Autocompletion

Let's see what google and yahoo's autocompletion suggestions can tell us about what types of things people are thinking and searching for in regards to magicians.

Magicians are...

What are we?

Google:

Yahoo:

I like that we're somewhere on the spectrum from "satanic" to "just dishonest."

Use magic to...

What do people want to use magic to do?

Google:

Yahoo:

These people have to be talking about Black Magic, right? Or is there a Cameron Francis trick where you use magic to kill death?

Why are magicians...

How are we perceived?

Google:

Yahoo

Here's the first big discrepancy between the two search engines, with Yahoo wondering why we're so hot. Yeah. Why are we? I hate having that label smacked on me every time someone finds out I'm a magician. "Oh, you do magic? So you're just another Glenn Bishop/Steve Brooks style Hollywood pretty boy?" Uhm, excuse me, this is an art form I'm practicing here. I'm more than just a chiseled jaw and a swinging cock.

I think "Why are there no female magicians," might be answered in the fact that magicians are also characterized as "so weird" and "so gay."

Why is magic...

How is magic perceived?

Google:

Yahoo:

That didn't quite provide the insight I'd hoped for.

Criss Angel is...

How is one of the brightest stars in the magical firmament perceived?

Google:

Yahoo:

Good lord, people. Google users clearly only care about one thing -- marking time until he's dead. And Yahoo users, PLEASE show Criss some respect. He's one of the biggest magicians in the world. It's spelled douche bag.

The magician touched...

Have we touched their hearts and souls?

Google:

Yahoo:

Nope.