What Do Britney Spears, Al Gore, and Harry Potter Have in Common?

Monday, December 3rd, 2007 by Andy Beal

What Do Britney Spears, Al Gore, and Harry Potter Have in Common?

It’s a search marketer’s dream. The opportunity to post a news story with a title that includes the keyword "Britney Spears" in a legitimate way!

Thanks to Yahoo’s 2007 Top Trends in Search, we get to use Ms. Spears’ name and also "stuff" our post with a few other popular terms. OK, so we’re not actually hoping to rank for "Harry Potter" but, should Spears, Potter and Al Gore end up in some twisted love-triangle, we’re golden!

In the meantime, you can waste half an hour perusing the keywords that your fellow man spent the better part of 2007 searching.

News Stories – top 10 news stories

1. Saddam Hussein

2. Iran

3. Iraq

4. President George W. Bush

5. Oil and Gas prices

Grass is Always Greener – top 10 environmental searches

1. Recycling

2. Global Warming

3. Freecycle

4. Earth

5. Pollution

6. Al Gore

Celebrity Downslides – top 10 troubled stars

1. Britney Spears

2. Paris Hilton

3. Anna Nicole Smith

4. Vanessa Anne Hudgens

5. Nicole Richie

The Year of I, You and Wii – top 10 in tech

1. YouTube

2. Wikipedia

3. Facebook

4. iTunes

5. iPod

Final Farewells – top 10 send-offs

1. Harry Potter

2. Anna Nicole Smith

3. The Sopranos

4. Rosie O’Donnell

5. Gilmore Girls

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8 comments on “What Do Britney Spears, Al Gore, and Harry Potter Have in Common?”

Matt Kilsdonk Says:

December 3rd, 2007 at 11:40 am

Google also has a useful tool like that called Google Zeitgeist, but I like looking at Google Hot Trends and you can see in almost real time what everyone is searching for.
minicix Says:

December 3rd, 2007 at 5:43 pm

Really, why do people keep typing in Britney Spears, what is it there to wonder about her? I would type that into search engines only if there is nothing left on earth to learn.
GoWFB Says:

December 3rd, 2007 at 10:27 pm

Clever headline there Andy, and minicix, i so agree with you; I also have zero interest in Britney Spears. In fact Spears and her dalliances (and pregnancies come to that) keep getting so much media attention that she is the last person i would want to find out more about.
Mobile guy Says:

December 7th, 2007 at 7:21 pm

Ups, you did it again
WP Daily – Ask’s Top Search Queries for the Year Says:

January 2nd, 2008 at 11:06 pm

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Nicholas Says:

August 5th, 2008 at 4:32 am

Im glad the whole Harry Potter trend is dieing out. I couldn’t stand that little fairy.

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jimbit Says:

September 25th, 2008 at 3:15 am

hehe britney did it again!!

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J. Rocker Says:

February 16th, 2009 at 10:17 pm

Britney Is gonna stay in the top trends for a while I’m afraid. Also, Hairy potter will come whenever the new movies are made. Internet Marketers Wet Dream.

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