Based on the aggregation of billions of search queries people typed into Google this year, the “Google Zeitgeist reveals what Google is calling the “spirit of 2010.” The Zeitgeist offers an interactive map, outlines the fastest growing searches and a video compilation of this year’s biggest events across the globe.
It was a good year for celebrities, and technologies, occupying the majority of the top searches in 2010:

For a sentimental look back at this past year, take a moment to watch Google’s video about the happenings of this year based on search queries, it’s a great video:



