I know many of you have used
Google Trends to determine how popular certain keywords are or to compare search trends between key phrases. Well Google just released a PRETTY cool tool affiliates may find useful.
Google Checkout Trends shows sales/revenue volume for actual products that were sold through Google Checkout. So instead of only knowing what products were searched for you can see what products were actually bought and view product comparison data or seasonal buying trends.
Here are the results for
wii VS xbox VS playstation. Take it for a spin and see what you think. The data can't be 100% accurate, as it's only Checkout merchants - but it could be representative and give affiliates some insights. Here's an overview from the Google Checkout blog.
New on the hot list: Google Checkout Trends
"Google Checkout Trends aggregates the sales data of Google Checkout merchants and charts it in a matter of seconds. (Of course, all the data is anonymized first.) So if you're interested in how sales of Batman or Spider Man paraphernalia compare, or are wondering just how popular Ugg boots are these days, visit Checkout Trends for a glimpse into online shopping. Go ahead and try it out -- and get creative with the searches. You may be surprised at what you find."
Search Engine Land has more:
Google Launches Google Checkout Trends
Try it and let us know what you think!