That video was beautiful. It's easy to develop a narrow focus on your immediate surroundings. Sometimes it helps to take a step back and get a broader perspective of this wild, diverse and beautiful planet we're fortunate enough to live on.
It really is fantastic. There is a beauty in the objectivity of that video. Images of incredible dedication and passion right next to images of war and destruction. A perfect view of what it is to be human. We are an amazing species. So capable of love and doing amazing things and simultaneously so capable of hate and destruction. Thankfully, it seems there is more love than hate as time goes on.
I think Google is a good group of people. I'm glad that the world brought them together. I think there are a lot of companies out there like them, and I want to be a part of that. It gives me hope.
Is this censored? There's nothing related to copyright infringement or porn in there. Also, the categories and trending/most-searched selection seems arbitrary. Every country has a different set of data.
I wouldn't be surprised if their result set was filtered on the same rules used for Google Suggest, which do filter out terms presumably linked to controversial file sharing websites (Pirate Bay) and adult entertainment.
I think it's funny that they censor pornstar names. I mean, it makes sense, but it's just funny how google instant quits working after a somewhat generic first name sometimes.
I assume they're aggregating similar terms, so is this just a case of choosing the wrong aggregate name? Google Trends reports "playstation" is MUCH more common than "play station" (looks like at least 10:1).
Trending reflects the difference between the results for 2011 and 2012. Recall that until the iPhone 4S was announced, the assumption was that it would be called the iPhone 5, and was searched for by that term.
Brazil is having the biggest trials against corrupt politicians in our history lasting almost 6 months now with several big figures being arrested and condemnt, and this is not even in the TOP 10, and the nº1 is Facebook followed by BBB12.
>> and this is not even in the TOP 10, and the nº1 is Facebook followed by BBB12.
You will have to wait for the competition to make that video. It will be aptly titled "search bubbles zeitgeist" 2012 ;-) (semi joking, ... I have witnessed the "search bubble" and I love the fact that there are companies like DDG, Lycos and Blekko providing search and curated results! Wish them all well)
I know what you mean though. It is definitely a sign of our times. Huxley won and Orwell lost the crystal ball gazing contest. 1984 is gone (well, not entirely IMO) and we are all living in the Brave new world now. ;-P
Well, don't panic. Grass is not greener on the other side.
France nº1 is a phone provider, nº2 football and nº3 is the French equivalent of Big Brother. The presidential election is not even in the TOP 10.
Oh, and yeah, McDonalds is nº5. So much for French gastronomy...
Does anyone find it completely insane that the iPhone (4/4S/5) doesn't show up in the top 10 for Consumer Electronics? A little bit of massaging going on there?
When I lived in the US I was puzzled to find, say, May magazine issues available in newsstands as early as mid April. Similarly, it seems not only acceptable, but indeed expected, for major companies to review the year before it's over.
Can Americans (or else) shed some light on this phenomenon?
Marking a magazine with a date in the future simply increases its shelf life. As for the year-end reviews, I assume people like to look back at a year toward the end and set goals for the new year at the start. Jan 2013, people don't care much for 2012 anymore.
I realize this is not the Yandex zeit but this entry puzzles me:
что такое холокост
The question: is this a meme? or why the sudden interest now? There were a bunch of videos associated with that query, none of which I could understand very well. Are they people just giving stupid answers?
The other results paint an interesting picture of ru-net:
Russians want to know meaning of "bro" and "mainstream", want to draw roses and are very interested in hacking email aka soap (soap is мыло, which sounds a bit like mail).
It's not even close. Note 2, Surface, Lumia 920, iPad 4 and iPad mini are 2 month old on the market.
iPhone 5 it's been rumored and re-rumored for months before releasing it, then with all the problems attached to the iPhone 5 release, Apple Maps, record sales, or whatever... people must have searched for it quite a lot (as Google Trends data suggest)
ps. Also, "Lana del Ray" ('Rey' is the correct) (sic, performing artists)? These lists doesn't seem quite right.
she has released an album under both names - lana del ray was self-titled; born to die was lana del rey. and she's one of only 3 names i recognise from that list.
but i agree that the lists appear to have "complex" selection criteria.
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[ 2.8 ms ] story [ 140 ms ] thread1. Opel 2. BMW 3. Audi 4. VM 5. Mercedes
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4. VM ?? O_o
This is really sad.
The "not so funny" part for Brazil is that 85% of this presence is related with a single TV channel (Globo).
The whole Google video is great. But this clip / video really got to me. Very touching.
I think Google is a good group of people. I'm glad that the world brought them together. I think there are a lot of companies out there like them, and I want to be a part of that. It gives me hope.
Seconded ;-)
P.S: I am actually semi-serious in a way. I have actually witnessed the search bubble on colleagues' PC vs. mine so, I'm all for it.
I assume they're aggregating similar terms, so is this just a case of choosing the wrong aggregate name? Google Trends reports "playstation" is MUCH more common than "play station" (looks like at least 10:1).
8. Donate to NASA
iPhone is not in the top 10, it was #2 last year. iPad is #1 though.
http://www.googlezeitgeist.com/en/top-lists/global/fastest-r...
I started off by just wanting to know how the explore map was done [1]
But then I saw #easter-egg in the source, and also easter-egg.css file being included.
If you look at the very very bottom of the page on the right, you will see the Google colors. Hover over that for a Gangnam dancing character[2].
I just made a JS Fiddle and posted a new submission on HN.http://jsfiddle.net/Layke/7hjTC/show/ <--- View the Easter Egg
Brazil is having the biggest trials against corrupt politicians in our history lasting almost 6 months now with several big figures being arrested and condemnt, and this is not even in the TOP 10, and the nº1 is Facebook followed by BBB12.
You will have to wait for the competition to make that video. It will be aptly titled "search bubbles zeitgeist" 2012 ;-) (semi joking, ... I have witnessed the "search bubble" and I love the fact that there are companies like DDG, Lycos and Blekko providing search and curated results! Wish them all well)
I know what you mean though. It is definitely a sign of our times. Huxley won and Orwell lost the crystal ball gazing contest. 1984 is gone (well, not entirely IMO) and we are all living in the Brave new world now. ;-P
Oh, and yeah, McDonalds is nº5. So much for French gastronomy...
Can Americans (or else) shed some light on this phenomenon?
I realize this is not the Yandex zeit but this entry puzzles me:
The question: is this a meme? or why the sudden interest now? There were a bunch of videos associated with that query, none of which I could understand very well. Are they people just giving stupid answers?The other results paint an interesting picture of ru-net:
Russians want to know meaning of "bro" and "mainstream", want to draw roses and are very interested in hacking email aka soap (soap is мыло, which sounds a bit like mail).
http://cl.ly/image/0u0R2r12402a (http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=iphone%2C%20iphone5%2...)
http://cl.ly/image/2l2I1b3G4328 (http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=iphone%205%2C%20Galax...)
It's not even close. Note 2, Surface, Lumia 920, iPad 4 and iPad mini are 2 month old on the market.
iPhone 5 it's been rumored and re-rumored for months before releasing it, then with all the problems attached to the iPhone 5 release, Apple Maps, record sales, or whatever... people must have searched for it quite a lot (as Google Trends data suggest)
ps. Also, "Lana del Ray" ('Rey' is the correct) (sic, performing artists)? These lists doesn't seem quite right.
but i agree that the lists appear to have "complex" selection criteria.
http://www.googlezeitgeist.com/en/top-searches/iphone_five