Syracuse (WSYR-TV) – Google announced the most popular terms users entered in 2012 on Wednesday in various categories.
The search giant issued its 12th edition of the collection of lists on Dec. 12, 2012.
More lists can be found at Google’s Zeitgeist website.The lists included:Top 10 Trending Searches on Google.com 2012 (U.S.)
1 Whitney Houston
2 Hurricane Sandy
3 Election 2012
4 Hunger Games
5 Jeremy Lin
6 Olympics 2012
7 Amanda Todd
8 Gangnam Style
9 Michael Clarke Duncan
10 Kony 2012
Most Searched Images 2012 (U.S.)
1 One Direction
2 Funny Pictures
3 Nicki Minaj
4 Justin Bieber
5 Love
6 Flowers
7 Selena Gomez
8 Heart
9 Money
10 iPhone 5
Trending Events 2012 (U.S.)
1 Hurricane Sandy
2 Presidential Election
3 Super Bowl
4 Olympics
5 UEFA Euro 2012
6 Kony Movement
7 SOPA Protest
8 Aurora Shooting
9 Trayvon Martin Case
10 Hurricane Isaac
