Google Zeitgeist - Search patterns, trends, and surprises according to Google

November 2001

Top 10 Gaining Queries
November 2001

     1. harry potter

     2. xbox

     3. gamecube

     4. daisy cutter

     5. lord of the rings
     6. shakira
     7. toys r us
     8. melbourne cup
     9. malanie thornton
   10. leonid meteor shower
Top 10 Declining Queries
November 2001

     1. anthrax

     2. AC-130

     3. al jazeera

     4. cipro

     5. smallpox

     6. rush limbaugh

     7. kursk

     8. nimda

     9. bunker buster

   10. atomic clock
Operating Systems Used to Access Google - Nov. 2001
Pie Chart: Operating Systems Used to Access Google - Windows98: 53%, Windows2000: 17%, WindowsNT: 9%, Windows95: 8%, Macintosh: 4%, WindowsXP: 4%, Linux: 1%, Other: 4%
Top Holiday Gift Searches
November 2001

        1. xbox

        2. toys

        3. gamecube

        4. playstation 2

        5. barbie
Top Holiday Merchant Queries - November 2001

        1. amazon

        2. ebay

        3. ikea

        4. toys r us

        5. best buy
Web Browsers Used To Access Google
March - November 2001
Line Graph: Browsers Used to Access Google: Line Graph, March - November 2001
Google Searches by Days of the Week
November 2001
Bar Graph: Google Searches by Days of the Week

Google Image Search Queries

Top Holiday Images
November 2001

        1. angel

        2. navidad

        3. santa claus

        4. sinterklaas

        5. snowflake
Top Musicians/Groups
November 2001

        1. britney spears

        2. madonna

        3. shakira

        4. linkin park

        5. george harrison
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Updated: December 18, 2001

Zeitgeist Explained...
zeit·geist | Pronunciation: 'tsIt-"gIst, 'zIt | Function: noun | Etymology: German, from Zeit (time) + Geist (spirit) | Date: 1884 | Meaning: the general intellectual, moral, and cultural climate of an era
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