I found something new from Google. I know, big surprise there’s something new from the company that keeps on giving, but it’s absolutely worth a look. “Zeitgeist”:http://www.google.com/press/zeitgeist.html is a site that tracks the trends in Google search terms, sponsored by the company itself. As opposed to the normal “what everyone searches” stats, (sex, boobies, etc…) this site shows the big gainers per month, week, or even year. For example, here is the page for 2006 in review: “Zeitgeist”:http://www.google.com/intl/en/press/zeitgeist2006.html
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.