I love these things.... Yahoo has released their report on the top trends in search for 2007. The data is based on billions of searches conducted via Yahoo Search and cover everything from environmental issues, political searches, economic concerns, celebrity searches (yawn) and technological innovations. To come up with the Top Trends of 2007, Yahoo analyzed search queries based on a number of factors, including absolute volume and growth versus previous periods, to see which themes and trends bubble to the surface. In essence these were the buzzwords being search for in Yahoo in 2007.
The Top 10 News Stories of 2007
- Saddam Hussein
- Iran
- Iraq
- President George W. Bush
- Oil and Gas Prices
- Barack Obama
- Hillary Rodham Clinton
- San Diego Fires
- Afghanistan
- Virginia Tech
Top Technology Searches for 2007
- YouTube
- Wikipedia
- Facebook
- iTunes
- iPod
- iPhone
- Nintendo Wii
- XBox
- Sony PlayStation 3
- Guitar Hero
I would have thought that iPhone, Facebook and Guitar Hero would have all been a little higher. Still, cool category none-the-less.
Top Environmental Searches for 2007
- RecyclingGlobal Warming
- Freecycle
- Earth
- Pollution
- Al Gore
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Live Earth
- Hybrid Cars
- Solar Energy
Labels: Yahoo Top Search Trends 2007 |
