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Of
interest is the fact that
spaces, capital letters
and other grammar
foundations are often not
used during a search.
Although, in their
defense, Google always
prints out the correct
spelling and asks:.
Did you mean...?
2008
Year-End Google Zeitgeist
After a whirlwind year
of election news, economy
woes, and the lead-up to
the showstopping Summer
Games in Beijing, we're
looking back to see what
was on the minds of
Americans through it all.
One thing's for sure: it
was a wild ride.
"Fastest rising"
means we looked at the
most popular searches
conducted for 11 months
of 2008 (we compile this
list by early December)
and ranked them based on
how much their frequency
increased compared to
2007.
Google.com - Fastest
Rising (U.S.)
1. obama
2. facebook
3. att
4. iphone
5. youtube
6. fox news
7. palin
8. beijing 2008
9. david cook
10. surf the
channel
Google News - Fastest
Rising (U.S.)
 1.
sarah palin
2. american idol
3. mccain
4. olympics
5. ike
(hurricane)
Google Image Search -
Fastest Rising (U.S.)
 1.
sarah palin
2. obama
3. twilight
4. miley cyrus
5. joker
Google Book Search -
Fastest Rising (U.S.)
1. breaking dawn
2. twilight
3. lora leigh
4. vampire kisses
5. new moon
Google Translate -
Fastest Rising (U.S.)
 1.
you
2. what
3. thank you
4. please
5. love
Methodology
In compiling the 2008
Year-End Zeitgeist, our
search team studied the
aggregation of billions
of search queries people
typed in to the Google
search box. Except where
noted, all of these
search terms are most
popular for 2008. All of
the search queries we
studied are
anonymous — no personal
information was used.
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