Google Zeitgeist

Every year, Google releases a Zeitgeist of what countries all over the world have been searching for. Let's take a look at the top Google searches of 2009; for the purposes of this article we're going to focus solely on the top searches in the United States. Note: Clicking on the linked search results will give…

Literally billions of Google searches have been sifted through to find trends, events, and newsworthy items that capture the happenings of 2008 in one concise package: the Google Zeitgeist.

Here's the scoop on Google Zeitgeist 2005; some interesting search results here.

Here's a basic explanation of Google Zeitgeist and how it works, along with other search tools you can use to find what is popular on the Web.

Every year, Google puts out a detailed overview of what their top searches were for the past year. This year's list includes Rebecca Black, Steve Jobs, and the iPhone, among other interesting topics.