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Cali_Democrat

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Tue Dec 17, 2013, 03:10 PM Dec 2013

Google's Top Search Terms Say A Lot About America, And It's Not Good

The Huffington Post | Posted: 12/17/2013 1:43 pm EST | Updated: 12/17/2013 1:43 pm EST

On Tuesday, Google released its annual "Zeitgeist" lists, running down the top search terms in the U.S. this past year. These end-of-year lists offer a raw peak at what's really on Americans' minds when they sit down in front of Google's nonjudgmental search bar.

The results are not pretty.

<...>

The most Googled person was...
Miley Cyrus




<...>

The most Googled song was..
"Harlem Shake"




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The most Googled annual event was..
Black Friday


Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/17/google-top-search-terms-2013_n_4460102.html
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