Jaguars, Colts, Bears, Sharks Converge At The Weekly Google Zeitgeist

Jaguars, Colts, Bears, Sharks Converge At The Weekly Google Zeitgeist

This week people searching on Google.com zeroed in on sports, in particular U.S. football and tennis. The [Jacksonville Jaguars] garnered some attention when defensive tackle John Henderson was picked to replace the Patriots Richard Seymour in the Pro Bowl. The [Indianapolis Colts] are headed to the Super Bowl for the first time since 1971, pitted against the [Chicago Bears]. Nets fans focused on the [Australian Open], whose January 27 finals saw Serena Williams emerge victorious over Maria Sharapova.

The (blood?) sport of politics also saw Zeitgeist action this week. N.Y. Senator [Hillary Clinton] declared her intention to run via a webcast; many citizens tuned in to the annual [State of the Union] address. Another seasonal pastime, the film awards marathon, continued apace with the announcement of this year’s [Oscar nominations]. Music fans checked out the just-announced lineup of performers at [Coachella], a popular California desert music and arts event coming up in April. Nostalgic TV watchers paid homage to [Ron Carey], the “Barney Miller” character who died at age 71. And many Google searchers just had to find out what the heck a [frilled shark] is, as pictures emerged from a Japan sighting of this prehistoric, deep-sea swimmer.

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 January 21-27, 2007.

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