Google Labs - Google Suggest
I always like taking a look at what Google is testing out. Google Labs Suggest tool is an interesting concept. As you type in your search term, it will suggest terms to you. Even better is the list of terms also comes with the number of results in a Google search.
So instead of having to run each search to find out the number of results, you have it presented to you immediately where you can do direct comparisons.
Why do you need to know the number of results in Google?
The number of results can give you an idea of the level of interest and competition. Also in the tool, you will see various combination of terms which will give you an idea of the coverage of those terms or spark some new ideas.
Google Labs - Google Sets
Google Sets tries to predict related terms based on the combination of terms you enter. This can be a handy tool to help you brainstorm around an idea. I would love if there were check boxes beside the found terms so I could choose a new set of terms to run from the set of terms previously found. This could lead you in unpredictable directions.
