Dead Men Tell No Tales, But Google Trends Sure Does

by George Popstefanov on 05/13/2009 at 4:54 pm in Commentary, Observations, Social Media, Within Range

Just when you thought the internet had had enough of pirates, the recent activity of those Somali scalawags has filled the sails of pirate-related searches. If we look into Yahoo! Buzz and Google Trends, it the term “Somali Pirates” is being searched 1200% more than in the past.

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Google Trends data - Somali Pirates

Not surprisingly, Facebook has gone on the account with pirate talk, recently deciding to update their language platform with version 2 of English (Pirate).

To get on board, go to the bottom of the Facebook page and under the language settings choose “English (Pirate )” from the drop down menu. Facebook English (Pirate) changes everything on your profile – being poked becomes “Arrr! Ye have been skewered by…,” login becomes “set sail,” your mail inbox becomes “Bottle o’ Messages ,” your friends become your “crewmates,” and sponsored advertisements are slapped with titles like “Hawkins” or “Gold diggin’ swine.”

If you want to have fun, I highly recommend switching your language setting so English (Pirate) and give Facebook a try. Make sure you join the “Yarrrr! Pirate English should be the default language on Facebook” and “Pirate English Is the Way Forward.” It should give you enough practice before September 19th, international talk like a pirate day.

Fairwinds!

Talk Like a Pirate Day - September 19