Google Announces Top 15 Gainers for the Week Ending September 16

Google Announces Top 15 Gainers for the Week Ending September 16

Last Monday marked the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, and a number of the fastest-rising search queries this past week were variations of that date, as were [world trade center] and [twin towers]. Author [Salman Rushdie] was a search subject in part because of Pope Benedict’s controversial remarks about Muslims, which caused a fresh round of conservative Islamic criticism of both men. In a sad twist of events, reality TV star and all-around celebrity [Anna Nicole Smith] gave birth to Hannah on Sept. 7, and on Sept. 10, her 20-year-old son [Daniel Smith] died mysteriously after visiting them. Meanwhile, [Debra LaFave], the Tampa teacher under house arrest since a 2004 conviction of molesting a minor, appeared in a TV interview to defend herself.

Microsoft’s new [Zune] media player was in the news as the company announced more details prior to holiday selling season. Couch potatoes watched Tucker Carlson lose a round on [Dancing With the Stars], and reality TV star [Dog the Bounty Hunter], a.k.a. Duane Chapman, was arrested in Mexico on a technicality for a 2003 capture. And the bottom line was in the news, as California raised the [minimum wage] this week.

For breaking news and obscure information alike, people around the world search on Google. What follows is a summary of Google Zeitgeist results for the top gainers on Google.com, when comparing search queries that have risen by a significant percentage for the week of September 10-16.

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