October/November 2003 Zeitgeist

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2002 Year-End Google Zeitgeist available here.

October/November 2003 Zeitgeist

Popular Queries Oct. - Nov. 2003      1. halloween      2. paris hilton      3. matrix      4. michael jackson      5. thanksgiving      6. finding nemo      7. prince charles      8. kill bill      9. texas chainsaw massacre    10. soccer Popular Retailers Oct. - Nov. 2003      1. ikea      2. walmart      3. best buy      4. toys r us      5. circuit city      6. sears      7. home depot      8. target      9. lowes    10. kmart Operating Systems Used to Access Google Oct. - Nov. 2003 Fun Fact... Oct. - Nov. 2003 October and November are prime months for hosting parties and get-togethers, which explains the increase in number of recipe-related searches from September:   Popular News Oct. - Nov. 2003      1. roy horn      2. schwarzenegger      3. california fires      4. iraq      5. paris hilton      6. afghanistan      7. walmart      8. michael jackson      9. matrix    10. kobe bryant

Web Browsers Used to Access Google March 2001 - November 2003 Languages Used to Access Google March 2001 - November 2003

Google Image Search Queries

Popular Halloween Searches - Oct. - Nov. 2003      1. halloween      2. pumpkin      3. ghost      4. witch      5. halloween costumes Popular Films Oct. - Nov. 2003      1. matrix      2. lord of the rings      3. 2 fast 2 furious      4. scarface      5. finding nemo Popular Bands Oct. - Nov. 2003      1. linkin park      2. metallica      3. good charlotte      4. evanescence      5. slipknot

International Google Zeitgeist

United Kingdom Popular Queries Oct. - Nov. 2003      1. bbc      2. christina aguilera      3. easyjet      4. eastenders      5. david blaine      6. concorde      7. rachel stevens      8. sean paul      9. kill bill    10. london underground Canada Popular Queries Oct. - Nov. 2003      1. halloween      2. simpsons      3. good charlotte      4. loft story      5. jennifer lopez      6. air canada      7. pumpkin carving      8. avril lavigne      9. family guy    10. soccer Germany Popular Queries Oct. - Nov. 2003      1. manga      2. aldi      3. winterreifen      4. heidi klum      5. tchibo      6. herr der ringe      7. dido      8. elektroheizung      9. germanwings    10. schwangerschaft France Popular Queries Oct. - Nov. 2003      1. sncf      2. anpe      3. voila      4. star academy      5. tf1      6. le monde      7. michelin      8. la poste      9. air france    10. lorie Italy Popular Queries Oct. - Nov. 2003      1. halloween      2. trenitalia      3. la repubblica      4. ryanair      5. rossella brescia      6. quattroruote      7. codice fiscale      8. isola dei famosi      9. smallville    10. milan The Netherlands Popular Queries Oct. - Nov. 2003      1. halloween      2. spongebob      3. eminem      4. christina aguilera      5. sinterklaas      6. jennifer lopez      7. ajax      8. shin chan      9. beyonce    10. voetbal Spain Popular Queries Oct. - Nov. 2003      1. gran hermano      2. halloween      3. el mundo      4. orlando bloom      5. real madrid      6. la caixa      7. telecinco      8. matrix      9. disney    10. barcelona Japan Popular Queries Oct. - Nov. 2003      1. 日本ブレイク工�             (construction company)      2. �� (fall colors)      3. 阪神タイガ�ス             (baseball team)      4. ユニクロ (fashion brand)      5. 地震 (earthquake)      6. 日本シリ�ズ (japan series)      7. ぴあ (event ticket sales)      8. �京モ�タ�ショ�             (tokyo motor show)      9. 探�ファイル             (detective web site)    10. 歌� (song lyrics) Australia Popular Queries Oct. - Nov. 2003      1. australian idol      2. rugby world cup      3. eminem      4. christina aguilera      5. qantas      6. halloween      7. britney spears      8. orlando bloom      9. finding nemo    10. delta goodrem

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