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Google Zeitgeist: top web searches of 2011

Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 7:22 am
by wub
Fastest falling people

1. Nick Clegg
2. Maradona
3. Alicia Keys
4. Heidi Montag
5. Alexandra Burke
6. Hayley Williams
7. Joe Mcelderry
8. Stephenie Meyer
9. Robert Pattinson
10. Shakira

Fastest rising people in 2011

1. Ryan Dunn
2. Adele
3. Rebecca Black
4. Ed Sheeran
5. Amy Winehouse
6. Charlie Sheen
7. Steve Jobs
8. Kate Middleton
9. Nicki Minaj
10. Darren Criss

Fastest rising searches in 2011

1. Royal wedding
2. iPhone 5
3. Fifa 12
4. Groupon
5. iPad 2
6. Ryan Dunn
7. Adele
8. Minecraft
9. Rebecca Black
10. Ed Sheeran

Top 10 Fastest Rising searches for Consumer Electronics/ Gadgets in 2011

1. iPod Touch 5G
2. HP Touchpad
3. Acer Aspire 5742
4. Asus Transformer
5. Dell Inspiron Duo
6. Acer Iconia
7. Beats Headphones
8. Epson Printers
9. Netgear Router
10. 32-inch TV

How to (top searches for ‘How to’ in 2011)

1. How to revise
2. How to snog
3. How to reference
4. How to wallpaper
5. How to draw
6. How to sleep
7. How to flirt
8. How to geek
9. How to pronounce
10. How to shuffle

What is (top searches for ‘What is’ in 2011)

1. What is AV
2. What is scampi
3. What are truffles
4. What are piles
5. What is 4d
6. What are cookies
7. What is copyright
8. What is zumba
9. What is icloud
10. What is probate

Fastest rising movies in 2011

1. Breaking Dawn
2. Final destination 5
3. Mean girls 2
4. True grit
5. Conan the barbarian
6. Scream 4
7. The Inbetweeners
8. Little fockers
9. Transformers 3
10. Unstoppable

Fastest rising sports terms in 2011

1. Haye vs Klitschko
2. Olympic tickets 2012
3. Arsenal transfer
4. Six Nations 2011
5. Wimbledon 2011
6. Grand National 2011
7. Wrestlemania 27
8. Copa America 2011
9. Randy Savage
10. Dan Wheldon

Top Food & Drink

1. Asda
2. Recipes
3. Tesco
4. Sainsburys
5. Pizza
6. Chicken
7. Chocolate
8. Dominos
9. Morrisons
10. Argos

Top Travel Destinations

1. Las Vegas
2. New York
3. Disneyland Paris
4. Jamaica
5. Orlando
6. Barbados
7. Hawaii
8. Caribbean
9. Florida
10. Cuba

Top UK searches in 2011

1. Facebook
2. YouTube
3. Hotmail
4. Ebay
6. Google
7. BBC
8. Amazon
9. Argos
10. Yahoo

News Top 10 (top searches on news.google.co.uk)


1. BBC News
2. Arsenal
3. Facebook
4. YouTube
5. Cheryl Cole
6. iPhone 5
7. Liverpool
8. Kate Middleton
9. Manchester United
10. Justin Bieber

Fastest rising football searches in 2011


1. Anzhi Makhachkala
2. Arsenal transfer
3. Liverpool rumours
4. Joey Barton twitter
5. Sky Sports transfer
6. Fifa ultimate team
7. Eric Abidal
8. Copa america 2011
9. Billy Sharp
10. Demba Ba

Top celebrities in 2011

1. Kim Kardashian
2. Victoria Beckham
3. Emma Watson
4. Scarlett Johansson
5. Jennifer Aniston
6. Britney Spears
7. Megan Fox
8. Ricky Gervais
9. Jessica Jane
10. Angelina Jolie

Fastest rising TV programme in 2011


1. X Factor 2011
2. Apprentice 2011
3. X Factor usa
4. NCIS season 9
5. House season 8
6. Glee season 3
7. Thundercats 2011
8. Big Brother 13
9. Supernatural season 7
10. Smallville season 10

Top tickets

1. Train tickets
2. Cheap tickets
3. 2012 tickets
4. Theatre tickets
5. Ticketmaster
6. BBC tickets
7. Concert tickets
8. O2
9. Liverpool tickets
10. Leeds tickets

Bargain hunting (top cheap searches 2011)

1. Cheap flights
2. Cheap holidays
3. Cheap hotels
4. Cheap tickets
5. Cheap insurance
6. Cheap cars
7. Cheap breaks
8. Cheap shoes
9. Cheap dresses
10. Cheap clothes

Re: Google Zeitgeist: top web searches of 2011

Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 7:29 am
by hudson
What poor bastard doesn't know what cookies are?

Re: Google Zeitgeist: top web searches of 2011

Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 7:37 am
by kidshuffle
glad to see ryan dunn is at the top of the list

Re: Google Zeitgeist: top web searches of 2011

Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 8:13 am
by knell
agh, all the pop culture... it burns...

where are my hipster shades when I need them

Re: Google Zeitgeist: top web searches of 2011

Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 9:08 am
by RandoRando
why does uk put co.uk

Re: Google Zeitgeist: top web searches of 2011

Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 9:10 am
by LA_Boxers
I dont even know who some of these people are. Theyll be on the fastest rising list after people searching them trying to work out who they are!!

Fastest falling people

1. Nick Clegg
2. Maradona
3. Alicia Keys
4. Heidi Montag
5. Alexandra Burke
6. Hayley Williams
7. Joe Mcelderry
8. Stephenie Meyer
9. Robert Pattinson
10. Shakira

Re: Google Zeitgeist: top web searches of 2011

Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 9:13 am
by wub
LA_Boxers wrote:4. Heidi Montag
Bird from the Hills
LA_Boxers wrote:6. Hayley Williams
Bird from Paramore who got her baps out
LA_Boxers wrote:8. Stephenie Meyer
Bird that wrote Twilight.

Re: Google Zeitgeist: top web searches of 2011

Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 9:18 am
by LA_Boxers
wub wrote:
LA_Boxers wrote:4. Heidi Montag
Bird from the Hills
LA_Boxers wrote:6. Hayley Williams
Bird from Paramore who got her baps out
LA_Boxers wrote:8. Stephenie Meyer
Bird that wrote Twilight.
Yeah that doesnt really mean alot to me.lol.

Re: Google Zeitgeist: top web searches of 2011

Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 9:19 am
by wormcode
Very sad lists, 2012 please arrive soon


(Also surprised 2012/Mayan BS didn't make any lists)

Re: Google Zeitgeist: top web searches of 2011

Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 9:20 am
by Forum
Where's J. Biebz?

Re: Google Zeitgeist: top web searches of 2011

Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 9:26 am
by Refuzed
..how to geek?

Re: Google Zeitgeist: top web searches of 2011

Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 9:28 am
by wub
Refuzed wrote:..how to geek?

http://www.howtogeek.com/

Re: Google Zeitgeist: top web searches of 2011

Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 9:28 am
by Forum
4. What are piles
:lol:

Re: Google Zeitgeist: top web searches of 2011

Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 9:47 am
by magma
Amazed and slightly heartened by how many I don't recognise.... and how high Arsenal are figuring! :lol:

Re: Google Zeitgeist: top web searches of 2011

Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 9:51 am
by Forum
magma wrote:Amazed and slightly heartened by how many I don't recognise.... and how high Arsenal are figuring! :lol:
More surprised by this one
Fastest rising football searches in 2011

9. Billy Sharp

Re: Google Zeitgeist: top web searches of 2011

Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 9:53 am
by LA_Boxers
southstar wrote:
magma wrote:Amazed and slightly heartened by how many I don't recognise.... and how high Arsenal are figuring! :lol:
More surprised by this one
Fastest rising football searches in 2011

9. Billy Sharp
Well I'm assuming hardly anybody was googling him before the death of his son. So kinda makes sense as to why he would be in the fastest rising football searches.

Re: Google Zeitgeist: top web searches of 2011

Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 9:57 am
by Forum
LA_Boxers wrote:
southstar wrote:
magma wrote:Amazed and slightly heartened by how many I don't recognise.... and how high Arsenal are figuring! :lol:
More surprised by this one
Fastest rising football searches in 2011

9. Billy Sharp
Well I'm assuming hardly anybody was googling him before the death of his son. So kinda makes sense as to why he would be in the fatest rising football searches.
Completely forgot that was him. Im guessing this list is just based on searches in the uk

Re: Google Zeitgeist: top web searches of 2011

Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 11:01 am
by Gewze
why do so many people google for facebook news

Re: Google Zeitgeist: top web searches of 2011

Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 11:06 am
by leyenda
Don't worry I'm sure the big S will make it next year once he releases Horrifying Trolls and Friendly Pixies

Re: Google Zeitgeist: top web searches of 2011

Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 11:07 am
by leyenda
Also that 'What Is' list is comedy gold