If your 2009 Google expeditions took you on quests for pictures of Lady Gaga, news about Susan Boyle and swine flu, information about Twitter and Michael Jackson and a recipe for a comfort food like meatloaf or chili, join the cybercrowd.
These were among the most popular searches on Google for the year that’s rapidly drawing to a close, Google’s Marissa Mayer told TODAY’s Matt Lauer and Meredith Vieira Tuesday in New York.
Google even has a special name for this snapshot of what interests America: Google Zeitgeist, which means “spirit of the times.” By their searches, Americans show what they were interested in during the year.
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