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Google Zeitgeist '05
Garett Rogers writes "Google has just released their Google Zeitgeist 2005. From the site: 'It turns out that looking at the aggregation of billions of search queries people type into Google reveals something about our curiosity, our thirst for news, and perhaps even our desires. Considering all that has occurred in 2005, we thought it would be interesting to study just a few of the significant events, and names that make this a memorable year. (We'll leave it to the historians to determine which ones are lasting and which ephemeral.) We hope you enjoy this selective view of our collective year.'"
Firefox isn't there at all! What about the release of Firefox 1.5?
I bet some of the terms will stay in the top 10 because idiots like me didn't know what baidu, Ares and orkut meant and looked them up on Google.
Steve Ballmer's top search: 1. Chair Aerodynamics
How in the hell is Janet Jackson the top search? I understand everyone wants to see her nipple but that was in 2004... the begining of 2004 (February 1, 2004). Get over it.
I could understand Micheal Jackson for his strangeness. The man is like a walking car accident, we have to look. But the top search being Janet is insane.
The Internet is the Holy Grail of nudity, searching for one womans half covered nipple is really cuddling the complex nature of Googles Algorithm. Make your searches interesting, like "Bea Arthur humping a Camel" or "Shannon Doherty doing coke off a dead hookers butt" Make the people at Google work.
We'll know things have turned around when instead of "Janet Jackson" the top searches include "25th Amendment" and "impeachment."
You know what I'd like to see? Where's the top 10 search keywords for Google Images?
And so I don't have to ask again, Where are the top 10 search keywords for Google Images for people with SafeSearch turned off?
Why? Are you running out of ideas?
No, I just might not be using the best ones