Google Zeitgeist - Search patterns, trends, and surprises according to Google
2002 Year-End Google Zeitgeist available here.
December 2002 Zeitgeist
Top 10 Gaining Queries
December 2002

     1. powerball

     2. christmas cards

     3. lord of the rings

     4. weihnachtskarten

     5. miss world

     6. orlando bloom

     7. best buy

     8. walmart

     9. clonaid

   10. digital cameras

Top 10 Declining Queries
December 2002

     1. the bachelor

     2. route du rhum

     3. election results

     4. michael jackson

     5. grand theft auto vice city

     6. 8 mile

     7. meteor shower

     8. guy fawkes

     9. winona ryder

   10. die another day

Operating Systems Used to Access Google - Dec. 2002
Pie Chart: Operating Systems Used to Access Google - Windows98: 38%, WindowsXP: 25%, Windows2000: 51%, WindowsNT: 5%, Macintosh: 4%, Linux: 1%, Other: 3%


Web Browsers Used To Access Google
March 2001 - December 2002
Line Graph: Browsers Used to Access Google: Line Graph, March - December 2002

Top Retailers
December 2002

     1. amazon

     2. best buy

     3. walmart

     4. ikea

     5. toys r us

Languages Used to Access Google
March 2001 - December 2002
Area Graph: Languages Used to Access Google - December 2002


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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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