Google Australia release their 2010 Google Zeitgeist results (Zeitgeist means “the spirit of our times”) and you’ll find a reminder of the year that was, plus plenty of fun oddities.
Here’re top search terms in Australia for 2010:
Fastest-rising searches 2010
- chatroulette
- formspring
- ABC3
- world cup 2010
- tumblr
- ancestry.com.au
- event cinemas
- omegle
- wikileaks
- jetstar
Most popular searches 2010
- YouTube
- ebay
- hotmail
- yahoo
- real estate
- maps
- commonwealth
- white pages
Fastest-rising news stories 2010
- chile earthquake
- haiti
- ipad
- iphone 4
- vancouver 2010
- melbourne storm
- android
- volcano
- oil spill
- world cup
Justin Bieber + searches 2010
- justin bieber facts
- justin bieber jokes
- justin bieber kissing
- justin bieber news
- justin bieber parody
- justin bieber smile
- justin bieber sunrise
- justin bieber tattoo
- justin bieber tickets
- justin bieber website
Top questions people ask Google – “What is …?”
- What is love
- What is energy
- What is twitter
- What is depression
- What is bullying
- What is democracy
- What is Skype
- What is Pi
- What is veal
- What is probate
Fastest-rising election stories 2010
- australia election
- bob katter
- julia gillard
- election results
- voting
- abc election
- nla newspapers
- greens party
- labor party
- poll bludger
Fastest-rising people 2010
- Cody Simpson
- Andy Irons
- Justin Bieber
- Julia Gillard
- Lara Bingle
- Katy Perry
- Kim Kardashian
- Jessica Watson
- Andrew Bolt
- Kevin Rudd
Fastest-rising advertising campaigns 2010
ipad ad
Most popular celebrity weddings 2010
- anna paquin wedding
- chelsea clinton wedding
- hilary duff wedding
- kate ritchie wedding
- katy perry wedding
- miranda kerr wedding
- robbie williams wedding
- royal wedding
- megan fox wedding
- kyle sandilands wedding
Most popular movies 2010
- the crazies
- resident evil afterlife
- ben hur
- percy jackson
- iron man 2
- mary poppins
- the avengers
- transformers 3
- breaking dawn
- 10. jesse james
Most popular Do-It-Yourself searches 2010
- diy bunnings
- diy kitchens
- diy fencing
- diy wedding invites
- diy super
- diy projects
- diy painting
- diy wardrobes
- diy tiles
- diy renovations
Most popular diets 2010
- dukan diet
- lemon detox diet
- soup diet
- atkins diet
- mediterranean diet
- csiro diet
- blood type diet
- gluten free diet
- vegetarian diet
- low gi diet
Fastest-rising retailers 2010
- woolworths online shopping
- urban outfitters
- shopbop
- saks fifth avenue
- dfo south wharf
- nordstrom
- rubi shoes
- graysonline
- zara
- walmart
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