Trend spotting has been there way before the Internet gathered momentum what has brought the phenomenon right to the front in the Internet era is the ability to look at trends quantitatively . From time immemorial people have studied history as a way of predicting the future , the problem with history has always been the fact that a lot of the time those telling it can be biased but with web trends the information yes can be biased if not taken in context but ultimately provides a fantastic insight into what are the hottest trends out there.

As a webmaster it is important that one looks at the trends in what ever field they are involved in this helps you in predicting keywords as well as number of other areas . The figures to help you in these decision are there for you to use and its always helpful to have the figures in context .

here are some trends from 2007