Monday, December 3rd, 2007 by Andy Beal

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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?”

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Mobile guy Says:

    December 7th, 2007 at 7:21 pm

    Ups, you did it again :)

  5. WP Daily – Ask’s Top Search Queries for the Year Says:

    January 2nd, 2008 at 11:06 pm

    [...] seen Yahoo’s most popular queries this year; we’ve seen [...]

  6. 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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  7. jimbit Says:

    September 25th, 2008 at 3:15 am

    hehe britney did it again!!

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  8. 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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