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Theo số liệu mới nhất từ hãng nghiên cứu ABI Research, hơn 280 triệu smartphone đã được giao trong quý 4/2013 trên toàn thế giới, trong đó Android chiếm tỉ trọng lên đến 77% và mức tăng trưởng là 51% so với năm 2012. Đáng chú ý, 25% thiết bị Android được giao trong quý vừa rồi là các máy AOSP, tức những chiếc điện thoại chỉ dùng Android bản gốc và không được cài sẵn các dịch vụ của Google cũng như kho ứng dụng Play St ore. Loại thiết bị này đã ghi nhận mức tăng đến 137% so với cùng kì năm trước và chủ yếu được bán ra ở Trung Quốc, Ấn Độ và những thị trường mới nổi. 52% còn lại là các máy Android được Google chứng nhận.

Nick Spencer, nhà phân tích mảng di động của ABI, nhận định rằng sự tăng trưởng mạnh của các máy AOSP có ảnh hưởng lớn đến Google bởi nó làm giảm khả năng kiếm tiền của công ty thông qua các dịch vụ như Gmail, Google+, YouTube... Trong thời gian tới chúng ta sẽ tiếp tục được chứng kiến sự xuất hiện của những thiết bị AOSP, điển hình như chiếc Normandy chạy bản Android tùy biến đến từ một nhà sản xuất lớn là Nokia. Ở mảng tablet thì có Kindle Fire, Nook và rất nhiều các máy khác cũng không xài các dịch vụ Google. Điều đó khiến ABI đặt ra câu hỏi rằng liệu có phải Google đang mất dần sự kiểm soát đối với hệ sinh thái của mình hay không.

Trong khi đó, các máy Android được Google chứng nhận thì chiếm 52%. Nếu xét cả năm 2013 thì số lượng điện thoại thông minh được giao lên đến gần 1 tỉ đơn vị và Android chiếm 78% trong số đó.

Về phần Apple, hãng có tổng cộng 51 triệu chiếc iPhone được giao trong quý 4 năm ngoái, tăng 7% so với năm ngoái và chiếm 18% thị phần. Tuy nhiên, thị phần của dòng điện thoại này đã bị giảm so với tỉ trong 23% của Q4/2012 vì mức tăng trưởng của iPhone nhỏ nhưng tổng số smartphone nói chung lại tăng lên. ABI nó i nguyên nhân của việc này là do Apple chỉ tập trung vào phân khúc cao cấp với chiếc iPhone 5s, mà ở mảng này thì việc tăng trưởng lại khó khăn do thị trường đang dần bão hòa.

Windows Phone vẫn chiếm vị trí thứ ba với tỉ trọng 4% và số lượng máy được giao đạt 10,9 triệu chiếc trong quý 4/2013. Mức tăng trưởng của hệ điều hành này là rất ấn tượng, đạt 104% so với cùng kì năm 2012 và cũng tăng 19% so với quý 3/2013. Trong số này, smartphone Nokia Lumia chiếm hơn 90%.

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Source: http://www.tinhte.vn/threads/abi-trong-q4-2013-android-chiem-77-so-smartphone-duoc-giao-25-la-may-aosp-wp-tang-104.2246452/

android· mobile· report· review

ABI: trong Q4/2013, Android chiếm 77% số smartphone được giao, 25% là máy AOSP; WP tăng 104%

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Theo số liệu mới nhất từ hãng nghiên cứu ABI Research, hơn 280 triệu smartphone đã được giao trong quý 4/2013 trên toàn thế giới, trong đó Android chiếm tỉ trọng lên đến 77% và mức tăng trưởng là 51% so với năm 2012. Đáng chú ý, 25% thiết bị Android được giao trong quý vừa rồi là các máy AOSP, tức những chiếc điện thoại chỉ dùng Android bản gốc và không được cài sẵn các dịch vụ của Google cũng như kho ứng dụng Play St ore. Loại thiết bị này đã ghi nhận mức tăng đến 137% so với cùng kì năm trước và chủ yếu được bán ra ở Trung Quốc, Ấn Độ và những thị trường mới nổi. 52% còn lại là các máy Android được Google chứng nhận.

Nick Spencer, nhà phân tích mảng di động của ABI, nhận định rằng sự tăng trưởng mạnh của các máy AOSP có ảnh hưởng lớn đến Google bởi nó làm giảm khả năng kiếm tiền của công ty thông qua các dịch vụ như Gmail, Google+, YouTube... Trong thời gian tới chúng ta sẽ tiếp tục được chứng kiến sự xuất hiện của những thiết bị AOSP, điển hình như chiếc Normandy chạy bản Android tùy biến đến từ một nhà sản xuất lớn là Nokia. Ở mảng tablet thì có Kindle Fire, Nook và rất nhiều các máy khác cũng không xài các dịch vụ Google. Điều đó khiến ABI đặt ra câu hỏi rằng liệu có phải Google đang mất dần sự kiểm soát đối với hệ sinh thái của mình hay không.

Trong khi đó, các máy Android được Google chứng nhận thì chiếm 52%. Nếu xét cả năm 2013 thì số lượng điện thoại thông minh được giao lên đến gần 1 tỉ đơn vị và Android chiếm 78% trong số đó.

Về phần Apple, hãng có tổng cộng 51 triệu chiếc iPhone được giao trong quý 4 năm ngoái, tăng 7% so với năm ngoái và chiếm 18% thị phần. Tuy nhiên, thị phần của dòng điện thoại này đã bị giảm so với tỉ trong 23% của Q4/2012 vì mức tăng trưởng của iPhone nhỏ nhưng tổng số smartphone nói chung lại tăng lên. ABI nó i nguyên nhân của việc này là do Apple chỉ tập trung vào phân khúc cao cấp với chiếc iPhone 5s, mà ở mảng này thì việc tăng trưởng lại khó khăn do thị trường đang dần bão hòa.

Windows Phone vẫn chiếm vị trí thứ ba với tỉ trọng 4% và số lượng máy được giao đạt 10,9 triệu chiếc trong quý 4/2013. Mức tăng trưởng của hệ điều hành này là rất ấn tượng, đạt 104% so với cùng kì năm 2012 và cũng tăng 19% so với quý 3/2013. Trong số này, smartphone Nokia Lumia chiếm hơn 90%.

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Source: http://www.tinhte.vn/threads/abi-trong-q4-2013-android-chiem-77-so-smartphone-duoc-giao-25-la-may-aosp-wp-tang-104.2246452/

Google celebrated its 15th anniversary this year, but showed none of the creeping complacency that have derailed other dominant tech companies. For the search giant, 2013 was simply another year during which it solidified its place in the center of just about every area of the Internet economy.
Of the four horsemen of the Internet age along with Apple, Facebook and Amazon (Samsung is angling to be No. 5), Google is the only one to compete in all areas including hardware, social networking, retail, TV and, of course, search. Though it performs better in some areas versus others (ahem, Google Plus), you can't completely count Google out in any of them. Despite this seeming lack of focus, Google has managed to make huge gains this ear.

This success was the result of a variety of new products releases and acquisitions, from Google Glass to the Moto X to Chromecast. We've rounded up some of Google's most important moments over the past year that contributed to its exponential rise.

1. Google Glass



Since 2007 when Apple introduced the iPhone, Google has been playing catchup. This strategy has proven extremely effective: In 2013, for the first time, the mantle of innovation was passed from Apple to Google. This was largely possible because of Google Glass, the first optically-driven wearable computer aimed at general consumers.
Glass isn't set to hit the mass market until 2014, but the company began disseminating units to an unspecified number of "explorers" early this year. That led to a wave of publicity, then a backlash and now, as the year comes to a close, continued uncertainty about the viability of the category.
Google Glass's primary issue is a chicken-and-egg problem: Since so few people own a pair, they are not yet socially acceptable. A major part of the Glass experience is receiving weird looks from others. Google could work out some of those kinks; a partnership with fashionable eyewear brand Warby Parker, for example, would likely yield some less geeky designs. Even if Glass is a colossal flop, though, the product has succeeded it making Apple look comparatively timid with its lineup of mildly tweaked phones (think: the iPhone 5C and 5S) and tablets and rumored iWatch.


2. Android Takes 81% of the Market

Though many consumers continue to equate the smartphone with the iPhone, four-fifths of all smartphones actually sport Android. That means that the smartphone market is shaping up to look a lot like the PC segment, with Google playing the role of Microsoft. But while Windows is a cash cow for Microsoft, Google doesn't actually make any money from Android. Instead, Android is designed to sell advertising. With such a large chunk of the market, Google has brilliantly transitioned from the desktop era to the mobile age.

Of course, that's not how Apple sees it. In a September interview with Bloomberg Businessweek, Apple CEO Tim Cook cited stats showing that despite Android's market-share dominance, 55% of mobile traffic comes from iOS devices. Cook also indirectly dubbed many of Android-based devices as "junk." Again, this is a moot point when your intention is to sell ads.


3. Google Buys Waze for $1.1 Billion

The world earned new respect for Google Maps in 2012 after Apple's disastrous introduction of Maps. But the mapping category keeps evolving. Waze, an Israeli company, was ahead of the curve with incorporating real-time information, like traffic, into maps. Many realized Waze was one of very few companies to offer such data along with its own credible mapping infrastructure, which set off a bidding war that reportedly included Apple and Facebook. In the end, Google won and, as a result, maintained its reputation as the Internet's premiere cartographer.


4. Moto X Launches



In August, Google announced the Moto X, the first smartphone designed together by Google and its Motorola unit. (This was also the first major release to follow the company's $12 billion purchase of Motorola.) Though the Moto X received positive reviews, it lacked any strong differentiator. Even its Touchless Control, which brings your phone to life by uttering "OK Google now," appeared in a new line of Verizon Droid smartphones the week before the Moto X was unveiled.
In other words, this wasn't seen as a breakthrough — a tough challenge with so many other Android manufacturers. Moto, which was seen as a hedge against patent trolls, has not yet seamlessly integrated into the company and appears to be just one of many partners, albeit one that Google owns.


5. The Introduction of Chromecast



After non-starters like Google TV and the Nexus Q, Google tried once again to colonize the TV with Chromecast, a dongle that looks like a USB drive. Instead of plugging into a USB port, though, Chromecast attaches to a TV's HDMI port and lets you beam content from your computer, phone or tablet onto a TV.
Like Apple TV, Chromecast is a workaround rather than an all-encompassing solution. And like Apple TV, it seems to be finding its audience. In October, Google's new apparatus was the best-selling gadget on Amazon.


6. Google Stock Hits $1,000

In October, Google stock entered the four-figure range, joining an elite club including Priceline, Seaboard and Berkshire Hathaway. Such psychological barriers are often meaningless — a looming stock split will send it back to three digit territory soon — but it underscored the company's stellar financial performance this year.


7. Google Play Passes 50 Billion App Downloads

This summer, just as Apple announced 50 billion downloads on the App Store, Google was also crowing about the same number of downloads. Google Play launched as Android Market just a few months after the App Store in 2008. However, for much of the ensuing period, Google Play was seen as an also-ran next to the App Store. This is partially because developers generally release iOS versions of their apps ahead of their Android iterations — in fact, often months ahead.
That may be changing. With more than 80% of the global market, justifying an iOS-first strategy is increasingly difficult. If Android does get the edge in new development, it will be harder for consumers to defend their devotion to iOS as well.
Images: iStockphoto, BirdofPrey; Matteodelt(thumbnail), Getty/Giuseppe Cacace, Getty/Nelson Almeida, Getty/Josh Edelson,

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Original source: http://mashable.com/2013/12/10/google-milestones-2013/

google· review· success

7 Reasons 2013 Was the Year of Google

Google celebrated its 15th anniversary this year, but showed none of the creeping complacency that have derailed other dominant tech companies. For the search giant, 2013 was simply another year during which it solidified its place in the center of just about every area of the Internet economy.
Of the four horsemen of the Internet age along with Apple, Facebook and Amazon (Samsung is angling to be No. 5), Google is the only one to compete in all areas including hardware, social networking, retail, TV and, of course, search. Though it performs better in some areas versus others (ahem, Google Plus), you can't completely count Google out in any of them. Despite this seeming lack of focus, Google has managed to make huge gains this ear.

This success was the result of a variety of new products releases and acquisitions, from Google Glass to the Moto X to Chromecast. We've rounded up some of Google's most important moments over the past year that contributed to its exponential rise.

1. Google Glass



Since 2007 when Apple introduced the iPhone, Google has been playing catchup. This strategy has proven extremely effective: In 2013, for the first time, the mantle of innovation was passed from Apple to Google. This was largely possible because of Google Glass, the first optically-driven wearable computer aimed at general consumers.
Glass isn't set to hit the mass market until 2014, but the company began disseminating units to an unspecified number of "explorers" early this year. That led to a wave of publicity, then a backlash and now, as the year comes to a close, continued uncertainty about the viability of the category.
Google Glass's primary issue is a chicken-and-egg problem: Since so few people own a pair, they are not yet socially acceptable. A major part of the Glass experience is receiving weird looks from others. Google could work out some of those kinks; a partnership with fashionable eyewear brand Warby Parker, for example, would likely yield some less geeky designs. Even if Glass is a colossal flop, though, the product has succeeded it making Apple look comparatively timid with its lineup of mildly tweaked phones (think: the iPhone 5C and 5S) and tablets and rumored iWatch.


2. Android Takes 81% of the Market

Though many consumers continue to equate the smartphone with the iPhone, four-fifths of all smartphones actually sport Android. That means that the smartphone market is shaping up to look a lot like the PC segment, with Google playing the role of Microsoft. But while Windows is a cash cow for Microsoft, Google doesn't actually make any money from Android. Instead, Android is designed to sell advertising. With such a large chunk of the market, Google has brilliantly transitioned from the desktop era to the mobile age.

Of course, that's not how Apple sees it. In a September interview with Bloomberg Businessweek, Apple CEO Tim Cook cited stats showing that despite Android's market-share dominance, 55% of mobile traffic comes from iOS devices. Cook also indirectly dubbed many of Android-based devices as "junk." Again, this is a moot point when your intention is to sell ads.


3. Google Buys Waze for $1.1 Billion

The world earned new respect for Google Maps in 2012 after Apple's disastrous introduction of Maps. But the mapping category keeps evolving. Waze, an Israeli company, was ahead of the curve with incorporating real-time information, like traffic, into maps. Many realized Waze was one of very few companies to offer such data along with its own credible mapping infrastructure, which set off a bidding war that reportedly included Apple and Facebook. In the end, Google won and, as a result, maintained its reputation as the Internet's premiere cartographer.


4. Moto X Launches



In August, Google announced the Moto X, the first smartphone designed together by Google and its Motorola unit. (This was also the first major release to follow the company's $12 billion purchase of Motorola.) Though the Moto X received positive reviews, it lacked any strong differentiator. Even its Touchless Control, which brings your phone to life by uttering "OK Google now," appeared in a new line of Verizon Droid smartphones the week before the Moto X was unveiled.
In other words, this wasn't seen as a breakthrough — a tough challenge with so many other Android manufacturers. Moto, which was seen as a hedge against patent trolls, has not yet seamlessly integrated into the company and appears to be just one of many partners, albeit one that Google owns.


5. The Introduction of Chromecast



After non-starters like Google TV and the Nexus Q, Google tried once again to colonize the TV with Chromecast, a dongle that looks like a USB drive. Instead of plugging into a USB port, though, Chromecast attaches to a TV's HDMI port and lets you beam content from your computer, phone or tablet onto a TV.
Like Apple TV, Chromecast is a workaround rather than an all-encompassing solution. And like Apple TV, it seems to be finding its audience. In October, Google's new apparatus was the best-selling gadget on Amazon.


6. Google Stock Hits $1,000

In October, Google stock entered the four-figure range, joining an elite club including Priceline, Seaboard and Berkshire Hathaway. Such psychological barriers are often meaningless — a looming stock split will send it back to three digit territory soon — but it underscored the company's stellar financial performance this year.


7. Google Play Passes 50 Billion App Downloads

This summer, just as Apple announced 50 billion downloads on the App Store, Google was also crowing about the same number of downloads. Google Play launched as Android Market just a few months after the App Store in 2008. However, for much of the ensuing period, Google Play was seen as an also-ran next to the App Store. This is partially because developers generally release iOS versions of their apps ahead of their Android iterations — in fact, often months ahead.
That may be changing. With more than 80% of the global market, justifying an iOS-first strategy is increasingly difficult. If Android does get the edge in new development, it will be harder for consumers to defend their devotion to iOS as well.
Images: iStockphoto, BirdofPrey; Matteodelt(thumbnail), Getty/Giuseppe Cacace, Getty/Nelson Almeida, Getty/Josh Edelson,

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Original source: http://mashable.com/2013/12/10/google-milestones-2013/

As 2013 wraps up, we've seen a variety of different year-end info graphs and data, most of which comes from Google itself, such as the top search terms. This afternoon, Dow Jones has released an info graphic displaying the most talked about companies in 2013.
Google was able to narrowly beat out Apple this year. Google received 123,769 media mentions this year, while Apple received 120,451 mentions, up from 114,954 in 2012. Google saw its biggest spike in mentions came in May, which as we all know, is when Google I/O took place. Other notable technology companies include Microsoft, who received 84,174 mentions and IBM, who came in with 48,734 mentions.
One of the reasons Google was able to come out on top this year in terms of media mentions was probably all of its crazy "X" projects. Google Glass was one of the m ost talked about products this year, though it wasn't always talked about in a positive manner. Google's self-driving cars also probably still got it a lot of attention, as did its barge retail project.

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Source: http://9to5google.com/2013/12/23/google-beats-apple-as-most-talked-about-company-in-2013/

data· google· review

Google beats Apple as most talked about company in 2013

As 2013 wraps up, we've seen a variety of different year-end info graphs and data, most of which comes from Google itself, such as the top search terms. This afternoon, Dow Jones has released an info graphic displaying the most talked about companies in 2013.
Google was able to narrowly beat out Apple this year. Google received 123,769 media mentions this year, while Apple received 120,451 mentions, up from 114,954 in 2012. Google saw its biggest spike in mentions came in May, which as we all know, is when Google I/O took place. Other notable technology companies include Microsoft, who received 84,174 mentions and IBM, who came in with 48,734 mentions.
One of the reasons Google was able to come out on top this year in terms of media mentions was probably all of its crazy "X" projects. Google Glass was one of the m ost talked about products this year, though it wasn't always talked about in a positive manner. Google's self-driving cars also probably still got it a lot of attention, as did its barge retail project.

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Source: http://9to5google.com/2013/12/23/google-beats-apple-as-most-talked-about-company-in-2013/

Cứ cuối năm là Google lại đưa ra những thứ được người dùng ở mỗi nước trên thế giới tìm kiếm nhiều nhất, và trong 2 năm trở lại đây thì hãng đã thêm Việt Nam vào danh sách này. Google Trends cho chúng ta thấy được những bài hát Việt nào được nhiều người tìm kiếm nhất, xu hướng công nghệ nào được quan tâm, các hiện tượng mạng xã hội "google" nhiều nhất, ngoài ra còn có cả danh sách những nam ca sĩ, nữ ca sĩ Việt cũng như phim hoạt hình, phim nhiều tập, phim lẻ, các loại trò chơi... Còn từ khóa được nhiều người Việt Nam tra trên Google nhất trong năm qua đó là "Giá Vàng", theo sau là "Gan gnam Style", "Doraemon".

Nói riêng về các từ khóa công nghệ thì "iPhone 5" là từ được tìm kiếm nhiều nhất, còn "iPhone 5s" là từ có số lượt tìm kiếm tăng vọt trong một thời gian ngắn. "Nokia Lumia 520", "iPhone 4s" và "Samsung" lần lượt xếp hạng thứ 2, 3 và 4 dựa theo số lượt được tìm.

Google Trends cho chúng ta được một cái nhìn toàn cảnh về những sự việc diễn ra xung quanh chúng ta trong cả năm 2013, rất thú vị và cũng tương đối chính xác với sự quan tâm của xã hội. Mời các bạn cùng nhấn vào đây để xem nhé.

Lưu ý: khung có biểu tượng biểu đồ cột là những từ khóa được tìm kiếm nhiều nhất tính về lượng, còn khung có biểu tượng tia sét hướng lên là những từ khóa có mức độ tìm kiếm tăng vọt so với thời gian đo trước đó.

Xem thêm: Google công bố Zeitgeist 2013: Thống kê lại những từ khoá được tìm kiếm nhiều nhất trên Google

Nguồn: Google Trends

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Source: http://www.tinhte.vn/threads/xem-nhung-tu-khoa-duoc-nhieu-nguoi-viet-tim-kiem-tren-google-nhat-trong-nam-2013.2225414/

google search· google trends· review· trends

Xem những từ khóa được nhiều người Việt tìm kiếm trên Google nhất trong năm 2013

Cứ cuối năm là Google lại đưa ra những thứ được người dùng ở mỗi nước trên thế giới tìm kiếm nhiều nhất, và trong 2 năm trở lại đây thì hãng đã thêm Việt Nam vào danh sách này. Google Trends cho chúng ta thấy được những bài hát Việt nào được nhiều người tìm kiếm nhất, xu hướng công nghệ nào được quan tâm, các hiện tượng mạng xã hội "google" nhiều nhất, ngoài ra còn có cả danh sách những nam ca sĩ, nữ ca sĩ Việt cũng như phim hoạt hình, phim nhiều tập, phim lẻ, các loại trò chơi... Còn từ khóa được nhiều người Việt Nam tra trên Google nhất trong năm qua đó là "Giá Vàng", theo sau là "Gan gnam Style", "Doraemon".

Nói riêng về các từ khóa công nghệ thì "iPhone 5" là từ được tìm kiếm nhiều nhất, còn "iPhone 5s" là từ có số lượt tìm kiếm tăng vọt trong một thời gian ngắn. "Nokia Lumia 520", "iPhone 4s" và "Samsung" lần lượt xếp hạng thứ 2, 3 và 4 dựa theo số lượt được tìm.

Google Trends cho chúng ta được một cái nhìn toàn cảnh về những sự việc diễn ra xung quanh chúng ta trong cả năm 2013, rất thú vị và cũng tương đối chính xác với sự quan tâm của xã hội. Mời các bạn cùng nhấn vào đây để xem nhé.

Lưu ý: khung có biểu tượng biểu đồ cột là những từ khóa được tìm kiếm nhiều nhất tính về lượng, còn khung có biểu tượng tia sét hướng lên là những từ khóa có mức độ tìm kiếm tăng vọt so với thời gian đo trước đó.

Xem thêm: Google công bố Zeitgeist 2013: Thống kê lại những từ khoá được tìm kiếm nhiều nhất trên Google

Nguồn: Google Trends

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Source: http://www.tinhte.vn/threads/xem-nhung-tu-khoa-duoc-nhieu-nguoi-viet-tim-kiem-tren-google-nhat-trong-nam-2013.2225414/

Every day, around the world, we search. We want to find out more about our heroes, explore far-away destinations, or settle a dinner table dispute between friends. And sometimes we just search to find out how many calories are in an avocado.

In our annual Year-End Zeitgeist ("spirit of the times"), we reflect on the people, places, and moments that captured the world's attention throughout the year. This year marks our most global Zeitgeist to date—with 1,000+ top 10 lists across categories like Trending People, Most-Searched Events and Top Trending Searches from 72 countries.

As we get ready to turn the page to 2014, we invite you to take a global journey through the biggest moments from the past 12 months in our Year in Review video:

It's perhaps unsurprising that the #1 trending search of 2013 was an international symbol of strength and peace: Nelson Mandela. Global search interest in the former President of South Africa was already high this year, and after his passing, people from around the world turned to Google to learn more about Madiba and his legacy.

Tragedies like the Boston Marathon, the 6th trending term globally, and Typhoon Haiyan, #2 on our global events list, also captured the world's attention. And our human desire to help came through, with [donate to the Philippines] ranking highly around the world.

2013 also had moments that made us move. People uploaded more than 1.7 million video versions of the Harlem Shake to YouTube, propelling it to the #5 spot on our global list; it was also the second most trending video on YouTube. And unashamedly, we all wanted to learn about twerking, which topped this year's "what is…" list of search terms (although I'm still not sure I understand that one!).

Here's a full look at our top 10 global trending searches of 2013:

1. Nelson Mandela
2. Paul Walker
3. iPhone 5s
4. Cory Monteith
5. Harlem Shake
6. Boston Marathon
7. Royal Baby
8. Samsung Galaxy s4
9. PlayStation 4
10. North Korea

You can also explore more global trends this year—directly from our Zeitgeist homepage. Check out the top 100 trending searches of 2013, and simply click one to dig deeper on Google Trends. Or if you'd rather be nostalgic, you can take a look back at each year's Zeitgeist from 2001 on.

Finally, we've made an interactive 3D global map showcasing the top search trends of 2013 by day in cities around the world. You can easily spin the globe, select a city and explore the topics that brought people to search on any day of the year—from local sports games to international news stories.

As I reflect on the year behind us, I'm excited about what's to come in the year ahead. What will you be searching for?

{ Posted by +Amit Singhal, Senior Vice President and Google Fellow }

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Source: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2013/12/2013-in-search-heroes-tragedies-and.html

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2013 in Search: Heroes, tragedies and the Harlem Shake

Every day, around the world, we search. We want to find out more about our heroes, explore far-away destinations, or settle a dinner table dispute between friends. And sometimes we just search to find out how many calories are in an avocado.

In our annual Year-End Zeitgeist ("spirit of the times"), we reflect on the people, places, and moments that captured the world's attention throughout the year. This year marks our most global Zeitgeist to date—with 1,000+ top 10 lists across categories like Trending People, Most-Searched Events and Top Trending Searches from 72 countries.

As we get ready to turn the page to 2014, we invite you to take a global journey through the biggest moments from the past 12 months in our Year in Review video:

It's perhaps unsurprising that the #1 trending search of 2013 was an international symbol of strength and peace: Nelson Mandela. Global search interest in the former President of South Africa was already high this year, and after his passing, people from around the world turned to Google to learn more about Madiba and his legacy.

Tragedies like the Boston Marathon, the 6th trending term globally, and Typhoon Haiyan, #2 on our global events list, also captured the world's attention. And our human desire to help came through, with [donate to the Philippines] ranking highly around the world.

2013 also had moments that made us move. People uploaded more than 1.7 million video versions of the Harlem Shake to YouTube, propelling it to the #5 spot on our global list; it was also the second most trending video on YouTube. And unashamedly, we all wanted to learn about twerking, which topped this year's "what is…" list of search terms (although I'm still not sure I understand that one!).

Here's a full look at our top 10 global trending searches of 2013:

1. Nelson Mandela
2. Paul Walker
3. iPhone 5s
4. Cory Monteith
5. Harlem Shake
6. Boston Marathon
7. Royal Baby
8. Samsung Galaxy s4
9. PlayStation 4
10. North Korea

You can also explore more global trends this year—directly from our Zeitgeist homepage. Check out the top 100 trending searches of 2013, and simply click one to dig deeper on Google Trends. Or if you'd rather be nostalgic, you can take a look back at each year's Zeitgeist from 2001 on.

Finally, we've made an interactive 3D global map showcasing the top search trends of 2013 by day in cities around the world. You can easily spin the globe, select a city and explore the topics that brought people to search on any day of the year—from local sports games to international news stories.

As I reflect on the year behind us, I'm excited about what's to come in the year ahead. What will you be searching for?

{ Posted by +Amit Singhal, Senior Vice President and Google Fellow }

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Source: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2013/12/2013-in-search-heroes-tragedies-and.html