August 2004 Zeitgeist

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2003 Year-End Google Zeitgeist available here.

August 2004 Zeitgeist

Popular Google News Queries - August 2004      1. athens 2004      2. hurricane charley      3. olympics      4. bush      5. john kerry      6. scott peterson      7. rick james      8. phish      9. kobe bryant    10. hurricane frances Fun Fact August 2004 Who were the most popular 2004 Olympic Gold Medalists? Popular Olympics Queries August 2004      1. olympics      2. olympics 2004      3. athens olympics      4. olympics schedule      5. summer olympics Popular Hurricane Queries August 2004      1. hurricane charley      2. national hurricane center      3. hurricane frances      4. hurricane charley      5. hurricane andrew Popular Football Queries August 2004      1. football      2. fantasy football      3. nfl      4. college football      5. fantasy football rankings

Google Image Search Queries

Popular 2004 Olympic Medalists - August 2004      1. michael phelps      2. carly patterson      3. svetlana khorkina      4. ian thorpe      5. misty may Popular "Simpsons" August 2004      1. jessica simpson      2. ashlee simpson      3. simpsons      4. bart simpson      5. homer simpson Popular Sequels August 2004      1. shrek 2      2. halo 2      3. 2 fast 2 furious      4. spiderman 2      5. doom 3

International Google Zeitgeist

United Kingdom Popular Women August 2004      1. britney spears      2. christina aguilera      3. paris hilton      4. katie price      5. jennifer ellison Popular Queries August 2004      1. athens      2. big brother      3. get a job online      4. olympics      5. holidays      6. cbbc      7. national lottery      8. dictionary      9. cheap holidays    10. usher Popular Airlines August 2004      1. easyjet      2. ryanair      3. british airways      4. bmi      5. virgin Canada Popular Fashion Brands August 2004      1. louis vuitton      2. von dutch      3. diesel      4. prada      5. holt renfrew Popular Queries August 2004      1. lindsay lohan      2. family guy      3. avril lavigne      4. olympics      5. inuyasha      6. chad michael murray      7. canadian idol      8. westjet      9. mls    10. toronto star Popular Men August 2004      1. eminem      2. michael phelps      3. bam margera      4. david beckham      5. tom welling Germany Popular Women August 2004      1. paris hilton      2. christina aguilera      3. britney spears      4. jeanette biedermann      5. pamela anderson Popular Queries August 2004      1. olympia      2. routenplaner      3. olympische spiele      4. last minute      5. arbeitsamt      6. songtexte      7. horoskop      8. billig flüge      9. witze    10. hochzeit Popular German Cities August 2004      1. berlin      2. hamburg      3. münchen      4. köln      5. dresden Spain Popular Women August 2004      1. britney spears      2. avril lavigne      3. catwoman      4. barbie      5. halle berry Popular Queries August 2004      1. renfe      2. juegos      3. sport      4. horoscopo      5. infojobs      6. iberia      7. real madrid      8. olimpiadas      9. juegos olimpicos    10. el codigo da vinci Popular Sports August 2004      1. futbol      2. natacion      3. atletismo      4. tenis      5. ciclismo France Popular Sports August 2004      1. natation      2. judo      3. gymnastique      4. escrime      5. cyclisme Popular Queries August 2004      1. jeux      2. france      3. meteo      4. anpe      5. britney spears      6. skyblog      7. humour      8. michelin      9. jeux olympiques    10. marjolaine Popular Telecom Queries August 2004      1. orange      2. sfr      3. france telecom      4. bouygues telecom      5. cegetel Italy Popular Italian Singers August 2004      1. vasco rossi      2. tiziano ferro      3. eros ramazzotti      4. renato zero      5. paolo meneguzzi Popular Queries August 2004      1. olimpiadi      2. last minute      3. calciomercato      4. repubblica      5. gazzetta      6. ansa      7. atene 2004      8. inter      9. avril lavigne    10. ferrari Popular Athletes August 2004      1. valentino rossi      2. tania cagnotto      3. nadia comaneci      4. francesca piccinini      5. federica pellegrini The Netherlands Popular Fashion Brands August 2004      1. evisu      2. von dutch      3. louis vuitton      4. gucci      5. ugg Popular Queries August 2004      1. olympische spelen      2. spongebob      3. ajax      4. hilary duff      5. jojo      6. lindsay lohan      7. evisu      8. orlando bloom      9. anwb    10. feyenoord Popular Men August 2004      1. orlando bloom      2. cristiano ronaldo      3. brad pitt      4. 2pac      5. 50 cent Australia Popular Olympic Stars August 2004      1. ian thorpe      2. grant hackett      3. tamsyn lewis      4. lauren jackson      5. jodie henry Popular Queries August 2004      1. olympics      2. qantas      3. ian thorpe      4. australian idol      5. virgin blue      6. usher      7. afl      8. hilary duff      9. the oc    10. nrl Popular OC Stars August 2004      1. adam brody      2. mischa barton      3. rachel bilson      4. benjamin mackenzie      5. samaire armstrong Japan Popular Music-Related Queries - August 2004      1. 浜崎あゆみ (Ayumi Hamasaki)      2. 徳永善也 (Yoshiha Tokunaga)      3. 歌詞 (lyrics)      4. 中島美嘉 (Mika Nakajima)      5. チェッカーズ (checkers) Popular Queries August 2004      1. athens      2. 台風情報 (typhoon information)      3. 天気予報 (weather forecast)      4. 綾瀬はるか (Haruka Ayase,             actress)      5. 壁紙 (wallpaper)      6. 冬のソナタ (popular Korean             TV series)      7. winny      8. 翻訳 (translation)      9. オリンピック (Olympics)    10. 高校野球 (high school             baseball) Popular Car-Related Queries - August 2004      1. 中古車 (used car)      2. 日産 (Nissan)      3. レンタカー (rental car)      4. オートバックス (Autobacs)      5. マツダ (Mazda) Korea Popular Queries August 2004     1. 올림픽 (Olympics)     2. 풀하우스 (TV series            "Full House")     3. 파리의 연인 (TV series            "Lovers in Paris")     4. 동방신기 (boy band            "Dong Bang Shin Gi")     5. 구미호 외전 (TV series            "Gumiho Wejun")     6. 허무송 (a running joke of            abbreviated songs)     7. 김태희 (actress Kim Tae-hee)     8. 정은임 (anchorwoman            Jung Eun-im)     9. 전지현 (actress Jun Ji-hyun)   10. 강동원 (actor Kang Dong-won) China  Popular Queries August 2004     1. 奥运会 (Olympic Games)     2. christina aguilera     3. 大唐双龙传 (a popular             TV series)     4. 言情小说 (romance novel)     5. 金山词霸 (online dictionary)     6. 七里香 (song lyrics of pop singer             Jay Chau)     7. 传奇私服 (a popular             video game)     8. 明成皇后 (popular Korean TV             series)     9. 在线翻译 (translation online)   10. 社会实践报告 (report for             social issues) Russia Popular Queries August 2004      1. Ремонт Epson (Epson repair)      2. Карта Москвы             (map of Moscow)      3. Отдых в Турции             (vacation in Turkey)      4. Рыбалка (fishing)      5. 1 сентября (September 1)      6. Школа (school)      7. Египет (Egypt)      8. Аэропорт Домодедово             (airport Domodedovo)      9. Футбол (soccer)    10. adsl провайдер             (adsl provider) Finland  Popular Queries August 2004      1. irc-galleria      2. britney spears      3. harry potter      4. kissa      5. pelit      6. runescape      7. nalle puh      8. avoimet työpaikat      9. paris hilton    10. taustakuvat Norway  Popular Queries August 2004      1. britney spears      2. vg      3. cristiano ronaldo      4. pokemon      5. simpsons      6. tattoo      7. humor      8. finn.no      9. dagbladet    10. metallica Sweden Popular Queries August 2004      1. aftonbladet      2. britney spears      3. blocket      4. paris hilton      5. dc++      6. lunarstorm      7. snyggast      8. expressen      9. cristiano ronaldo    10. victoria silvstedt Brazil Popular Queries August 2004      1. olimpiadas      2. receita federal      3. cavaleiros do zodiaco      4. folclore brasileiro      5. linkin park      6. dia dos pais      7. futebol      8. mitologia grega      9. mensagens de amor    10. garfield Denmark  Popular Queries August 2004      1. heste      2. dmi      3. ol      4. pokemon      5. bornholm      6. horoskop      7. ekstrabladet      8. cykler      9. harry potter    10. ikea

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