Google Releases Global Search Terms Of 2010

A Year in Search: Google Releases Global Search Terms of 2010

BANGKOK: -- Google announced its annual Zeitgeist, a look at 2010 through the collective eyes of the world on the web.

The 2010 Year-End Zeitgeist offers a unique perspective on the year's major events and hottest trends based on global searches, as well as searches conducted in Thailand.

Thailand always amazes people around the world. What Thais search tells a lot about "Thai Thai Way", especially the current affairs i.e. Red Shirt rallies and national catastrophes i.e. flood, that pull all interests together and led to aids from different bodies and authorities who have used internet and social networks for communications and spread out needs from devastated victims.

While Thais and entertain are attached very closely that the Star Singing Contest and stories of high-profile celebrities i.e. Thunya never miss the track. Social media i.e. Facebook plays so much outstanding role in Thailand this year that all or most popular search terms are shared or communicated through social media ready gadgets i.e. iPad or iPhone 4 or Blackberry or Nokia and even leading businesses apply this technology platform as a key marketing tool.

In addition to telling us what people are curious about in Thailand, Google Zeitgeist tools also offer insight into which topics were of interest across the globe. Top search terms from over fifty countries appear on our Google Zeitgeist webpage, www.google.co.th/zeitgeist2010

This year's global fastest rising searches show interest in new tech trends with chatroulette at the help, followed by the iPad; pop culture (with Justin Bieber a bonafide worldwide sensation), and social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook.

Global Fastest Rising Queries

1. chatroulette

2. ipad

3. justin bieber

4. nicky minaj

5. friv

6. myxer

7. katy perry

8. twitter

9. gamezer

10. facebook

So many events have happened in Thailand in 2010 from political gatherings that caused the nation of fortune, the gracious kindness of Thais to the victims of natural disasters around the country and even the grieve for the lost of heroic police in the south. These events have been in the headlines of interests among Thai people

Finding hip or top traveling spots from Google is considered a common practice for travelers especially those locations whose stories or uniqueness were featured in the TV or shared in the internet i.e. luxurious Sri Panwa resort in Phuket or eco-home stay in Koh Lan Chonburi, and even a classic floating market in Amphawa.

Thai people started to pay more attention to 3G technology since last year and this attention was only going upward. However, the trend suddenly dropped toward the end of the year right after the license auction was announced to be on hold.

On the Entertainment side, "Luk Tewada", a country song that talks about teenager behaviour, became a phenomenal hit. The top reality TV show "The Star 6" os also listed due to huge support from fans around the country.

To see more information about Google Zeitgeist across the globe, take a look at the site: www.google.co.th/zeitgeist2010

-- The Nation 2010-12-12