Is Mom More Important Than Dad?

Published on , by Matt Stiles, May 13th 2012, 5:41:19 pm

Perhaps mom is more important online, at least according to Google’s Insights for Search. This chart shows search volume in the United States over the years for the words “mother” and “father,” suggesting that more people online want information about mothers:

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Here’s a similar chart for “mother’s day” and “father’s day”. Same trend, though dad did OK last year:

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