Google Releases 2008 Zeitgeist Rankings

By David Chen/Dec. 10, 2008 12:31 pm EST

Google recently released their 2008 Zeitgeist rankings, an amalgamation of billions of search queries that may or may not collectively define what captured the world’s spirit this year. From their “Top of Mind” section, they have a listing of “Fond Farewells,” those that passed away who were most searched for and many of whom are names we recognize:

  1. Heath Ledger
  2. Bernie Mac
  3. Tim Russert
  4. Isaac Hayes
  5. George Carlin
  6. Brad Renfro
  7. Randy Pausch
  8. Paul Newman
  9. Boyd Coddington
  10. Michael Crichton Their Showbiz section also features the graph above and a listing of the most searched for movie trailers:
  11. Dark Knight
  12. Iron Man
  13. Hulk
  14. Star Wars
  15. Indiana Jones
  16. Twilight
  17. Spiderman
  18. Superman
  19. Terminator
  20. Harry Potter. Finally, you can see the graph above for some of the most popular movies of the year. I’m heartened to see Del Toro’s Hellboy on the list and discouraged that Hancock was as popular on Google as it was in theaters (still dreading that sequel). Check out their main website for a full listing of all the rankings.

Google Releases 2008 Zeitgeist Rankings

By David Chen/Dec. 10, 2008 12:31 pm EST

Google recently released their 2008 Zeitgeist rankings, an amalgamation of billions of search queries that may or may not collectively define what captured the world’s spirit this year. From their “Top of Mind” section, they have a listing of “Fond Farewells,” those that passed away who were most searched for and many of whom are names we recognize:

  1. Heath Ledger

  2. Bernie Mac

  3. Tim Russert

  4. Isaac Hayes

  5. George Carlin

  6. Brad Renfro

  7. Randy Pausch

  8. Paul Newman

  9. Boyd Coddington

  10. Michael Crichton Their Showbiz section also features the graph above and a listing of the most searched for movie trailers:

  11. Dark Knight

  12. Iron Man

  13. Hulk

  14. Star Wars

  15. Indiana Jones

  16. Twilight

  17. Spiderman

  18. Superman

  19. Terminator

  20. Harry Potter. Finally, you can see the graph above for some of the most popular movies of the year. I’m heartened to see Del Toro’s Hellboy on the list and discouraged that Hancock was as popular on Google as it was in theaters (still dreading that sequel). Check out their main website for a full listing of all the rankings.

  21. Heath Ledger

  22. Bernie Mac

  23. Tim Russert

  24. Isaac Hayes

  25. George Carlin

  26. Brad Renfro

  27. Randy Pausch

  28. Paul Newman

  29. Boyd Coddington

  30. Michael Crichton

Their Showbiz section also features the graph above and a listing of the most searched for movie trailers:

  1. Dark Knight

  2. Iron Man

  3. Hulk

  4. Star Wars

  5. Indiana Jones

  6. Twilight

  7. Spiderman

  8. Superman

  9. Terminator

  10. Harry Potter.

Finally, you can see the graph above for some of the most popular movies of the year. I’m heartened to see Del Toro’s Hellboy on the list and discouraged that Hancock was as popular on Google as it was in theaters (still dreading that sequel). Check out their main website for a full listing of all the rankings.