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June 9, 2009
Facebook, Games Rank as Top Canadian Search Terms
Yesterday, we reported on data from Hitwise on the length of keywords in Canadian searches. Today, Hitwise has released information on what Canadians are searching for.
Of the top 100 searches, only 13 are generic (In the US, only 9 out of the top 100 are generic). The rest are navigational. Take a look:
As you can see, games was the top generic term, coming in at #18. Eight of the top 100 terms were related to games. When looking at French search terms, "jeux" (games) was the highest generic term as well. (Americans search for games, but the term comes in at #85.)
Out of the top 100, 16 were for social networks, 14 retail, and 9 banking.
What do you think of this Hitwise data? Let us know in the comments.
Posted by Nathania Johnson on June 9, 2009 10:14 AM
Comments
I'm not surprised that 'games' are at the top of the search terms. People are going crazy for games just now.. the Wii has revolutionised the gaming market!
Jennifer Steuern June 9, 2009 3:37 PM
It is quite natural for 'Games' to come on top. This is because everyone, whatever profession he or she may be in, finds games to be the best pastime to indulge in.
Tony Smith
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Tony Smith June 10, 2009 11:23 AM
can anybody doubt about it. Facebook is very popular even it's page rank in Google is also up to 8.
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