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December 10, 2010

Google Publishes Fastest Rising Queries

A new list of the fastest rising queries has been published by Google, according to a Google (News - Alert) System blog. This list excludes those queries that are always popular in an effort to capture the true spirit of 2010.

Chatroulette was the fastest rising Google query. Chatroulette is the name of a Russian based website that pairs random strangers from around the world together for webcam-based conversations.

Following closely behind were pop culture elements such as the iPad, Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj, popular online gaming site, Friv, Myxer (News - Alert), a site that offers ringtones, wallpapers and apps for mobile devices, Katy Perry, Twitter, Gamezer for multiplayer games and Facebook. The fastest rising queries tend to be related to social networks, mobile devices, games and music.

At the top of the list of the top 10 fastest rising queries in consumer electronics, there is only one Android phone: HTC Evo 4G. According to Google’s search data, Apple’s iPad and the iPhone (News - Alert) 4 are the most popular consumer electronic devices. iPad is also the fastest rising query in the U.S.

Go to Google Insights for Search, and you’ll gain access to different results. Most of the queries from the top 10 fastest rising searches are related to Facebook (News - Alert), which shouldn’t be that surprising.

In other Google news, TMCnet recently reported that a new service from Postini (News - Alert) will allow the enterprise to backup their Exchange Server with Gmail. The company Google (News - Alert) acquired in 2007 has launched the Google Email Continuity solution. This service sits between the company’s on-premise Exchange server and the public Internet. All e-mails that come into the service are routed simultaneously to Exchange and to Google’s Gmail service.

Google has also recently cried foul at a USDA decision to go with Microsoft for its cloud computing solutions. Google sued the U.S. government for excluding its products from consideration for a 5-year contract worth $59 million to upgrade the e-mail system for the Interior Department.

Google claimed that its services can deliver better cost savings than Microsoft solutions. The company also argues that its solutions are lower in price overall and in a fair bidding situation, would have won the contract.


Susan J. Campbell is a contributing editor for TMCnet and has also written for eastbiz.com. To read more of Susan’s articles, please visit her columnist page.

Edited by Chris DiMarco
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