More and more I've been seeing references to one of their projects found in Google Labs. The lab project that I'm referring to is Google Trends, a tool to see what the world is searching for.
I recently read a thread at the Archicad community forums. I ended up there after reading something else about Revit and followed a few links and before I knew it I was there not sure exactly how I got there. Well suffice it to say that I don't remember now but I saw a graph of how searches for Revit and Archicad compared. The graph showed Archicad with many more searches, like this one that is limited to the last 12 months.
Now that image is for "all regions" which is essentially all the markets/countries that are represented by searches for these topics according to Google. Notice the graph above for searches compared with the littler graph beneath representing news articles found per criteria, more for Revit.Just for grins I got myopic and changed the search to just the USA. Here's the image of the result.
A complete flip, like the mirror tool.What wild conclusions can I draw from these two reports? Well clearly Revit is King in the USA! While Archicad enjoys the nicer throne in the overall world. Well, all I can actually conclude is precisely what the graphs show, more searches for Archicad occurred in all regions...etc.etc....
I'm not starting "Archicad is better than Revit" banter. Archicad users are nearly as rabid as Revit users and you will not convince them that they are using the wrong software unless there is an intervention by family and friends. Besides I think the subject of my blog(s) make it obvious which side of the fence I'm on.
What I am interested in is starting the debate that Revit is better than Archicad AND Chief Architect!!! See my proof below!
Now for those of you whose family tells you that you lack a sense of humor...this is "tongue in cheek", humor, me being "funny", okay? I'm glad you like Archicad and Chief Architect. The more the merrier.Happy searching for the proof that you are "right" about "something", "anything"...hmmm what if I compare Revit to Godiva chocolate? What about Revit to BMW or Revit to Trabant's? What about Ice Hockey and Field Hockey?
2 comments:
I read the same thread and did the same thing as your post. Neat.
In case you did not know, there is a Rev'it company that produces apparel for motorcycle enthusiasts. I don't see that skewing results too much, but should be recognized.
Now, more products and companies are named uniquely for the purpose of accurrately searching and tracking on the Internet.
Jason Combs
Yes, RTC paid a tidy sum to Rev'IT for the www.revit.com domain. I was actually thinking of them when I suggest a comparison of Revit and BMW, though I don't own a beamer (motorcycles) just a bimmer (cars). Thought I'd throw out a little trivia 8-)
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