Websites That Tell You What People Want
What do people want? This has always been the eternal question of marketers. Knowing what people want would blow away each and every marketer. Just look at the amount of money and effort marshaled towards market research.
Now, these websites provide us a view of people’s wants, needs, and desires. This is unprecedented in human history wherein we can peek into what people really want. Surveys and polls may provide us with answers but we know that the response of people to surveys is quite different from what’s really playing in their minds.
Some of these sites may not be new to you but who knows if you have really dug dip into these sites. So here they are quickly:
1. 43 Things
I start with this site simply because it’s my favorite. Members answer the question “What do you want to do with your life?” As of this writing 1,261,552 people in 13,804 cities responded and wrote down what they want to do.
Tons and tons of ideas of what people want to do.” learn to cook” “write a book” “exercise more” “learn to make layouts” “visit Italy” are some of the things that appears. Just keep on refreshing the page to generate new ideas.
2. Amazon Magazines & Newspapers
I would say the world’s biggest online bookstore is also the world’ biggest newspaper and magazine store. Checkout what’s hot in the magazines.
Also, you can browse amazon’s most wished gifts.
3. ASK Top Searches
Formerly AskJeeves. ASK is still hot with its list of top searches.
4. AOL Hot Searches
This old online giant would not be left behind.
5. Dummies
The series of dummies book publishes popular subjects.
6. Barnes & Noble
The Amazon competitor. A list of top 10 books on every subject imaginable.
7. Ebay Hot Page
The biggest auction site has a list of what people are buying. Also, the site publishes a report of what products are on hot demand. Please download at
http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/hotitems.pdf
8. Ehow
9. Yahoo Buzz
10. Google Trends
Now, these websites provide us a view of people’s wants, needs, and desires. This is unprecedented in human history wherein we can peek into what people really want. Surveys and polls may provide us with answers but we know that the response of people to surveys is quite different from what’s really playing in their minds.
Some of these sites may not be new to you but who knows if you have really dug dip into these sites. So here they are quickly:
1. 43 Things
I start with this site simply because it’s my favorite. Members answer the question “What do you want to do with your life?” As of this writing 1,261,552 people in 13,804 cities responded and wrote down what they want to do.
Tons and tons of ideas of what people want to do.” learn to cook” “write a book” “exercise more” “learn to make layouts” “visit Italy” are some of the things that appears. Just keep on refreshing the page to generate new ideas.
2. Amazon Magazines & Newspapers
I would say the world’s biggest online bookstore is also the world’ biggest newspaper and magazine store. Checkout what’s hot in the magazines.
Also, you can browse amazon’s most wished gifts.
3. ASK Top Searches
Formerly AskJeeves. ASK is still hot with its list of top searches.
4. AOL Hot Searches
This old online giant would not be left behind.
5. Dummies
The series of dummies book publishes popular subjects.
6. Barnes & Noble
The Amazon competitor. A list of top 10 books on every subject imaginable.
7. Ebay Hot Page
The biggest auction site has a list of what people are buying. Also, the site publishes a report of what products are on hot demand. Please download at
http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/hotitems.pdf
8. Ehow
9. Yahoo Buzz
10. Google Trends
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