I’ve previously mentioned my addiction to Web stats, so we’re not going to rehash that…

Whilst killing time, I decided to check my latest stats on Google Webmaster Tools (not to be confused with Google Analytics, which is, like, totally different).  Webmaster Tools isn’t as pretty as Analytics, but there’s some good stuff in there.

Webmaster Tools is where you set up Google to crawl your site.  I have long maintained that there is a reason why human editors will never be replaced by machines (anyone who’s ever tried to use Google Translate knows that), and, well, here’s why:

Here’s a quick Google-to-English translation.  This Keywords function lists the “most common keywords Google found when crawling your site.”

And the keyword in the number one spot is “Volvo.”

VOLVO??

When the heck have I ever mentioned a Volvo in my blog?  Out of curiosity … and because I really am trying to avoid work that much … I pulled up my blog and … well, it’s just as I suspected:

And that, children, is why Terminator and Battlestar Galactica only exist within the realm of science fiction.

Or, perhaps the Volvo corporation is hooking up with Google to insert themselves into ever Web site on Earth.  And now I’m thinking that learning Swedish may be just the ticket to fooling the machines: Jag är en maskin också, kamrat.

And it’s Friday … and I want a nap in the worst way.  Happy weekend, ever’body!

Tags: cylon, google, machines, statistics, translation, weird