UAE! What Are You Googling for?

It's been a while since I looked into Google Zeitgeist. First, Zeitgeist is originally a German expression that means "the spirit of the age", literally translated as time (Zeit), spirit (Geist).

According to (about.com), Google Zeitgeist is a snapshot in time of what people are searching for on Google all over the world. It's an interesting way to people-watch, and since Google is the most-used search engine on the Web, it's a great way to get some behind the scenes (kind of) data and statistics on what people are searching for.

From the official Google Zeitgeist page: "Search statistics are automatically generated based on the millions of searches conducted on Google over a given period of time - weekly, monthly, and annually. With some help from humans, and a pigeon or two when they have time, these statistics and trends make their way from the depths of Google's hard drives to become the Google Zeitgeist report."

Now what is the UAE Googling for? Just about 6 months ago, Google Zeitgeist listed UAE as one of 42 countries to record its most 15 popular Google search keywords. The following are the results (from November 2007 to April 2008):

Rank	Nov 07	Dec 07	Jan 08	Feb 08	Mar 08	Apr 08
1	الصكوك الوطنية (National Bonds)	Emirates united Club	سيارات (cars)	standard chartered	honda uae	مصرف ابوظبي الاسلامي Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank
2	قصص (Stories)	Arabic Dance	reliance	dodge charger	تلفزيون دبي (Dubai TV)	كير Care
3	شطرنج (Chess)	Wedding Cards	اشغال يدوية (crafts)	compass	krishna	المحقق كونان detective Conan
4	honda civic	Xmas messages	philippine star	guns	Proxy sites	philippine star
5	أغاني خليجه (Gulf Songs)	life	bed	فيديو (video)	(star academy TV show) ستار اكاديمي	رسوم cartoons
6	cheap flights	watch movies	icons	عجائب الدنيا (world wonder)	(designs) تصاميم	اغاني شعبيه Local Songs
7	dubai holding	Italy	intel	صور للبنات (girls photos)	philippine news	الأم Mother
8	NEWSالأخبار	Dubai immigration	ndianmasala	قوس قزح (rainbow)	NASA	صور صدام حسين Sadam Hussein photos
9	دروس الفوتوشوب (PhotoShop lessons)	Jumeriah village	حرف (H = the letter H)	white and black german shepard	cartoon network games	airlines
10	مترجم نصوص (Text translater)	UAE fourm for stock exchange	kerala chat	nokia n96	gulf news classifieds	gym
11	christmas cards	Nissan Patrol	air blue	cyprus	emirates driving institute	صور فراشات Butterflies photos
12	advertisement	Honda accord	جواد العلي (Jawad Al Ali)	download yahoo messenger	sandra bullock	cinestar cinemas
13	puppies	Hazza Bin Sultan	nikon	اغاني اطفال (kid's songs)	صور كلاب (dog photos)	make up games
14	خلفيات حلوه Screen savers	King Chat	مسجات حلوة (nice messages)	nissan patrol 2009	dubai world cup 2008	تعلم من أجل الامارات Learn for Emirates
15	job in dubai	nokia e90	العلم العراقي (Iraqi Flag)	افلام اجنبي (non-Arabic movies)	Angelina Jolie	مصرف ابوظبي الاسلامي Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank

So what can we tell from looking at the above keywords? The following are some of my observations:

• Nov 07 (#1): National Bonds .... All of a sudden people want to know more about them, why?
  
• Nov 07 (#6, #11, #13): Cheap Flights. Christmas cards, puppies .... Getting ready for Christmas vacation and preparing gifts, huh?
• Dec 07: No Arabic keywords listed .... Where were the Arabs at this time?
  
• Jan 08 (#5): Bed .... After Eid & Christmas, people are looking for beds ...
  
• Jan 08 (#15): Iraqi Flag .... Why? Something changed about the Iraqi flag?
• Feb 08 (#7): Girls photos .... Naughty!
• Mar 08 (#4): Proxy Sites .... I can understand that.
• Nov 07 & Mar 08 (#13 both): Puppies, dogs photos .... We have more dogs in UAE more than ever.
• Apr 08 (#1, #15): Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank .... Suddenly more popular ... Go ADIB!
  

Read Also:
Google Zeitgeist This Month for UAE (April 2008)
Google Zeitgeist This Month for UAE (March 2008)
Google Zeitgeist This Month for UAE (February 2008)
Google Zeitgeist This Month for UAE (January 2008)
Google Zeitgeist This Month for UAE (December 2007)
Google Zeitgeist This Month for UAE (November 2007)