Google Zeitgeist
is out with its
list of 2010’s most popular search terms
.
The fastest-rising search of the year was
chatroulette
, the popular and random video chat site. Also among the top terms:
ipad
,
justin bieber
,
nicki minaj
,
friv
,
myxer
,
katy perry
,
twitter
,
gamezer
, and
facebook
. The
most-searched global events
included the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, the World Cup in South Africa, the BP oil spill, the earthquake in Haiti—and remember that ash cloud from the unpronounceable volcano in Iceland? Perhaps most poignant are this year fastest-falling search terms. They include failed bank
wamu
(Washington Mutual) and failed retailer
circuit city
, the late great
michael jackson
, and the alive but fading
susan boyle
.
