Google Releases Zeitgeist 2010: Justin Bieber To Chatroulette & iPad To Haiti

Google has announced their Zeitgeist, the popular and fastest rising queries from 2010. Google published it over here and for the first time has included an “interactive HTML5 data visualizations” to page in order for you to see how hot a particular query was across the globe.

Here is a look at the Top Global Events including World Cup, Olympics, and the Haiti Earthquake:

Here is the list:

Fastest Rising
1. chatroulette
2. ipad
3. justin bieber
4. nicki minaj
5. friv
6. myxer
7. katy perry
8. twitter
9. gamezer
10. facebook

Fastest Falling
1. swine flu
2. wamu
3. new moon
4. mininova
5. susan boyle
6. slumdog millionaire
7. circuit city
8. myspace layouts
9. michael jackson
10. national city bank

Fastest Rising in Entertainment
1. justin bieber
2. shakira
3. eminem
4. netflix
5. youtube videos
6. lady gaga
7. kesha
8. nicki minaj
9. grooveshark
10. transformers 3

Fastest Rising in Sports
1. mundial 2010
2. olympics
3. espn3
4. fifa 11
5. randy moss
6. miami heat
7. mourinho
8. wayne rooney
9. cricket live score
10. david villa

Fastest Rising in Consumer Electronics
1. ipad
2. iphone 4
3. nokia 5530
4. htc evo 4g
5. nokia n900
6. blackberry apps
7. duracell mygrid
8. 트위터
9. otterbox
10. pdanet

Fastest Rising in Food & Drink
1. masterchef
2. 食べログ
3. cupcakes
4. jimmy johns
5. как жрать суши
6. dominos pizza menu
7. tudo gostoso receitas
8. guacamole recipe
9. applebees menu
10. rachel ray

Fastest Rising Maps Searches
1. anhembi parque
2. wm gucken
3. world cup
4. bundeskanzleramt
5. rio branco
6. mt everest
7. kew gardens
8. tour eiffel
9. oxford street
10. nürburgring

Fastest Rising People
1. justin bieber
2. katy perry
3. selena gomez
4. kim kardashian
5. eminem
6. lady gaga
7. miley cyrus
8. taylor lautner
9. megan fox
10. robert pattinson

In the News
1. haiti
2. besiktas
3. chile
4. earthquake
5. lady gaga
6. iphone 4
7. jörg kachelmann
8. menowin fröhlich
9. mobile technology
10. oil spill

Fastest Rising Translations
1. vancouver 2010
2. apprendimento automatico
3. ресторан нью-йорк
4. машинное обучение
5. beijing apartments
6. comercio electrónico
7. st. petersburg restaurants
8. منتزه يلوستون الوطني
9. energia solare
10. dubai tours

Fastest Rising Health Queries
1. hcg diet
2. dr oz
3. aspergers
4. mcdonalds nutrition
5. vitamin d deficiency
6. appendicitis symptoms
7. cholera
8. nfp
9. vacina h1n1
10. whooping cough

Fastest Rising Humanitarian Aid
1. donate to haiti
2. donate to pakistan
3. text to donate
4. doctors without borders
5. download to donate
6. red cross canada
7. blood donation restrictions
8. donate blood australia
9. donate now button
10. csl plasma

Here is a nice video Google put together summarizing some of the keywords and events in 2010:

I do love the instant inference in the video.

For more details see the Google blog and the Google 2010 Zeitgeist.

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Barry Schwartz

Barry Schwartz a Contributing Editor to Search Engine Land and a member of the programming team for SMX events. He owns RustyBrick, a NY based web consulting firm. He also runs Search Engine Roundtable, a popular search blog on very advanced SEM topics. Barry's personal blog is named Cartoon Barry and he can be followed on Twitter here.