At the fag end of the year, we all are much concerned of how the whole year passed and how the coming year should pass; be it parents, children, students, teachers, academicians. It is this proposition that makes our media active, and makes them beam all great events of the passing year. These events reflect a definite perspective, trends and what people have been mostly interested in.
There is however a marked change about how we are using various media. The most prominent is the increased use of Internet, which offers the gamut of information and opportunity to derive the contents rather push the contents. Therefore Internet searches made by the users provide a more credible source to know what the people have largely been interested in. To make it available, Google is one of the service providers that has taken the step forward and given us the Google Zeitgeist lists.
The year 2008 Google India Zeitgeist list tells us what has been the priorities of the Internet users and the general mass. The list contains:
Top 10 Lists:
Most Popular Searches |
Fast Rising Searches |
Most Popular Searches from Mobiles |
1. Orkut |
1. YouTube |
1. Orkut |
2. GMail |
2. Orkut |
2. Yahoo |
3. Yahoo |
3. Katrina Kaif |
3. Waptrick |
4. Google |
4. Cricket |
4. Gmail |
5. YouTube |
5. irctc |
5. Games |
6. Yahoomail |
6. Facebook |
6. Katrina Kaif |
7. Indian Railway |
7. Genelia d’souza |
7. Rediffmail |
8. Rediff |
8. Beijing 2008 Olympic Games |
8. Yahoomail |
9. Cricket |
9. sixth pay commission |
9. Namitha |
10. Katrina Kaif |
10. IPL |
10. Google |
Most searched queries (Bollywood Celebrities) |
Sports Stars
|
Politicians |
1. Katrina Kaif |
1. Sania Mirza |
1. Mahatma Gandhi |
2. Aishwarya Rai |
2. Sachin Tendulkar |
2. Raj Thackeray |
3. Salman Khan |
3. Cristiano Ronaldo |
3. Sarah Palin |
4. Hrithik Roshan |
4. John Cena |
4. Sonia Gandhi |
5. Kareena Kapoor |
5. Dhoni |
5. Barack Obama |
6. Shahid Kapur |
6. David Beckham |
6. Indira Gandhi |
7. Deepika Padukone |
7. Brett Lee |
7. Rahul Gandhi |
8. Shahrukh Khan |
8. Khali |
8. Abdul Kalam |
9. Mallika Sherawat |
9. Kaka |
9. Manmohan Singh |
10. Genelia D’souza |
10. Roger Federer |
10. Mayawati |
Most searched queries Movies |
Holiday Destinations |
Economic Concerns |
1. Jodha Akbar |
1. Goa |
1. Bombay Stock Exchange |
2. Dasavatharam |
2. Kerala |
2. Pay Commission |
3. Singh Is King |
3. Kashmir |
3. Income Tax |
4. Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na |
4. Dubai |
4. Gold Rates |
5. Jannat |
5. Singapore |
5. RBI |
6. Tashan |
6. Australia |
6. Inflation |
7. Ganesha |
7. London |
7. Crude Oil |
8. Fashion |
8. Shimla |
8. Budget 2008 |
9. Rock On |
9. Switzerland |
9. Forex Trading |
10. Race |
10. Manali |
10. Indian Economy |
Important Days |
Child Cartoon Characters |
How to do Stuff |
1. Independence Day |
1. Tom And Jerry |
1. How to reduce weight |
2. Valentine’s Day |
2. Ben 10 |
2. How to kiss |
3. Friendship Day |
3. Naruto |
3. How to earn money |
4. Teacher’s Day |
4. Mickey Mouse |
4. How to get pregnant |
5. Earth Day |
5. Spiderman |
5. How to learn english |
6. Republic Day |
6. Batman |
6. How to gain weight |
7. Mothers Day |
7. Pokemon |
7. How to play guitar |
8. Women’s Day |
8. Tweety |
8. How to create a website |
9. Father’s Day |
9. Superman |
9. How to impress a girl |
10. World Environment Day |
10. Donald Duck |
10. How to tie a tie |
“Please” requests
|
“Where” requests
|
“Why” requests
|
1. Please teacher |
1. Where the mind is without fear |
1. Why MBA |
2. Please note that |
2. Where there is a will there is a way |
2. Why should I hire you |
3. Please feel free |
3. Where eagles dare |
3. Why so serious |
4. Please do the needful |
4. Where to invest |
4. Why Walmart failed in Korea |
5. Please find attached |
5. Where the truth lies |
5. Why do people smoke |
6. Please help me |
6. Where is god |
6. Why is the sky blue |
7. Please investigate your browser |
7. Where the world meets |
7. Why did I get married |
8. Please don’t go |
8. Where is the love |
8. Why do we fall ill |
9. Please contact service provider |
9. Where is my boss |
9. Why did the chicken cross the road |
10. Please wait while we are opening the image for cropping |
10. Where is Mauritius |
10. Why do we dream |
Government Websites
|
“What is” requests
|
“How do I” requests
|
1. indianrail.gov.in |
1. what is global warming |
1. how do i enable javascript |
2. cbseresults.nic.in |
2. what is internet |
2. how do i live without you |
3. incometaxindia.gov.in |
3. what is computer |
3. how do i know ration card details in hyderabad |
4. mca.gov.in |
4. what is love |
4. how do i remove virus from my pc |
5. incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in |
5. what is repo rate |
5. how do i get rid of old acne scars |
6. passport.nic.in |
6. what is inflation |
6. how do i register a company in india |
7. tn.gov.in |
7. what is sensex |
7. how do i know i am pregnant |
8. cbse.nic.in |
8. what is bpo |
8. how do i breathe |
9. sebi.gov.in |
9. what is erp |
9. how do i write an authentication letter for art |
10. indiapost.gov.in |
10. what is mutual fund |
10. how do i get pregnant |
Price Query |
Looking for Cheap things |
Hindi Queries |
1. gold price |
1. cheap air tickets |
1. राशिफल |
2. mobile prices |
2. cheap web hosting |
2. फोटो गैलरी |
3. crude oil price |
3. cheap laptops |
3. शायरी हिन्दी |
4. nokia price list |
4. cheap hotels |
4. ऐश्वर्या राय |
5. iphone price |
5. cheap mobile phones |
5. इंडियन रेलवे |
6. steel prices |
6. cheap travel insurance |
6. कैटरीना कैफ |
7. share prices |
7. cheap domain registration |
7. समाचार |
8. laptop prices |
8. cheap car insurance |
8. हिन्दी गाने |
9. car prices |
9. cheap books |
9. जोक्स |
10. wholesale price index |
10. cheap package holidays |
10. ॐ |
Mumbai Queries |
Kolkata Queries |
Delhi Queries |
1. mtnl mumbai |
1. Calcutta telephones |
1. mtnl delhi |
2.cinemax |
2. List of colleges in West Bengal |
2. mcd |
3.apnaloan |
3. induna.com |
3. dvat |
4.mhada |
4. air pollution pics |
4. delhi high court |
5.fame adlabs |
5. mobile videos download |
5. dda |
6.mtdc |
6. inox kolkata |
6. www.edudel.nic.in |
7.tardeo |
7. mandarmani |
7. delhi govt |
8.marathi |
8. pscwb |
8. affordable quality homes |
9.marathi news |
9. West Bengal tourism |
9. delhi police |
10.marathi kavita |
10. lici |
10. hardy thomas |