March 2004 Zeitgeist

Google Zeitgeist - Search patterns, trends, and surprises according to Google

2003 Year-End Google Zeitgeist available here.

March 2004 Zeitgeist

Top News Queries March 2004      1. iraq      2. india      3. haiti      4. china      5. martha stewart      6. george w bush      7. john kerry      8. howard stern      9. kobe bryant    10. american idol Popular Retailers March 2004      1. walmart      2. home depot      3. best buy      4. target      5. circuit city      6. sears      7. lowes      8. costco      9. ikea    10. office depot Operating Systems Used to Access Google - Mar. 2004 Popular Spring Break- Related Queries - Mar. 2004      1. hotels      2. bikini      3. spring break      4. hawaii      5. mexico Popular Internet Tools/Services - Mar. 2004      1. dictionary      2. yellow pages      3. mortgage calculator      4. consumer reports      5. currency converter Fun Fact March 2004 When it comes to prom, are teenage girls more concerned about their dress or their hairstyle? According to Google, searches for prom dresses were about 50 percent greater than searches for hairstyles. Popular Entertainment- Related Queries - Mar. 2004      1. american idol      2. grand theft auto san          andreas      3. online games      4. william hung      5. wwe Popular Airlines March 2004      1. southwest airlines      2. american airlines      3. united airlines      4. continental airlines      5. delta airlines

Web Browsers Used to Access Google March 2001 - March 2004 Languages Used to Access Google September 2003 - March 2004

Google Image Search Queries

Popular Cartoons March 2004      1. south park      2. pokemon      3. the simpsons      4. winnie the pooh      5. spongebob Popular Music-Related Queries - March 2004      1. blink 182      2. linkin park      3. metallica      4. evanescence      5. black eyed peas Popular Holiday-Related Queries - March 2004      1. leprechaun      2. ostern      3. shamrock      4. st patricks day      5. easter bunny

International Google Zeitgeist

United Kingdom Popular TV Shows March 2004      1. simpsons      2. eastenders      3. charmed      4. top of the pops      5. sex in the city Popular Animals March 2004      1. dogs      2. cats      3. fish      4. dolphins      5. dragon      6. tiger      7. monkey      8. horse      9. rabbits    10. piglet Popular Women March 2004      1. britney spears      2. christina aguilera      3. paris hilton      4. beyonce      5. pamela anderson Canada Popular Musicians March 2004      1. britney spears      2. hilary duff      3. christina aguilera      4. 50 cent      5. metallica Popular Queries March 2004      1. britney spears      2. hilary duff      3. inuyasha      4. future shop      5. nhl      6. ferrari      7. american idol      8. elisha cuthbert      9. mls    10. revenue canada Popular Men March 2004      1. johnny depp      2. 50 cent      3. eminem      4. william hung      5. orlando bloom Germany Popular Cities March 2004      1. berlin      2. london      3. hamburg      4. new york      5. münchen Popular Queries March 2004      1. routenplaner      2. telefonbuch      3. wetter      4. big brother      5. paris hilton      6. songtexte      7. arbeitsamt      8. aldi      9. tatoo    10. ostern Popular Cars March 2004      1. bmw      2. ferrari      3. mercedes      4. porsche      5. vw Spain Popular Men March 2004      1. david bisbal      2. fernando alonso      3. orlando bloom      4. ronaldinho      5. fernando torres Popular Queries March 2004      1. el pais      2. el mundo      3. atentado madrid      4. cadena ser      5. telecinco      6. renfe      7. david bisbal      8. aznar      9. madrid    10. fernando alonso Popular Women March 2004      1. beyonce      2. chenoa      3. angelina jolie      4. hilary duff      5. jennifer lopez France Popular Women March 2004      1. britney spears      2. lorie      3. pamela anderson      4. christina aguilera      5. jennifer lopez Popular Queries March 2004      1. pages jaunes      2. anpe      3. fnac      4. ebay      5. meteo      6. humour      7. britney spears      8. manga      9. lorie    10. impots Top Media Queries March 2004      1. le monde      2. tf1      3. skyrock      4. m6      5. le parisien Italy Popular Brands March 2004      1. ferrari      2. ryanair      3. alitalia      4. nokia      5. ikea Popular Queries March 2004      1. grande fratello      2. trenitalia      3. titanium card      4. repubblica      5. ferrari      6. manga      7. ryanair      8. valentino rossi      9. inter    10. vasco rossi Popular Sports-Related Queries - March 2004      1. inter      2. calciomercato      3. gazzetta dello sport      4. snai      5. wrestling The Netherlands Popular Countries March 2004      1. marokko      2. egypte      3. turkije      4. nederland      5. spanje Popular Queries March 2004      1. idols      2. britney spears      3. hilary duff      4. christina aguilera      5. orlando bloom      6. voetbal      7. ajax      8. usher      9. 2pac    10. black eyed peas Cartoon Characters March 2004      1. spongebob      2. nemo      3. shin chan      4. winnie the pooh      5. bart simpson Australia Popular Australian Attractions - March 2004      1. great barrier reef      2. melbourne      3. sydney      4. sydney opera house      5. melbourne comedy festival Popular Queries March 2004      1. christina aguilera      2. the simpsons      3. qantas      4. britney spears      5. blink 182      6. orlando bloom      7. virgin blue      8. finding nemo      9. eminem    10. baggy green Popular Movies March 2004      1. finding nemo      2. lord of the rings      3. pirates of the carribbean      4. passion of the christ      5. 2 fast 2 furious Japan Top Current Affairs March 2004      1. � (cherry blossoms)      2. �定申告          (final income tax return)      3. いかりや�介 (chosuke ikariya)      4. 又野�治 (seiji matano)      5. 六本木ヒルズ          (roppongi hills) Popular Queries March 2004      1. 地� (map)      2. 阿部�理子 (ruriko abe)      3. winny      4. 壁� (wallpaper)      5. 上�　彩 (aya ueto)      6. 翻� (translation)      7. au      8. 小��子 (yuko ogura)      9. 吉�美� (miho yoshioka)    10. モンスタ�ハンタ�           (monster hunter) Popular TV Dramas March 2004      1. 白い巨塔 (white large tower)      2. 牡丹と�薇 (botan to bara)      3. 砂の器 (sand vessel)      4. 冬のソナタ (fuyu no sonata)      5. プライド (pride)

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Zeitgeist Explained... zeit・geist | Pronunciation: 'tsIt-"gIst, 'zIt | Function: noun | Etymology: German, from Zeit (time) + Geist (spirit) | Date: 1884 | Meaning: the general intellectual, moral, and cultural climate of an era By permission from Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary at www.Merriam-Webster.com by Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. This information is free for your use, with the appropriate attribution to Google Inc. We welcome your feedback, suggestions, and questions.