Google Zeitgeist 2005 Released

Google Zeitgeist 2005 is here, in all its Google glory. Here's a few highlights:

Top Gainers of 2005

• 1. Myspace
• 2. Ares
• 3. Baidu
• 4. wikipedia
• 5. orkut
• 6. iTunes
• 7. Sky News
• 8. World of Warcraft
• 9. Green Day
• 10. Leonardo da Vinci

Google News - Top Searches in 2005

• 1.Janet Jackson
• 2. Hurricane Katrina
• 3. tsunami
• 4. xbox 360
• 5. Brad Pitt
• 6. Michael Jackson
• 7. American Idol
• 8. Britney Spears
• 9. Angelina Jolie
• 10. Harry Potter

Google did their Top Celebrity Searches in an interesting way this year - it's in graph form with bubbles stating important events such as "Sean Preston Born", "Finale of Season Three, the Apprentice", and "Jen and Brad Announce Split."

Related: Looking for more 2005 Top Searches? Here they are:

• Vote for Your Favorite Google Product of 2005: Results so far highly favor Google Earth
• A9's Top Searches for 2005: with an interesting twist on the way they put these together
• Yahoo Top Searches of 2005: Very in-depth with many categories
• Top 100 Lycos Searches for 2005: plus an interesting look at WWPHSF?
• AOL Top Search Terms of 2005: divided into both months and categories
• Dogpile 2005 Top Searches: Paris Hilton predictably at the top