Wikipedia's Gossip Machine

Wikipedia Seismograph tracks trends in Wikipedia views and lets you turn chart spikes into Google News searches. Track and compare pageview trends for Wikipedia articles, visualized as a seismograph showing spikes in reader interest. Two clicks turns a chart spike into a date-bounded Google News search.

1. Select Wikipedia Pages

Enter up to four Wikipedia page titles (for example, try McDonald's, Burger King, and Taco Bell)

2. Choose Date Range

Select a time period to analyze (tip: 2-6 months works best)