The overall top 10 fastest rising searches of 2011 just happened to be:

1)Rebecca Black
2)Google+
3)Ryan Dunn
4)Casey Anthony
5)Battlefield 3
6)iPhone 5
7)Adele
8)TEPCO – Fukishima Reactor Plant
9)Steve Jobs
10)iPad 2

If someone who’d never met a human before saw this trend list, they’d be hard pressed I think to wonder about our fleeting fascination with global topics. One potential disaster that could have harmed untold numbers of the Japanese population nearly buried on a list of electronics, television and pop stars, video games and tech gadgets. Maybe the list is a little better closer to home? Lets have a quick look at the top 10 fastest rising searches for Canada

1)Census2011
2)Skyrim
3)Canada Post Strike
4)Rebecca Black
5)Ryan Dunn
6)Japan Earthquake
7)Game of Thrones
8)Jack Layton
9)Royal Wedding
10)Google+

Well.. it seems that we’re not much better than the rest of the world, with having Rebecca Black, Ryan Dunn and a video game taking 3 of the top 5 spots in Canada. Maybe next year we can try a little harder? Happy holidays