Fellow voxian (little voice?), Eric, takes note of the dismally high search counts for celebrities at Yahoo.com’s 2005 wrap-up, puzzling over just what people are searching for. We’ll always have a fascination with the sensational or novel as humans. I wonder though, if Google’s “Top Gainers” list doesn’t speak to this question more. Take a look:
| Google.com - Top Gainers of 2005 |
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| 1. Myspace 2. Ares 3. Baidu 4. wikipedia 5. orkut 6. iTunes 7. Sky News 8. World of Warcraft 9. Green Day 10. Leonardo da Vinci |
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Take note of online community, My Space; Chinese search engine, Baidu; collaborative encyclopedia, Wikipedia; social networking tool, Orkut; music outlet, iTunes; UK news outlet, Sky News; multiplayer game, World of Warcraft; music group, Green Day; and “Code”-inspiring Leonardo.
What are people looking for? I think it’s much of what they’ve always been searching for. They’re looking for people to share life with, true knowledge and wisdom to build life on, rest from a hard day’s work and something that acknowledges the mystery of life. Perhaps we’re headed into the mystic after all.
Plenty of more intriguing search info here.
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