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Response from FinanceBuzz· Jan 21, 2022

Hello Jay, It sounds like you read our review about the Capital One Shopping Chrome extension/app. We're sorry you didn't have a great experience with it and suggest you reach out to their customer support team since FinanceBuzz does not control the extension at all and Capital One is a separate company. Here is a link: https://capitaloneshopping.com/help Thank you, The FinanceBuzz Team

Response from FinanceBuzz· Nov 15, 2021

Hi Dave, It seems that you’re referring to our story https://financebuzz.com/most-popular-electric-vehicles-by-state. We take the legitimacy of our data studies and content seriously. Short answer: Teslas may be (and almost certainly are) receiving more total Google searches. But other cars like the Mach-E are seeing their search volume increase by higher percentages - Google sees this as a sign of popularity and ranks them higher. Here is the break down the methodology behind the data: Depending on how you search in Google Trends, you can either look at normalized data or raw data. We chose to use normalized data to represent popularity in this story. To start, it's worth looking at how Google Trends works and scores “Search Interest,” which is what we refer to as “Popularity” in our article. An important thing to note is that Google Trends normalizes and scales results within their platform. From their FAQ: "How is Google Trends data normalized? Google Trends normalizes search data to make comparisons between terms easier. Search results are normalized to the time and location of a query by the following process: Each data point is divided by the total searches of the geography and time range it represents to compare relative popularity. Otherwise, places with the most search volume would always be ranked highest. The resulting numbers are then scaled on a range of 0 to 100 based on a topic’s proportion to all searches on all topics. Different regions that show the same search interest for a term don't always have the same total search volumes." What this means is that when you search for an individual term within Trends, the result is not just based on raw search volume. It's scaled to account for things like population, while also being relative to other search terms within a geographic area. That normalization is not applied in the same way when comparing two or more terms directly against each other. With this kind of comparative search in Google Trends, the results reflect the raw number of searches without the same normalization. That's why when you search for the Ford Mustang Mach-E by itself, using the normalized data, you see a higher search interest or “popularity” in a state like Nevada than when you search for Tesla Model 3 the same way. But when compared head to head, where Google Trends looks at raw searches, the results can and often do look much different. Is there one way that's right and one that's wrong? Nope. But we used normalized results in this case because we feel it provides a truer representation of popularity. PS - We are just reporting the data and don't have any advertising relationship with Ford or Tesla. If you have further questions, please email us at [email protected]. Thank you, The FinanceBuzz Team

Response from FinanceBuzz· Nov 15, 2021

Hi Bjarne, It seems that you’re referring to our story https://financebuzz.com/most-popular-electric-vehicles-by-state. We take the legitimacy of our data studies and content seriously. Short answer: Teslas may be (and almost certainly are) receiving more total Google searches. But other cars like the Mach-E are seeing their search volume increase by higher percentages - Google sees this as a sign of popularity and ranks them higher. Here is the break down the methodology behind the data: Depending on how you search in Google Trends, you can either look at normalized data or raw data. We chose to use normalized data to represent popularity in this story. To start, it's worth looking at how Google Trends works and scores “Search Interest,” which is what we refer to as “Popularity” in our article. An important thing to note is that Google Trends normalizes and scales results within their platform. From their FAQ: "How is Google Trends data normalized? Google Trends normalizes search data to make comparisons between terms easier. Search results are normalized to the time and location of a query by the following process: Each data point is divided by the total searches of the geography and time range it represents to compare relative popularity. Otherwise, places with the most search volume would always be ranked highest. The resulting numbers are then scaled on a range of 0 to 100 based on a topic’s proportion to all searches on all topics. Different regions that show the same search interest for a term don't always have the same total search volumes." What this means is that when you search for an individual term within Trends, the result is not just based on raw search volume. It's scaled to account for things like population, while also being relative to other search terms within a geographic area. That normalization is not applied in the same way when comparing two or more terms directly against each other. With this kind of comparative search in Google Trends, the results reflect the raw number of searches without the same normalization. That's why when you search for the Ford Mustang Mach-E by itself, using the normalized data, you see a higher search interest or “popularity” in a state like Nevada than when you search for Tesla Model 3 the same way. But when compared head to head, where Google Trends looks at raw searches, the results can and often do look much different. Is there one way that's right and one that's wrong? Nope. But we used normalized results in this case because we feel it provides a truer representation of popularity. PS - We are just reporting the data and don't have any advertising relationship with Ford or Tesla. If you have further questions, please email us at [email protected]. Thank you, The FinanceBuzz Team

Response from FinanceBuzz· Nov 15, 2021

Hi, It sounds like you submitted your application for our horror movie specialist position. You can see who was chosen here: https://financebuzz.com/horror-movie-side-hustle-announcement. It was a difficult decision and we're sorry if you were not chosen this time. When you applied, you also consented to receiving emails from FinanceBuzz with a link to our Privacy Policy as well as a message saying you can unsubscribe at any time. We're disappointed to hear you didn't like the content of our emails. We link to FinanceBuzz articles that aim to help people become more financially independent. Any subscribers opted into emails can unsubscribe at any time via the links in the email, or visit https://financebuzz.com/unsub. Thank you, The FinanceBuzz Team

Response from FinanceBuzz· Sep 14, 2021

Hi Amos, Thank you for your review and we hope you're learning from FinanceBuzz on your way to financial freedom. Email us anytime at [email protected] or reply back to any of our emails if you ever have a question! Thanks for being a FinanceBuzz member. We're rooting for you! The FinanceBuzz Team

Response from FinanceBuzz· Sep 14, 2021

Hi there, FinanceBuzz is a personal finance site that provides information to help readers become more financially independent. Our content team writes articles in a variety of finance categories: ways to earn more money, budgeting, saving, investing, and building credit. You mention some of our sponsored partners like DoorDash, Instacart, and Uber. These companies offer legitimate opportunities to earn money on the side as drivers. We strive to always have updated information and we abide by our editorial integrity. (If you find something outdated, please shoot us an email at [email protected] and let us know! We'd appreciate it.) Thank you for your feedback and we wish you the best. The FinanceBuzz Team

Response from FinanceBuzz· Jul 30, 2021

Hi Monica, Thanks for sharing your feedback with us. It looks like you've reached a third-party or a partner website and opted for their services. We'd like to learn more about your experience. Please send us an email at [email protected] The FinanceBuzz Team