The most popular 2012 searches

The 2012 Google Zeitgeist for NZ is here. The overall top ten trending were:

1. Olympics
2. Volvo Ocean Race
3. One Direction
4. Kizi
5. Whitney Houston
6. Gangnam Style
7. Pinterest
8. Diablo 3
9. Hurricane Sandy
10. 9GAG

9GAG is fun!

The top ten trending news events:

1. Kim Dotcom
2. Tongariro
3. Transit Of Venus
4. Belarus
5. Marmite
6. Margaret Mahy
7. Jock Hobbs
8. White Island
9. Give Way Rules
10. Sophie Pascoe

And the global top 10 were:

1. Whitney Houston
2. Gangnam Style
3. Hurricane Sandy
4. iPad 3
5. Diablo 3
6. Kate Middleton
7. Olympics 2012
8. Amanda Todd
9. Michael Clarke Duncan
10. BBB12

No I have no idea what BBB12 is either!