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With the help of Google Trends we are publishing the top 10 searched for phrases (minus the sexy stuff of course) by South Africans on Google over the previous seven days. Sport and the Golden Globes dominates our fastest rising web searches chart this week.
Fastest rising web searches
golden globes 2013 Breakout
www.tshwane.gov.za Breakout
lance armstrong +1,100%
cape verde +750%
australian open +550%
two oceans marathon +200%
afcon +190%
afcon 2013 +120%
weather sa +60%
sasol +50%
With the help of Google Trends we are publishing the top 10 searched for phrases (minus the sexy stuff of course) by South Africans on Google over the previous seven days.
Riaan Cruywagen’s last news bulletin drew more interest amongst South Africans than the arrival of Lady Gaga for her safari, concerts and accompanying protests. Our weekly list of fast rising web search terms on Google by South Africans show searches for Cruywagen jumped 650% while searches for Lady Gaga jumped 400%.
With the help of Google Trends we are publishing the top 10 searched for phrases (minus the sexy stuff of course) by South Africans on Google over the previous seven days.
The 2012 Tax filing drew to a close on Friday and searches for and about the SARS efiling system dominates our list for fast rising web search terms on Google by South Africans. End of the month and the upcoming holiday season seems to have given retailers a boost – Pick n Pay, Game stores and Woolworths all headed higher in the fast rising searches list.
Fast rising searches
psl +150%
sars efiling +150%
efiling +140%
sars +90%
pick n pay +60%
computicket +50%
game stores +50%
supersport +50%
weather cape town +50%
woolworths +50%
With the help of Google Trends we are publishing the top 10 searched for phrases (minus the sexy stuff of course) by South Africans on Google over the previous seven days.
The massive fire that burned down dozens of homes at St Francis Bay in the Eastern Cape made the list of fastest rising web searches several times over as did the Momentum 94.7 Cycle Challenge which took place yesterday. The release of computer game “Call of Duty: Black Ops 2,” released on Nov. 13, also made the list.
Fast rising searches
gmail login access Breakout
black ops 2 +300%
st francis bay +250%
94.7 cycle challenge +200%
st francis fire +190%
diwali +180%
94.7 +80%
junk mail +50%
clicks +40%
die burger +40%
With the help of Google Trends we are publishing the top 10 searched for phrases (minus the sexy stuff of course) by South Africans on Google over the previous seven days.
Last week saw the release of the iPad Mini as well as Windows 8. Guess which brand caught more shine amongst South Africans!
Last of brands making the listing of fast rising searches last week including Gumtree, PSL, ABSA, BA, Dischem, Incredible Connection (thanks to the iPad Mini?), Mango and Netbank (Nedbank?).
With the help of Google Trends we are publishing the top 10 searched for phrases (minus the sexy stuff of course) by South Africans on Google over the previous seven days.
Notes:
Thomas Madigage – Bafana Bafana assistant coach Thomas Madigage died in a car crash on Thursday evening
Die Antwoord – Lady Gaga vs. Die Antwoord. So will they be opening for her sometime soon?
yr.no – a weather service by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute
Windguru – another weather forecasting site
Fast rising searches
thomas madigage Breakout
die antwoord +850%
bosses day +250%
jub jub +200%
yr.no +90%
avon +60%
felix baumgartner +50%
soundcloud +50%
windguru +50%
cell c +40%
With the help of Google Trends we are publishing the top 10 searched for phrases (minus the sexy stuff of course) by South Africans on Google over the previous seven days.
With the help of Google Trends we are publishing the top 10 searched for phrases (minus the sexy stuff of course) by South Africans on Google over the previous seven days.
It looks like a slow news week over the past seven days. End of the month meant searches for logging into online banking products dominated the list of fastest rising web search terms on Google by South Africans last week.
With the help of Google Insights for Research we are publishing the top 10 searched for phrases (minus the sexy stuff of course) by South Africans on Google over the previous seven days.
We really did see this one coming. The fastest rising web search term on Google by South Africans last week was for the magazine which published the topless pics of the Duchess of Cambridge (or Kate as you will). Kate Middleton was the second fastest web search term. The interview with Julius Malema on CNN meant both ‘CNN’ and ‘Malema’ emerged as fast rising search terms. South Africans celebrated the contribution made against Apartheid by Steve Biko on the anniversary of his death on 12 September 1977 in police custody.
With the help of Google Insights for Research we are publishing the top 10 searched for phrases (minus the sexy stuff of course) by South Africans on Google over the previous seven days.
The fastest rising search web term was for ‘Michael Clarke Duncan’ following the death of the actor best known for his role in the movie The Green Mile. The Woolworths BEE furore placed it second, followed by check-ups on the weather. The 2012 Paralympics also featured in the top 10 as did Multichoice which relaunched a number of satellite TV channels and expanded its HD offering.
