Google favourites for 2011
Google has announced its annual Zeitgeist, a look at 2011 through the collective eyes of the world on the web, offering a unique perspective on the year's major events and hottest trends based on searches conducted in South Africa.
Fastest rising searches:
- WhatsApp
- Rugby World Cup 2011
- Royal wedding
- Facebook
- Amy Winehouse
- Adele
- Gadhafi
- iPhone 5
- Velvet sky
- Steve Jobs
Fastest rising people:
- Amy Winehouse
- Adele
- Gaddafi
- Steve Jobs
- Darren Scott
- Sonny Bill Williams
- Nicki Minaj
- Selena Gomez
- Chris Brown
- Mandela
Top news:
- Julius Malema
- Kaizer Chiefs
- Orlando Pirates
- Facebook
- News24
- YouTube
- ANC Youth League
- Nelson Mandela
- Manchester United
- Arsenal
Top images:
- Facebook
- Nicki Minaj
- Love
- Selena Gomez
- Cars
- Rihanna
- Flowers
- YouTube
- Justin Bieber
- Beyoncé
Top celebrities:
- Kim Kardashian
- Idols
- Beyoncé
- Britney
- Rihanna
- Megan Fox
- Angelina Jolie
- Scarlett Johansson
- Mariah Carey
- Jennifer Aniston
Top "what is":
- What is Facebook
- What is love
- What is life
- What is HIV
- What is research
- What is technology
- What is energy
- What is aids
- What is cancer
- What is Ubuntu
Fastest rising song lyrics:
- Judas
- Super Bass
- Adele
- Man Down
- Coming Home
- Grenade
- Selena Gomez
- Rick Ross
- Rihanna
- Lil Wayne
Top sports searches:
- Super Rugby Fixtures
- Wimbledon Live Scores
- Rugby World Cup 2011
- Tri Nations 2011
- Billabong Pro 2011
- Super Rugby Results
- Dakar Rally 2011
- Foxsports Fantasty Rugby
- Tabgold Racecard
- Xscore
Top soccer searches:
- Spbo Live Score
- Afcon Qualifiers
- Vodacom Challenge 2011
- Soccer Livescore
- Orlando Pirates News
- Goal.Com
- Kaizer Chiefs Fixtures
- Copa Del Rey
- Psl League Table
- Copa America 2011
Top TV searches:
- Survivor Tocantins Winner
- Bigbrother Amplified
- American Idols 2011
- The Bachelor Jake
- The Bachelorette Jillian
- The Bachelorette Ali
- American Idols 2011
- Xfactor Usa
- Mentalist Season 4
- Topgear Festival
Global Fastest Rising Queries:
- Rebecca Black
- Google +
- Ryan Dunn
- Casey Anthony
- Battlefield 3
- Iphone 5
- Adele
- Tokyo Electric Power Company
- Steve Jobs
- IPad 2
Google reveals the internet "Zeitgeist" (German for "the spirit of the times") through an exploration of the billions of search queries it receives each year. In addition to the Year-end Zeitgeist, which highlights the top trends of 2011, it also has several tools that give insight into global, regional, past and present search trends. The tools can never be used to identify individual users because it relies on anonymous, aggregated counts of how often certain search queries occur over time. These tools are available year-round from www.googlezeitgeist.com/en.
