Get Public Data Graphs from Google Searches [Data]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/S0nMOQlXDn0/get-public-data-graphs-from-google-searches

Next time you see a statistic in a news story that's hard to believe, or needs a bit more depth, type it into Google and pull up your own data graph.

At least with unemployment rates, population, and a few other public data sets, that's now possible. Using a technology acquired from Gapminder and its Trendalyzer tool, typing in something like Unemployment rate Sonoma County, CA returns a graph that shows historical data and can be narrowed by state and county results. You can also grab a direct link to your comparison to create an auto-updating reference point. Neat little hack, and we hope it gets expanded soon.

Official Google Blog: Adding search power to public data [via ReadWriteWeb]