displaying the current suggestions:<\/p>\n

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Search details:<\/strong> These searches were done on August 16, 2012 at around 2:30PM PT. I used a “reset” Safari browser. I reset the browser before each search. I was not logged into Google. I did these searches from my office USC campus, in Los Angeles.<\/em><\/p>\n

Guessing from the results, these suggestions change over time, reflecting the larger news of the moment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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