Top Google Searches for 2008
The searches have been counted and verified, the results are in. Google Zeitgeist 2008 announced today the top google searches for 2008.
Globally, the top 10 fastest rising search terms were:
- sarah palin
- beijing 2008
- facebook login
- tuenti
- heath ledger
- obama
- nasza klasa
- wer kennt wen
- euro 2008
- jonas brothers
In the UK, the top risers:
- iplayer
- iphone
- youtube
- yahoo mail
- large hadron collider
- obama
- friv
- cam4
- jogos
The UK’s top google searches were:
- bbc
- youtube
- ebay
- games
- news
- hotmail
- bebo
- yahoo
- jobs (the only search term here showing any indication of this so called recession)
While our diets are not improving with the fastest rising recipe searches being:
- cupcake
- meatballs
- rocky road
- crumble topping
- eaton mess
- pork belly
- rhubarb fool
- lemon posset
- honey comb
- beer batter
So what do we want from the internet? Spot the age old questions coming top of the ‘Top of mind’ section:
What is…
- what is love
- what is life (Life is… not looking at Google)
- what is java
- what is sap
- what is rss
- what is scientology
- what is autism
- what is lupus
- what is 3g
- what is art
Who is…
- who is obama (Where have these people been hiding?!?)
- who is mccain
- who is palin
- who is lil wayne
- who is miley cyrus
- who is dolla
- who is jonas brothers
- who is chris brown
- who is biden
- who is martin luther
…and how to…
- how to draw
- how to kiss
- how to write
- how to cook
- how to tie
- how to hack
- how to run
- how to cite
- how to paint
- how to spell (The actual 10th entry was ‘How too Spele but google’s logic kicked in once again)
More people wanted to know how to draw than how to kiss? I suppose one is a perfectly safe natural thing… the other one is kissing… think I’ve got it the wrong way round? read about the kiss of deaf from the BBC. (Who said the TV licence wasn’t worth the money?)
So there we have it, the British don’t seem too bothered by the current credit crisis if this is anything to go on, but are certainly keeping up with World news, playing games and networking. Interestingly enough, this is even before checking their emails… Of course the stats are flawed for this kind of statement as it doesn’t count bookmarks or remembered URLs.
Well this is my last blog of 2008, I’m spending the last two weeks on the tropical island of Mauritius. Happy holidays, merry Christmas and thank you to all those readers, contacts, clients, and so on who have helped Zako Media stay afloat for 2008.
Tags: Google, Search, search terms, zeitgeist
