Google Zeitgeist Illuminates Pop Culture Splendor

Google Zeitgeist Illuminates Pop Culture Splendor

As revealed by their search queries, U.S. Google users demonstrated a knack for looking back and looking forward in the same week. People searched for headlines concerning celebrities and public figures (Chris Penn, Clay Aiken, Jessica McClure, James Blunt) as well as more serious stories (Bob Woodruff, Hamas, Smoking Gun, James Frey, Oprah Winfrey). Hollywood, in the throes of its celebratory season, got its share of notice (SAG Awards, Code Black) this week, as did two figures from two sports (Michelle Kwan, Nikolai Valuev).

For breaking news and obscure information alike, people around the world search on Google. Below is a summary of the Google Zeitgeist results for the top 15 gainers on Google.com when comparing search queries that have risen by a significant percentage for the week of January 24-31.

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