Fastest rising internet searches 2011 - edit

Redhog14
Redhog14 Posts: 1,377
edited December 2011 in The bottom bracket
I'd like to congratulate myself on not contributing to any of the top ten internet searches of 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16181761
@surroundedbh

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  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    edited December 2011
    I can quite happily say I don't know what (or who) 4 of those are!

    :D
  • OffTheBackAdam
    OffTheBackAdam Posts: 1,869
    Let's see.

    Royal Wedding
    I knew it was on, so why "Google" it?

    iPhone 5
    Is there one? Oh well.

    FIFA 12
    Is this a computer game or some tournament?

    Groupon
    Yep, I know of them.

    iPad 2
    Don't want one, not interested.

    Ryan Dunn
    Who?

    Adele
    Singer, I think.

    Minecraft
    Computer game?

    Rebecca Black
    Who?

    Ed Sheeran
    Who?

    Yep, I've not looked up any of these either! :D
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  • Cleat Eastwood
    Cleat Eastwood Posts: 7,508
    come on be honest - how many of you have actually now googled Ed Sheeran?
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  • MattC59
    MattC59 Posts: 5,408
    I haven't googled Ed Shearan, but having seen him at Reading festival, I suspect that a google search would reply with:

    "Ginger haired, whiney, full of his own self importance, posh kid with a guitar"
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  • Mad Roadie
    Mad Roadie Posts: 710
    Cleat Eastwood wrote:
    come on be honest - how many of you have actually now googled Ed Sheeran?
    who?
  • GiantMike
    GiantMike Posts: 3,139
    The top 10 list is the list of the 'fastest rising' searches. Therefore, as there wasn't a Royal Wedding last year and there was one this year you would expect there to be a significant rise in searches for it. However, it's not the top search. And being sloppy journalists they don't provide a link to the source. And I'm not gonna Google it.

    [ETA] I did Google it, and the Top Google search for 2011 was......

    GIRLS IN LYRCA SHORTS

    followed closely by

    MALES IN SAUCY SKIMPY THONGS

    I'm assimung there's a women's forum somewhere with a very disturbing thread running :shock:
  • Yossie
    Yossie Posts: 2,600
    GiantMike wrote:
    The top 10 list is the list of the 'fastest rising' searches. Therefore, as there wasn't a Royal Wedding last year and there was one this year you would expect there to be a significant rise in searches for it. However, it's not the top search. And being sloppy journalists they don't provide a link to the source. And I'm not gonna Google it.

    [ETA] I did Google it, and the Top Google search for 2011 was......

    GIRLS IN LYRCA SHORTS

    followed closely by

    MALES IN SAUCY SKIMPY THONGS

    I'm assimung there's a women's forum somewhere with a very disturbing thread running :shock:

    And that's what happens when you let them get away fornm the sink, the hoover and pain killer less child birth. That Pankhurst burd has a lot to answer for, I can tell you that much.
  • Omar Little
    Omar Little Posts: 2,010
    Would any of these searches make it into the non censored version?

    Maybe the Royal Wedding would sneak in - but only when you add Pippa Middletons Arse (or indeed ass, bum and buttocks) to the search terms
  • beverick
    beverick Posts: 3,461
    Omar Little wrote:
    ............

    Maybe the Royal Wedding would sneak in - but only when you add Pippa Middletons ars* (or indeed ass, bum and buttocks) to the search terms

    My mother still comes over all "...offended from Leeds" when she hears the name Pippa Middleton. In fact, I expect her to jump up and shout, in a "Father Ted" sort of way, something along the lines of 'tart' or 'stumpet' or the like.

    BTW, who are Ryan Dunn, Rebecca Black and Ed Sheeran? I now feel compelled to find out but it would mean resorting to 'google'!

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  • jimmythecuckoo
    jimmythecuckoo Posts: 4,719
    Was BR Cake stop number 11?
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,663
    I can't believe Speed King and Be Warned didn't make the top 10. I can only assume they are so famous that no-one needed to search for them? Or as it was by growth the main surge was last year.

    Think I might add one to the 2011 royal wedding Pippa's backside image searches as I haven't seen a photo for a while and my mind needs refreshing :wink:

    I've heard of Ed Sheeran (due to having a teenage daughter) but not a clue on Ryan Dunn or Rebecca Black - guess which one I'm off to look up?!
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,663
    Right, shouldn't have bothered - she was responsible for one of the worst songs of the year (which is quite an achievement when there's so much competition for the title!).
  • Redhog14
    Redhog14 Posts: 1,377
    Strangely on the basis that I did not look them up so far in 2011 I still feel no need to educate myself further as to who or what they are...
    @surroundedbh

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