Google's Zeitgeist Reveals What You Searched For in 2011
What have we been searching for in 2011?
It's that time of year, again, folks. The time when companies around the world start compiling top lists based on the trends of 2011. As is tradition, search giant Google has released its top search terms for the year, revealing just what its users have spent the last 12 months looking for.
The company's overall top 10 list features Rebecca Black at number one, with Google Plus, Ryan Dunn, Casey Anthony and Battlefield 3 rounding out the top five. iPhone 5 (which turned out to be the iPhone 4S) took sixth place, while British singer Adele, 東京 電力, Steve Jobs and iPad 2 placing 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th, respectively. Interestingly, 東京 電力 (TEPCO, owners of the Fukushima Daiichi power plant), was the first non-Latin term to make it to the global fastest-rising list.
"When looking at the data, it is fascinating to see the cultural fads and trends that took over the globe, from cupcakes (making top food lists in over a dozen countries) to the Dukan diet and high-profile weddings, but Google was used for much more than staying up to date on the sisters Middleton and Kardashian," writes Google Fellow Amit Singhal.
"From local celebrities in Finland to Singaporeans looking for news on the revolutions in Egypt and Libya half a world away, people turned to Google to learn more about what was happening on the world stage. It wasn’t just the man-made moments that topped the charts this year, but also the natural disasters that literally shook the world, from Hurricane Irene in the U.S. to the earthquakes in Christchurch and Japan."
Google's 11th annual Zeitgeist covers a variety of different top 10 lists, including fastest rising, fastest falling, fastest rising on Google Maps, and fastest rising on Google News. The company's top 10 fastest rising consumer electronics were Amazon's Kindle Fire (#1), iPhone 4S (#2), Sidekick 4G (#3), Hp TouchPad (#4), Spb Shell 3D (#5), iPad 2 (#6), HTC Sensation (#7), Samsung Nexus Prime (#8), Sony Ngp (#9), and iPad 3 (#10).
Check out the full Google Zeitgeist 2011 here for infographics, top searches by country, and more. Mountain View has also released a video overview of the search terms that captivated the world this year. Check it out:
- Microsoft Designs Bluetooth Keyboard for Tablets
- Watch a Lizard Play a Touchscreen Game With Its Tongue
- Robotic Bear Pillow Stops You From Snoring
- Automated Electric Tram Charges As It Picks Up Passengers
- Sonim XP 3400 Armor: The "Toughest" Phone in the World
- Verizon's Galaxy Nexus Sees High Demand at Launch
- One SMS Text Could Cripple Messaging on Windows Phone
- Sony Tablet S Update Provides PS3 Controller Support
- The 7-inch iPad Rumor is Back Thanks to Kindle Fire
- Why Silent Updates Work: Chrome 16 Passes IE9 in 2 Days
- NASA Schedules First SpaceX Flight for February 2012
- Sale of T-Mobile to AT&T Increasingly Unlikely
- Sony's PlayStation Vita Handheld Finally Launches
- Sprint Has Disabled Carrier IQ on Handsets
- New PS Vita Owners Report Instances of Freezing
- AT&T Officially Call it Quits on Bid To Buy T-Mobile
- Saudi Billionaire Sinks $300 Million in Twitter
- Fusion Garage Gone Silent, Believed To Have Closed Down
- Memory Companies Creating Next-Gen Security for Flash
"The company's overall top 10 list features Rebecca Black at number one"
That made my day eklipz330 thank you
lol
I bet Google+ was implemented in the top 10 by google
I'm pretty sure i single-handedly put "big butt latinas" on that list.
These are never true. They don't informance about erotic and sexual etc. words. Those are always top searches. Also date site and stuff like that. False truth to people again.
Number one image search in US is planking. I still don't know how that started
what there is no porn?! millions search porn everyday ...includeing me
#1 fastest falling: MySpace. Now only if it'd included FaceBook...
who is this Rebecca Black?
LOL, at first I though they were talking about that fantastic movie, Zeitgeist Part 1:
Zeitgeist Part 1 & the Supportive Evidence (with the video)
The New ZEITGEIST Part 1 Sourcebook (2010)
Rebuttal to Dr. Chris Forbes concerning 'Zeitgeist, Part 1'
Good stuff!
nothing highlights important thing than cheesy music... Really does movie maker comes bundled with that music now?
who is this Rebecca Black?
another justin beiber who is two years younger than me but thousands of times richer, i just don't know why???
Wow, and I thought I was the only one searching for 東京 電力 everyday.
The list is a good reminder of the dire mental state of the masses. Imagine how dumb one must be to search for iCrap products when they are constantly thrown in your face by the MSM.
The list is a good reminder of the dire mental state of the masses. Imagine how dumb one must be to search for iCrap products when they are constantly thrown in your face by the MSM.
Arrogant Apple user or not, your arrogance is just as bad. You sound like you are above everyone just because you don't search "iCrap" up on Google. Get over yourself. Intelligence is not based on what material possessions one may own.
Never heard of the wench either. It is almost as bad as looking at a Steve Jobs picture.
Zeitgiest was crap, and so is this article.
what there is no porn?! millions search porn everyday ...includeing me
because most people only search google for porn a few times, i can say that i have not once knowenly searched for porn on google in the last 5 years (granted i have searched porn actresses names, not knowing they were porn actresses)
we tend to find out little areas of the internet and get our porn form those places. or we build a collection so massive that if you looked at it from beginning to end, and stared over at the beginning, you wouldn't remember any of it.
Arrogant Apple user or not, your arrogance is just as bad. You sound like you are above everyone just because you don't search "iCrap" up on Google. Get over yourself. Intelligence is not based on what material possessions one may own.
if you see a billy bass on someones wall, do you think exactly the same of them from before you knew they had one?
there is a correlation between what you have and how people precieve you. if you have money to afford nice things, but chose to buy lesser, that says things about you weather you like it or not.
who is this Rebecca Black?
I don't know.
Now i'm watching her on youtube.
another justin beiber who is two years younger than me but thousands of times richer, i just don't know why???
Because the economy hasn't gotten so bad yet the 10 year old girls are no longer getting allowances.
Google Zeitgeist 2011 is so interesting! I mean, you can get a sense of people's minds and their worldview!
Here's my view on the same, with some interesting comparisons!
http://atharvjoshi.blogspot.com/20 [...] z1gwb6eNMq
Google Zeitgeist 2011 is so interesting! I mean, you can get a sense of people's minds and their worldview! The video made my YouTube day!
Inspired by the post, I did some comparison work. Here: http://atharvjoshi.blogspot.com/20 [...] z1gwb6eNMq
LOL, at first I though they were talking about that fantastic movie, Zeitgeist Part 1:Zeitgeist Part 1 & the Supportive Evidence (with the video)The New ZEITGEIST Part 1 Sourcebook (2010)Rebuttal to Dr. Chris Forbes concerning 'Zeitgeist, Part 1'Good stuff!
Zeigeist is bullshit about religion. Only right about the money system. Still explaining it badly like a bunch of punk. Shitty documentary.
I'm in agreement with ekplipz
+1
oops..... eklipz330 sry
Who the heck is Rebecca Black?
Zeigeist is bullshit about religion...
LOL, you have no clue what you're talking about. You'd be embarrassed to say that if you read the links shared.
Zeitgeist Part 1 & the Supportive Evidence (with the video)
The New ZEITGEIST Part 1 Sourcebook (2010)
Rebuttal to Dr. Chris Forbes concerning 'Zeitgeist, Part 1'
single-handedly
I see what you did there.
The fact that I see Google+ and no Facebook, leaves me skeptical.
^ EDIT: Google claims on the site that the lists are based on "the fastest rising global queries." Now I just think this is a cheap way to promote Google+.
I am extremely amazed that Ryan Dunn even listed on the top 10, while I am not amazed his death sparked interest and thus was searched more he is certainly less known than Steve Jobs.
This is quite shocking I would have guessed even a living Steve Jobs would get searched more but with Steve's passing as well it just seems impossible.
As for the Rebbecca Black haters out there you just can't understand the deep meaning behind the song "Friday" it is pure lyrical genius. The world has changed thanks to Rebbecca Black no longer do we live in a world void of meaning.