What were Canadians’ Top Google Searches in 2011?
Google released its snapshot of the year 2011 by listing the top searches in terms of fastest rising, by images, by news, by “What is…?” and so on. Without getting too personal, what were Canadians looking for? The top 10 fastest rising searches for Canadians using Google had the 2011 Census in first place. Other notable searches included Rebecca Black in fourth spot, Japan Earthquake in sixth position, Jack Layton in eighth place, and Royal Wedding in ninth spot.
The top 10 images searches for Canadians had Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, and Kim Kardashian in the top three positions respectively. The top 10 Google News searches by Canadians had Japan, Vancouver Canucks, and Libya in first, second, and third place. Fifth spot fell to the Blue Jays; while Stephen Harper was number ten in Google News searches.
In the “What is…?” top 10 search list, Canadians were most interested in “Love”, followed by “Wikipedia”, “Android” and “Tumblr” in the second, third, and fourth positions respectively.
Go to Google Zeitgeist 2011 for full details on the top global Google searches and top searches by other countries (subdivided by continents).
Toronto Public Library offers a series of free Web Basics workshops in various library branch locations to teach people how to search the Internet. Consult the Computer & Library Training list to find a suitable workshop at a convenient location and time. Both basic keyboarding and computer mouse experience are recommended to enroll in the Web Basics workshops.
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