BetaNews | Janet, Katrina Most Googled in 2005

BetaNews | Janet, Katrina Most Googled in 2005: "With 2005 almost over, it's time for the yearly Google Zeitgeist, a look at what users of the popular search engine were most commonly searching for during the past 365 days. Heading this year's list were pop star Janet Jackson and Hurricane Katrina, which destroyed New Orleans and the Gulf Coast in August.
'We chose a few key events and phenoms to study, and predictably found the patterns to be amusing or bemusing, challenging or heartening -- kind of like the year itself,' Google Zeitgeist team member Karen Wickre explained."