Well the results are in….2008 Year-End Google Zeitgeist Global Results announced

Zeitgeist = “spirit of the times” often used about fashion for example where many independent designers settle on a similar theme for a season.

Google say: “As the year comes to a close, it’s time to look at the big events, memorable moments and emerging trends that captivated us in 2008. As it happens, studying the aggregation of the billions of search queries that people type into the Google search box gives us a glimpse into the zeitgeist — the spirit of the times. We’ve compiled some of the highlights from Google searches around the globe and hope you enjoy looking back as much as we do.”

The Google Zeitgeist pages are very useful when looking at niches for membership sites for example…