“They’re a better indicator at what people are actually searching for in a given year”, said Google spokesman Patrick Lenihan. In 2015, those searches ranged from the April quake in Nepal to the infamous dress, and from the Paris attacks in January and November to the new Star Wars movie coming out Friday.
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No one has all the answers, unless you are Google, it seems. The Google search box, a window in to the country’s soul, mirrored America’s continued interest in very popular celebs, disgraced celebs, movies, video games & tragic events.
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These were all more searched than Paris, which saw two terrorist attacks in 2015. Check out the rest of the trends here!
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In Ireland, the trending news moments included the Rugby World Cup 2015, Karen Buckley, Lamar Odom, and Paris.
Odom’s four-day binge that culminated with him being found unconscious in a Nevada brothel was the number one searched topic this year.
(It’s important to note that since Google only counts its own results, countries that favor other search engines, like China, Russia, Japan, and South Korea, aren’t as well-represented in the Year In Search as the United States and other markets that Google dominates).
Some church signs proclaim in block letters that “Google can’t satisfy every search”.
Today Google announced its annual zeitgeist, a look at 2015 through the collective eyes of the world on the web, offering a unique perspective on the year’s major events and hottest trends based on searches conducted in South Africa and globally.
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Tragedy tends to generate a lot of searches. Donald Trump was the most searched-for politician, edging out Democratic foes Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton (the latter of whom didn’t even make the top 10 list). We’ll find out if that changes after this week.
