Friday, August 19, 2005

Google Zeitgeist...sad, sad commentary

This is the week of Israel's Gaza withdrawal, breaking news about a looming flu pandemic and a surge of activities in Iraq.
And here is the list of terms according to Google Zeitgeist, attracting the greatest number of inquiries for the week ending August 15, 2005.
1.pga
2.cindy sheehan
3.courtney love
4.terrell owens
5.tommy lee
6.gas prices
7.britney spears sue
8.dana reeve
9.dove ads
10.meteor shower
11.matthew mcgrory
12.sin city
13.pamela rogers turner
14.kimberly stewart
15.rolling stones

Sleep well America.

"No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public." (H.L. Mencken)
Or, it seems, the intelligence, curiosity or sense of priority.

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Speaking of taste (or lack thereof) check out this post by Jeff Jarvis about yet another bad-tasting variant on beer. Don't miss the comments.

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