Friday, December 17, 2010

Usage of the word "collaboration" through the eyes of Google Labs' Ngram Viewer (thx @Renee_Hopkins)

Interesting. Based on a tweet from @Renee_Hopkins regarding the frequency of use of "disruptive innovation", I visited the site and put in the word "collaboration". It looks like from about 1870 on there's a fairly even slope, save for the period around WWII (which, I both assumed and pretty much confirmed by checking some titles, had to do with the scrutiny of European collaboration with the Nazis - though there were some other studies as well). Also, it looks like it peaks in 2000 and is currently waning somewhat precipitously.


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