Author Topic: Royal Wedding Most Searched News Item (Read 269 times)

cinrit · « **on:** December 01, 2011, 12:31:33 PM »

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Britain's royal wedding between Prince William and Duchess Catherine was the most searched for news item in 2011.

Britain's royal wedding was the most searched for news item in the UK this year.

The nuptials of Prince William and the now Duchess Catherine on April 29 at London's Westminster Abbey - which was attended by David and Victoria Beckham, British prime minister David Cameron and film director Guy Ritchie - beat the death of Osama Bin Laden and the London riots in the AOL Hot Searches 2011 results.

The wedding was also the third most popular new story in the US, and came top in Canada.

Catherine and her sister Pippa Middleton also came in third and 10th respectively the most searched for celebrity.

Read more: http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/royal_family/Prince+William-55293.html

Cindy

Jenee · « **Reply #1 on:** December 04, 2011, 11:56:04 PM »

Hey now, 2011 isn't over yet, they can't come out with these stats yet!!

Scarlet Flowers · « **Reply #2 on:** December 13, 2011, 02:17:49 PM »

Thank you, Cinrit!

cinrit · « **Reply #3 on:** December 13, 2011, 03:07:05 PM »

^^ You're welcome, Scarlet Flowers. And welcome back!! We've missed you!

Cindy

sara8150 · « **Reply #4 on:** December 15, 2011, 03:38:03 AM »

Royal Wedding tops Google's Zeitgeist 2011 search list
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16181761

'Royal Wedding' Is Top Google Search In UK
http://news.sky.com/home/uk-news/article/16130677

cinrit · « **Reply #5 on:** December 15, 2011, 10:00:57 AM »

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Google Crowns Royal Wedding as Fastest-Rising UK Search of 2011

The royal wedding was Google's fastest-rising UK search of 2011.

A royal wedding, a briefly-wedded celebrity, a Twilight film and a TV series arguably in the twilight of its existence all topped the list of "fast-rising" searches in the UK, according to Googlelatest "Zeitgeist" lists.

Thus the royal wedding – and its principal star Kate Middleton (though not her sister Pippa) – rank highest in the new searches for this year collected by the search engine, which dominates search in this country. Second on the list was an object that didn't exist: Apple's fabled "iPhone 5", expected all year long to be unveiled in June, then July, then August, then September, until the company finally in October unveiled … the iPhone 4S. The company also appears for its iPad 2 product, after the first version appeared in the top 10 last year.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/dec/15/google-royal-wedding-uk-search?fb=optOut

Cindy