A Year in Search:
Google Releases Top Searched Terms of 2008 in UAE and 36 other countries in a Global website
• Who was the most-searched presidential candidate of 2008?
• Which gadget garned more interest: the wii-fit or the blackberry pearl?
• Were people searching Google for information about the economic crisis or the outcome of their favorite reality show?
Today, Google announced its annual Zeitgeist, a look at 2008 through the collective eyes of the world on the web. The 2008 Year-End Zeitgeist offers a unique perspective on the year's major events and hottest trends based on global searches, as well as searches conducted in UAE and 35 additional countries.
In the UAE the fastest rising lists of 2008 proved to be quite interesting with the Beijing Olympics, Sheikh Nasser Bin Zayed and the Atlantis Hotel rising to the top ten searches for this year. We also looked at what the top 10 most popular search terms related to the economy and the fastest rising lists of vacations, famous people and restaurants residents of the UAE are searching for.
In addition to telling us what people are curious about in the UAE, Google Zeitgeist tools also offer insight into which topics were of interest across the globe. This year, for the first time since its inception in 2001, we have taken a deep dive into global search information across more than 30 countries and published our findings all in one place: the Google Zeitgeist 2008 website. This year's global fastest rising searches show interest in global events such as the Beijing Olympics and Euro 2008, with a number of American politicians and international social networking sites showing up as well:
Global Fastest Rising Queries
sarah palin
beijing 2008
facebook login
tuenti
heath ledger
obama
nasza klasa
wer kennt wen
euro 2008
jonas brothers
To see more information about Google Zeitgeist across the globe and the full UAE lists take a look at the site:google.com/zeitgeist2008
UAE Fastest Rising Queries
بكين 2008 Beijing -- 2008
ناصر بن زايد -- Nasser Bin Zayed
Facebook
Bahrain Air
Obama
هانا مونتانا -- Hannah Montana
يوتيوب -- YouTube
Emirates ID
Atlantis Dubai
Heath Ledger
UAE Most Popular Queries
Dubai
UAE
الامارات -- The Emirates
العاب -- Toys
دبي -- Dubai
صور -- images
News
أغاني -- songs
youtube
games
UAE's Top 10 Most Popular Search Terms on the Economy
uae economy -- إقتصاد الإمارات
indian economy
إقتصاد الكويت-- Economy of Kuwait
World Economy
Inflation
Recession
النفط -- oil
Economy of Japan
IMF
gold price
UAE's Fastest Rising Vacation Queries
Hawaii
الفجيرة-- Fujairah
Maldives
Greece
النمسا -- Austria
لبنان -- Lebanon
Thailand
Turkey
صلالة -- Salalah
Italy
UAE Fastest Rising Queries of Famous Individuals
ناصر بن زايد -- Nasser Bin Zayed
Obama
Heath Ledger
Miley Cyrus
تامر حسني -- Tamer Husni
راشد الماجد -- Rashid Al Majid
Rihanna
اليسا -- Elissa
العفاسي -- Al Afassi
فيروز -- Fairuz
UAE Fastest Rising Restaurant Queries
Al Mahara Restaurant
Frankies Restaurant
Caravan Restaurant
Automatic Restaurant
Kamat Restaurant
Teatro
Bice
Zuma
More Cafe
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