Google Zeitgeist Tells Who Was The #1 Dead Celebrity in 2009?

Another year has come and gone, and Google is taking a moment to look back at the happenings of 2009—the people, events and memories that made this year unique. Each year, they examine the billions of queries that people around the world have typed into Google search to discover the zeitgeist—the spirit of the times.

The Zeitgeist is a fun tool to look at the most popular terms of the given year. However, Google trends should always be on the radar of bloggers and merchants for ways to use what is hot to drive traffic to the top funnel of your process. Google Trends measures the fastest growing search terms on the web. Businesses should continue to study the top search trends on Google in order to take advantage of popular topics to drive traffic to their sites.

So of course I am mister morbid insanity, so I will reprint the Dead Celebrities top 10 list for you…

Rest In Peace

1. michael jackson
2. billy mays
3. steve mcnair
4. dj am
5. david carradine
6. farrah fawcett
7. patrick swayze
8. marilyn chambers
9. walter cronkite
10. les paul

But go over to the Zeitgeist home page and see some of the other fun stuff you can get there. You can see the top search terms for your city, or in the news, or in sports. It really is some interesting stuff.

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