Headlines Blare For Celebrities On Weekly Google Zeitgeist

Headlines Blare For Celebrities On Weekly Google Zeitgeist

Last week, people searching on Google.com for information were keen to keep up with a world of breaking news – most of it about celebrities. Whether it was the now-standard “coming out” announcement (Lance Bass) or the newly-famous person (Reichen Lehmkuhl) associated with that news, Googlers were seeking it out. So too were they keeping up with bona fide troubles (Mel Gibson) and rumors of trouble (Harold Reynolds, Landis). But beyond these possible descents, people also wanted to learn more about celebrities on the ascent (Jesse Metcalfe, Gong Li, Brittany Snow).

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 July 24-31.

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