{"id":7203,"date":"2009-12-08T16:18:18","date_gmt":"2009-12-08T08:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/?p=7203"},"modified":"2009-12-08T16:18:18","modified_gmt":"2009-12-08T08:18:18","slug":"a-year-in-search-google-releases-top-searched-terms-of-2009-in-singapore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/08\/a-year-in-search-google-releases-top-searched-terms-of-2009-in-singapore\/","title":{"rendered":"A Year in Search:  Google Releases Top Searched Terms of 2009 in Singapore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This post is something interesting to Singapore. What have Singaporeans been searching on Google for the year of 2009? Information after the break. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>A Year in Search: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Google Releases Top Searched Terms of 2009 in Singapore<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Searches for \u2018ion orchard\u2019 have topped the list      of hottest shopping malls and is now nearly as popular as &#8216;takashimaya&#8217;      after just 4 months. Will the &#8216;new kid on the block&#8217; beat the &#8216;grand old      dame&#8217; on Orchard?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>If you      thought Singapore F1 2009 was a hot topic, guess what beat it by a mile?      Singapore\u2019s very own National Day Parade 2009!<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Buffets      aplenty! We are truly a foodie nation, evidently seen in this year\u2019s list      of top food hot spots where Sakura and Kuishinbo buffets seized the first      two places.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Condominiums will never go out of style &#8211; the local public have      been busy searching for new mass-market homes all year round, with the      property market revival starting with Caspian and Alexis.&#8217;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: black;\">Singapore, 8 December 2009 <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: black;\">\u2013 Today, Google announced its annual Zeitgeis<span style=\"background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;\">t<span> <\/span>for Singapore &#8211;\u00a0a look at 2009 through the collective eyes of<span> <\/span>the local public\u00a0on<\/span><span> <\/span>the web. The 2009 Year-End Zeitgeist offers a unique perspective on the year&#8217;s major events and hottest trends based on searches conducted on<span> <\/span><a title=\"www.google.com.sg\" href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com.sg\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #551a8b;\">Google.com.sg<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: black;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; font-size: 11pt; color: black; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;\">Despite the recession in the first 6 months of the year,\u00a0Singaporeans in 2009 made full use of their leisure time by using Google to search for new shopping malls,<span> <\/span>mass-market condo launches,\u00a0sporting events<span> <\/span>and places to eat.<span> <\/span>Looking at the fastest-rising search terms, you can see that people in Singapore were interested in spending time online (facebook, twitter, dragonica), and keen on the latest developments of music sensations (susan boyle, michael jackson, lady gaga), in addition to their perennial fixations on health (swine flu), home (property guru) and travel (tiger airways bookings). <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: black;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; font-size: 11pt; color: black; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;\">It was also no surprise that local celebrities like Jamie Yeo and Joshua Ang ruled the blogosphere, while new shopping malls like Ion Orchard and Tampines 1 are changing the local public&#8217;s definition of &#8216;mega&#8217;. \u00a0Sports were of great interest as well,<span> <\/span>represented by a strong youth movement with the Asian Youth Games and Youth Olympic Games,<span> <\/span>the F1 night race making its second year<span> <\/span>outing<span> <\/span>last September, as well as marathons like the Real Run and Shape Run getting their share of interested participants. Mass market properties were also high in demand, starting with Caspian and Alexis condos after Chinese New Year, even as Singapore crawls out of a recession. Take a look below to get a sense of the Zeitgeist, or spirit of the times, in Singapore in 2009! <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"><strong><span style=\"background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; font-size: 11pt; color: black; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;\"> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"><strong><span style=\"background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; font-size: 11pt; color: black; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;\">Uniquely Singapore! <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: black;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: black;\">(Disclaimer: All lists are fastest-rising (or hottest) search terms except for the most popular list.<\/span><\/em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: black;\"> <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: black;\">Also, all duplicates, as well as the country name \u201cSingapore\u201d have been removed from the list)<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 734px;\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"475\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"234\" valign=\"top\"><strong> Most popular searches of 2009<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>facebook<\/li>\n<li>youtube<\/li>\n<li>yahoo<\/li>\n<li>gmail<\/li>\n<li>hotmail<\/li>\n<li>yahoo mail<\/li>\n<li>facebook login<\/li>\n<li>google<\/li>\n<li>singapore pools<\/li>\n<li>singapore airlines<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"243\" valign=\"top\"><strong> Fastest rising searches of 2009<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>facebook        login<\/li>\n<li>swine        flu<\/li>\n<li>susan        boyle<\/li>\n<li>michael        jackson<\/li>\n<li>lady        gaga<\/li>\n<li>dragonica<\/li>\n<li>twitter<\/li>\n<li>gary        ng<\/li>\n<li>property        guru<\/li>\n<li>tiger        airways bookings<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"234\" valign=\"top\"><strong> Shopaholics anonymous<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Ion        Orchard<\/li>\n<li>Tampines        1<\/li>\n<li>Takashimaya<\/li>\n<li>Orchard        Central<\/li>\n<li>Queensway        Shopping Centre<\/li>\n<li>Wisma        Atria<\/li>\n<li>Tampines        Mall<\/li>\n<li>Paragon<\/li>\n<li>Central        Mall<\/li>\n<li>Citylink        Mall<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"243\" valign=\"top\"><strong> Sporting frenzy<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Asian        Youth Games<\/li>\n<li>F1        Singapore<\/li>\n<li>Australian        Open<\/li>\n<li>Youth        Olympic Games<\/li>\n<li>World        Cup 2010<\/li>\n<li>Adidas        Sundown<\/li>\n<li>Barclays        Premier League<\/li>\n<li>ESPN        NBA<\/li>\n<li>US        Open<\/li>\n<li>Standard        Chartered Marathon<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"234\" valign=\"top\"><strong> Celeb blogger mania<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Jamie        Yeo<\/li>\n<li>Joshua        Ang<\/li>\n<li>David        Gan<\/li>\n<li>Ivy Lee<\/li>\n<li>Jeanette        Aw<\/li>\n<li>By 2<\/li>\n<li>Aunty        Lucy<\/li>\n<li>Shin Na<\/li>\n<li>Ieatishootipost<\/li>\n<li>Baby        Caris<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"243\" valign=\"top\"><strong> Buzzworthy 2009 events   in Singapore<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>NDP        2009<\/li>\n<li>COMEX        2009<\/li>\n<li>NATAS        Fair 2009<\/li>\n<li>Shape        Run 2009<\/li>\n<li>Singapore        F1 2009<\/li>\n<li>GSS        2009<\/li>\n<li>Osim        Triathlon 2009<\/li>\n<li>Star        Awards 2009<\/li>\n<li>Passion        Run 2009<\/li>\n<li>APEC        2009<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"234\" valign=\"top\"><strong>Super-hot condominiums<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Caspian<\/li>\n<li>Alexis<\/li>\n<li>Mi        casa<\/li>\n<li>Centris<\/li>\n<li>Rivergate<\/li>\n<li>Calrose<\/li>\n<li>The        metropolitan<\/li>\n<li>City        square residences<\/li>\n<li>Carabelle<\/li>\n<li>The        quartz<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"243\" valign=\"top\"><strong> Sizzling chomp spots<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Sakura        buffet<\/li>\n<li>Kuishinbo        buffet<\/li>\n<li>Pizza        hut<\/li>\n<li>Mcdonalds<\/li>\n<li>Seoul        garden<\/li>\n<li>Haagen        dazs<\/li>\n<li>Pastamania<\/li>\n<li>Bakerzin<\/li>\n<li>Rider\u2019s        caf\u00e9<\/li>\n<li>Manhattan        fish market<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Point your browser to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/zeitgeist2009\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.google.com\/zeitgeist2009<\/a> to read about the year&#8217;s top gaining and declining search terms as well as the most popular entertainment, sport, political, economic and local topics as determined by Google users in 35 countries including Singapore.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Great Singapore Sale(s)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The local public tightened their belts throughout the year as they focused on purchasing essentials and searching for the best possible deals online, from household items and properties to travel and electronics. \u00a0For example, the word &#8216;sale&#8217; was searched a whopping 34% more in 2009 as compared to 2008.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: black;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7204\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/08\/a-year-in-search-google-releases-top-searched-terms-of-2009-in-singapore\/google_image002\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/google_image002.jpg?fit=737%2C396&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"737,396\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"google_image002\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/google_image002.jpg?fit=300%2C161&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/google_image002.jpg?fit=737%2C396&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7204 aligncenter\" title=\"google_image002\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/google_image002.jpg?resize=540%2C290\" alt=\"google_image002\" width=\"540\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/google_image002.jpg?w=737&amp;ssl=1 737w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/google_image002.jpg?resize=300%2C161&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>A web search volume graph generated by Google Insights for Search shows that local searches for the word \u2018sale\u2019 increased in 2009 by 34%, as compared to 2008.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Battle Royale on Orchard Road?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Total searches for Takashimaya topped Ion Orchard by 43% for the year, obviously since Ion Orchard has only been open since late-July. \u00a0However, the hugely anticipated opening of the super-glitzy mall generated around a 233% spike in search traffic making it #1 on our fastest-rising shopping mall list in 2009. Amazingly, after just four months, search volumes for Ion Orchard are neck-in-neck with Takashimaya. \u00a0Will the &#8216;new kid on the block&#8217; de-throne the &#8216;grand old dame&#8217; of Orchard Road? \u00a0Check the results for yourself on Google Insights for Search after the Christmas shopping season.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7205\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/08\/a-year-in-search-google-releases-top-searched-terms-of-2009-in-singapore\/google_image003\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/google_image003.jpg?fit=730%2C377&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"730,377\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"google_image003\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/google_image003.jpg?fit=300%2C154&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/google_image003.jpg?fit=730%2C377&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7205 aligncenter\" title=\"google_image003\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/google_image003.jpg?resize=541%2C279\" alt=\"google_image003\" width=\"541\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/google_image003.jpg?w=730&amp;ssl=1 730w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/google_image003.jpg?resize=300%2C154&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 541px) 100vw, 541px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: black;\">A web search volume graph generated by Google Insights for Search shows that local searches for \u2018takashimaya\u2019 surpassed those for \u2018ion orchard\u2019 by 43% in 2009.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: black;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: black;\">To check out what else Singaporeans are searching for and to compare search volumes across time frames or regions, visit Google Insights for Search at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com.sg\/insights\/search\" target=\"_blank\">www.google.com.sg\/insights\/search<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: black;\"> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: black;\">Zeitgeist Explained<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: black;\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;\">Google reveals the internet &#8220;Zeitgeist&#8221; (German for &#8220;the spirit of the times&#8221;) through an exploration of the millions of search queries we receive every day. In addition to the Year-end Zeitgeist, which highlights the top trends of 2009, we also have several tools that give insight into global, regional, past and present search trends. Google Zeitgeist tools can never be used to identify individual users because we rely on anonymized, aggregated counts of how often certain search queries occur over time. These tools are available year-round for you to play with, explore, and learn from<span> <\/span><a title=\"www.google.com\/zeitgeist\" href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/zeitgeist\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #551a8b;\">www.google.com\/zeitgeist<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: black;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: black;\">About Google Inc.<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: black;\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;\">Google&#8217;s innovative search technologies connect millions of people around the world with information every day. Founded in 1998 by Stanford Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google today is a top web property in all major global markets. Google&#8217;s targeted advertising program provides businesses of all sizes with measurable results, while enhancing the overall web experience for users. Google is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit<span> <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com.sg\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #551a8b;\">www.google.com.sg<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: black;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: black;\">Google and Google Insights for Search are registered trademarks of Google Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks of the companies with which they are associated.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post is something interesting to Singapore. What have Singaporeans been searching on Google for the year of 2009? 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