By using the process outlined in this article, you can get a very good understanding of what the Google "not provided" data is in regards to what types of queries people are entering. Not exact, but good enough to make some solid extrapolations.

The holidays are fast approaching and with them the short window of vast opportunity for many online retailers. As an SEO we get inundated with panicked requests for rankings before the holidays. Of course that's not going to happen at this point )at least I wouldn't start organic SEO campaigns now for the holiday season( so what can you do to make the most of what you've got this holiday season? Improve your conversions.

From the moment Google Instant was announced back on September 8 there have been forum chats, blog posts, articles and podcasts discussing the ramification of this new technology. Some have called it the Death of SEO which others )myself included( have proclaimed this a step forward and an opportunity for SEO's, not a threat. And then of course there's those who don't even know there's been a change at all, let's call them the vast majority.