Philippine Google Zeitgeist
2008 has been a year of change in the Philippines, and people have certainly been using Google to access information about these changes. The fastest rising celebrity searches list was led by YouTube stars Charice Pempengco and Arnel Pineda. Local tourism was also alive and kicking with several beach resorts making the list. And while financial crisis-related search terms recently spiked, they were no match for homegrown boxing champ and fastest-rising newsmaker Manny Pacquiao. Each of these lists shows the fastest rising searches, meaning these were the search terms that saw the biggest increase in searches during 2008 compared to 2007. Take a look below to get a sense of the zeitgeist, or spirit of the times, in the Philippines for 2008!
Fastest Rising
1. cabal
2. y8.com
3. psp
4. comments
5. emo
6. friendster.com
7. naruto
8. multiply
9. mozilla
10. realize lyrics
Most Popular
1. lyrics
2. friendster
3. you
4. games
5. yahoo
6. youtube
7. love
8. google
9. mp3
10. map
Google News Local Searches
1. manny pacquiao
2. pacquaio marquez fight
3. pacquiao diaz fight
4. rcbc bank robbery
5. ces drilon
6. sona 2008
7. reproductive health bill
8. earthquake philippines
9. rudy fernandez death
10. zte broadband deal
Celebrities
1. charice pempengco
2. arnel pineda
3. dj montano
4. wu chun
5. jonas brothers
6. heath ledger
7. miley cyrus
8. chris brown
9. mike he
10. marian rivera
Filipino-related
1. florante at laura
2. ibong adarna
3. pinoy jokes
4. noli me tangere
5. el filibusterismo
6. bugtong
7. tula
8. filipino scientist
9. alamat
10. talumpati
Local Travel Destinations
1. pangasinan
2. cebu
3. palawan
4. baguio
5. sagada
6. bohol
7. el nido
8. plantation bay
9. tagaytay
10. punta fuego
source:
Google Zeitgeist 2008
Subject: Most Searched in Google Philippines 
Mon Jan 05, 2009 2:38 pm
