Top 10 Best Fastest Rising Google Searches Of 2011
At the end of every year search engine giant Google performs a huge task of sorting trillions of search queries to determine the Top 10 most searched and fastest rising terms during the year. As 2011 comes closer to its end, the Top 10 list has been revealed.
What mattered in 2011? Zeitgeist sorted billions of Google searches to capture the year’s 10 fastest-rising global queries and the rest of the spirit of 2011.
10. iPad 2
The second generation iPad took the world by storm when more than 500,000 unites were sold on its debut weekend. Seen as a sleeker, lightweight alternative to its predecessor, iPad 2 sold out across virtually all channels in its first week.
9. Steve Jobs
The 9th fastest rising term in 2011 was “Steve Jobs, the wizard who transformed the Tech industry and inspired millions of people around the world with his passion and creativity. The technological visionary revolutionized the way people live and work with the aid of Mac computers, iPods, iPhones, and iPads.
8. 東京 電力
The Japanese government ordered the evacuation of thousands of residents living near the 東京 電力 (TEPCO) Fukushima I Plant after the 2011 earthquake badly damaged several nuclear reactors.
7. Adele
Adele rocked the music industry with the release of her sophomore album “21,” which sold 208,000 copies in the UK in its first week and debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart for 16 consecutive weeks.
6. iPhone 5
Consumers and analysts alike anticipated the release of Apple’s newest smartphone many months prior to its arrival. Rumored features included a larger screen, edge-to-edge glass, an 8 megapixel camera, and extensive voice controls. Many believed the phone would be called the iPhone 5.
5. Battlefield 3
The highly anticipated release of EA’s first-person shooter video game, Battlefield 3, sold 5 million copies in its first week.
4. Casey Anthony
Young mother Casey Anthony was charged with first-degree murder when the remains of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee were found in a wooded area near her home in Orlando, Florida. A jury found her not guilty on July 5, 2011
.3. Ryan Dunn
Ryan Dunn was renowned for his daredevil stunts on the reality TV shows “Jackass” and “Viva La Bam. He lost his life in a car accident on June 20, 2011 at the age of 34.
2. Google+
In June 2011, Google entered the social networking world with the launch of Google+. In the three weeks following its announcement, Google+ amassed a user base of more than 10 million people
1. Rebecca Black
Rebecca Black made a big splash on the Internet with the release of her 2011 pop single “Friday.” The music video catapulted the then 13-year-old to celebrity status after the video went viral, receiving over 167 million views on YouTube.
She was the first African-American to ever win an Oscar. Her performance as Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939) won her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She also happens to be the oldest African-American female to win at the age of 44. She was also a singer-songwriter, comedian, stage actress, radio performer, and television star. She also holds the credit for being the first African-American to sing on the radio in America. Most of her work in films was not credited to her, but some of it did. She has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one is for her radio work and the other is of course for her work in films. She was also inducted in the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame in 1975. She was further recognized with her own US postage stamp that made her the first African-American Oscar winner to be given that honour. She was known as a comic actress and won the role for Mammy when she auditioned wearing a real maid’s uniform.
He is a Bahamian-American actor, film director, author, and diplomat and is the first black person to win an Oscar for Best Actor for Lilies of the Filed (1963) and was the youngest black actor to win at the age of 37. He became the top box office star in 1967 with three big movie hits of that year. He was recognized as one of the Greatest Male Stars of All Time and was ranked at 22 on the list of 25 in 1999. He was further honoured with Honorary Award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2002. He was also given the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Barack Obama in 2009, which is the highest American civilian honour. He has been serving as Bahamian ambassador to Japan since 1997. He has won several awards in his acting career and has made documentaries too. He has also worked on television and written three autobiographical books.
He is an African-American actor who had won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley in An Officer and a Gentleman in 1982. He became the first African-American to win an Academy Award in that category. He has starred in numerous huge film productions over the period of his career. He has worked extensively on television as well, which earned for him more recognition and status as a performer than in the movies. He has done a bit of theatre work too. His new film The Grace Card released this year has him in the lead role.
Her real name is Caryn Elaine Johnson, but is famously known as Whoopi Goldberg. She is an African-America comedian, actress, singer-songwriter, political activist, author and talk show host. She won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Oda Mae Brown in the movie Ghost (1990). This made her the first African-American actress to get two acting nominations overall. She was previously nominated in the lead actress category for her debut film, The Color Purple (1985). She has starred in many well-known films and over the years has also established herself as a great television actress. She has also sung for her own movies. She has won many awards and nominations for her body of work from many different places. She is amongst those few entertainers who have won an Oscar, an Emmy, a Grammy, and a Tony Award. She also has her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Now you could see her hosting The View, which is popular amongst audiences.
He is an African-American actor who is widely known for his performance as Rod Tidwell in Jerry Maguire (1996), which won him the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. He has worked in many acclaimed and successful movies, which have also won awards and nominations for him. He has his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, which was given to him in 2002. Although not coming out as much as a lead actor on his own in movies, he has done films with dedication and justice to deliver the performances. He has an ability to do character roles, but is somehow perceived fit for comedy roles.
His real name is Eric Marlon Bishop, but is known to the world as Jamie Foxx. He is an African-American actor, singer-songwriter, stand-up comedian, and also talk radio host. He received global recognition with his performance as the singer Ray Charles in the film, Ray (2004). He got a clean sweep at all award shows for it. He became the first African-American actor to receive two nominations in the same year and also the first African-American actor to win for a musical film. He has also won a Grammy Award for his singing talent. His music has received praise and success amongst critics and fans alike. He has won other awards for his other movies as well. He got his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2007. He starred in Horrible Bosses this year and also voiced Nico in Rio.
He is an African-American actor, film director, aviator and a narrator. He won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Eddie “Scrap Iron” Dupris in Million Dollar Baby (2004). He became the oldest African-American male actor to win an Oscar at the age of 67. He is particularly known for a unique voice and has down many narrative works for films. He has also been part of many successful movies and has been nominated for Best Actor three times and twice for Best Supporting Actor, one of which he won. He has done acting on television as well. He received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Film Institute. He has got honorary degrees from Delta State University in 2006 and from Brown University in 2010. Recently, he appeared in Dolphin Tale as Dr. Cameron McCarthy.
He is an African-American actor, producer, and director, who won Oscar for Best Actor for his role as the notorious Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland (2006). This role has also won for him numerous other awards. He is widely recognized for strong character roles and for his television work. He is involved in activism for vegetarianism and supports People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). He is an honorary chief among the Igbo community of Nkwerre in Imo State, Nigeria and has the title of Nwannedinamba of Nkwerre, which means A Brother in a Foreign Land. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame which he got in 2007. Xavier University of Louisiana awarded him an Honorary Degree in 2009. He has studied yoga and Filipino martial arts. He will be seen in “Catch .44” which will be released soon
She is an African-American actress, recording artist and spokesperson. She won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Effie White in Dreamgirls (2006) and became the first African-American acting artist to win for a debut performance and also the youngest African-American to win an Academy Award at the age of 25. For this role, she won many other awards too. She is known for her singing talents more than acting, because as an artist this is her main field. She has won many awards for her songs and albums too. In fact she became famous for the first time as a finalist in the American Idol reality TV show. Since then, her music career is going strong. Her new album I Remember Me (2011) has been successful. She will be seen in a biographical film “Winnie” playing Nelson Mandela’s former wife.
She is known as Mo’Nique in the entertainment industry and is an African-American comedienne and actress. Her critically successful performance in Precious (2009) won her many awards and nominations including the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. She is the sixteenth African-American actress to get a nomination and fourth to win it and overall that makes her the twelfth winner in an acting category. Though she is generally known to play comic roles but she had a negative character in Precious. She also won awards for her television performances. Currently she is hosting The Mo’Nique Show since 2009 and has not done any films yet. She has also written a best-selling book “Skinny Women Are Evil: Notes of a Big Girl in a Small-Minded World”. Another book by her is a cookbook called “Skinny Cooks Can’t Be Trusted”.