Google Zeitgeist’s 2007 Verdict: “Mozart” Is So 2006.
Erick Schonfeld
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Zeitgeist list for 2007 of fastest rising and fastest falling search terms (see below). And guess what? The Google Zeitgiest list for fastest growing U.S. terms is the same as what we reported ten days ago. But Google did release terms for global searches as well. The No. 1 fastest growing search term in both the U.S. and globally this year was ‘iphone.” href=’http://www.google.com/intl/en/press/zeitgeist2007/’>
In our ongoing series of top search terms for 2007 (check out Yahoo’s list here), Google released its badoo,” instead of “webkinz” in the U.S. “Badoo” didn’t even make it onto the U.S. list. Other terms that made the top-ten globally but not domestically: “dailymotion,” ebuddy,” “second life,” and “hi5.”
On the loser’s list: “kazaa,” “xanga,” and “mp3.” But don’t feel bad for them. They are in good company. No. 2 on the falling list is “mozart.” That’s right, “mozart.” I have no idea why that is on the list either. But my prediction is that “anna nicole smith” will be joining the diminutive Austrian in 2008.
I’ve got my thoughts on this list which was released last week here:
http://www.centernetworks.com/.....arch-terms
ebuddy dominates worldwide and meebo dominates u.s. is the biggest one overall I think.
What does Yahoo & Google privacy say to themselves?
Do you ever read the guideline clear. No wonder why investors put money on privacy protection that never work. I find Yahoo & Google employee dishonest.
Lying. Making false statement. Trying to increase ratings by using these keywords. Other publication should buy Alexa chart and should print it.
If Google is anti-facebook. Why is there?
Duh…
Looks like Club Penguin is holding it’s own, in the U.S. and globally. I’m guessing parents everywhere are doing searches on it, if they’re not up to speed, to see what all the buzz is about. And when they discover the tagline “waddle around and meet new friends” … well, how charming and disarming is that. Disney’s gotta be smiling and very OK they wrote that 700 million dollar check for Club P.
2006 was the Mozart year. He was born on the 27th of January 1756, so the “world” celebrated his 250th birthday the whole year.
Mozart’s 250th birthday was last year.
Okay, I guess I could have Googled that. I am obviously a cultural illiterate. And lazy to boot.
#4 - club penguin probably is in the rising list due to the sale - and because little kids use google. Not sure they will be in there next year.
“anna nicole smith” is accurate but a bit tasteless :p
I’ve done a look at the Mind section. In particular the rapid rise of meditation to the collective consciousness as google calls it….
http://themiddleway.net/2007/1.....bal-issue/
Some interesting opportunities in the market too…
Peace,
–Wade
What does it say the overall competency of the globe when people have to resort to Google to search for Facebook, MySpace and YouTube?
I’m sick and tired of hearing about the iPhomb!
ZunePhone is coming soooooon and will render that piece of crap obsolete!
Holy crap the feed butchered this article…
uh…what?
@13 - Yeah I saw that too … for a moment, I thought Google had actually bought CrunchBoard!
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Badoo on N°2? Compare this to Netlog, which is twice in size and is a much faster growing search term.
http://www.google.com/trends?q=badoo%2C+netlog
Slightly off topic but didnt Google replace Zeitgeist …
this charts, sure don’t include adults words…
@Allan Stern. Many people use search engines in the same way other people use the browser address bar–for the most part it reflects the same behavior. Club Penguin experienced a lot of traffic growth in 2007; I think it’s awfully speculative to suggest that its purchase by Disney had a significant impact on the rate at which keywords searches for “club penguin” grew.