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YouTube Rewind: What Canadians were watching in 2012
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
It’s that time of year again to pause, rewind and remember the videos, the entertainers, and the moments that captivated you in 2012.
Today, YouTube revealed the trending videos of the year. This year, Korean Pop music transcended boundaries and took the world by storm. Cover songs, parodies, and "do-it-yourself" music videos from all genres entertained us in countries near and far, including Canada’s own Walk Off the Earth, with their cover of Gotye’s “Somebody that I used to know”.
Check out the
YouTube Rewind channel
to explore the trending videos of the year and popular channels in Canada and around the globe. Here’s what we were all talking about in 2012 in Canada:
Top Trending YouTube Videos in Canada
PSY - Gangnam Style
Somebody that I used to know - Walk off the Earth (Gotye cover)
KONY 2012
“Call Me Maybe” featuring Justin Bieber, Selena, Ashley Tisdale, etc.
Surprise Britney Le
arns ‘Gangnam Style’ from Psy
Steve Jobs vs. Bill Gates Epic Rap Battles of History Season 2
“Fallen Kingdom” a Minecraft Parody of Coldplay’s Viva la Vida (Music Video)
Facebook Parenting: For the troubled teen.
“Call Me Maybe” MattyBRaps & Cimrelli “Don’t call me baby” parody
Felix Baumgartner's supersonic freefall from 128k - Mission highlights
Posted by Wendy Bairos, Google Canada
Where was Canada shopping in 2012?
Monday, December 17, 2012
With holiday shopping in full swing, for the first time, Google Canada assembled a list of top retail searches by Canadians on Google last year.
Perhaps as a sign of the times, topping the list were online destinations Kijiji, eBay and Craigslist. According to reports,
93 per cent of Canadians
are now searching for information about brands and products.
Who hasn’t had a wad of Canadian Tire money from time to time? We must be looking to spend it as the Canadian retailer came in at fourth on the list, followed by Walmart and Future Shop.
Top Retail Searches on Google, 2012
1.
Kijiji
2.
eBay
3.
Craigslist
4.
Canadian Tire
5.
Walmart
6.
Future Shop
7.
Home Depot
8.
LesPAC
9.
Costco
10.
Ikea
For the complete Google Canada zeitgeist list, visit
www.googlezeitgeist.com.
Posted by Aaron Brindle, Google Canada
Top Canadian Food Searches for 2012
Monday, December 17, 2012
Bacon, poutine and maple syrup. Those three icons of Canadian cuisine were the top three foods Googled by Canadians last year.
Another notable food in the top ten: Kraft Dinner. Per capita, Canucks are apparently the largest consumers of KD on the planet, purchasing more than 120 million boxes of Kraft Dinner last year alone.
Top Searched Canadian Foods on Google, 2012
1.
Bacon
2.
Poutine
3.
Maple Syrup
4.
Yorkshire Pudding
5.
Bannock
6.
Smoked Meat
7.
Kraft Dinner
8.
Butter Tarts
9.
Sucre a la creme
10.
Sugar pie
For the complete Google Canada zeitgeist list, go to:
www.googlezeitgeist.com
Posted by Aaron Brindle, Google Canada
A Year in Canadian Search: Top Google Searches of 2012
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Searches for Pinterest, Whitney Houston and Hurricane Sandy top the 2012 trending list
What were the trending searches of the year?
Who was the most-searched celebrity of the last 12 months?
Which Canadian Olympian won Google search gold?
Who was Canada’s most Googled federal politician?
Today, Google announced its annual Zeitgeist, a look at 2012 through the collective eyes of the world on the web. This year’s lists offer a unique perspective on the year's major events and hottest trends based on searches conducted in Canada.
Pinterest had an incredible year – the content-sharing platform has become so popular amongst Canadians that even a late surge by the storm of the century couldn’t keep it out of the top spot on the trending list for 2012. And in an Olympic year, we spent hours rooting and searching for our favourite athletes – crowning tennis player Milos Raonic as the most searched Canadian Olympian at the London Games. Intrigued? Read on to find out what captivated Canadians in 2012.
Canada’s Trending Queries
1. Pinterest
2. Hurricane Sandy
3. Olympics
4. Diablo 3
5. Gangnam Style
6. Hunger Games
7. SOPA
8. Star Académie
9. Kony
10. Zerg Rush
Canada’s Top Trending Celebrities
1. Whitney Houston
2. Jeremy Lin
3. Michael Clarke Duncan
4. Morgan Freeman
5. Felix Baumgartner
6. Kate Middleton
7. Neil Armstrong
8. Carly Rae Jepsen
9. Lanc
e Armstrong
10. Katie Holmes
Canada’s Most Searched Federal Politicians
1. Stephen Harper
2. Justin Trudeau
3. Vic Toews
4. Thomas Mulcair
5. Peter MacKay
6. Bob Rae
7. Jason Kenney
8. Marc Garneau
9. John Baird
10. Elizabeth May
Canada’
s Top Trending Jobs
1. Civil Engineer
2. Pharmacist
3. Truck Driver
4. Veterinarian
5. Paralegal
6. Retail/Sales Associate
7. Electrical Engineer
8. Dancer
9. Software Developer
10. Financial Analyst
Canada’s Most Searched Musicians
1. One Direction
2. Justin Bieber
3. Drake
4. Whitney Houston
5. Rihanna
6. Adele
7. Taylor Swift
8. Nicki Minaj
9. Katy Perry
10. Madonna
Canada’s Most Searched Homegrown Olympians
1. Milos Raonic
2. Alexandre Despatie
3. Christine Sinclair
4. Clara Hughes
5. Ryder Hesjedal
Canada’s Most Searched Homegrown Sports Teams
1. Toronto Blue Jays
2. Toronto Maple Leafs
3. Vancouver Canucks
4. Montreal Canadiens
5. Winnipeg Jets
6. Edmonton Oilers
7. Calgary Flames
8. Ottawa Senators
9. Toronto Raptors
10. Montreal Impact
To see more information about Google Zeitgeist across the globe, use interactive data visualizations and to watch our annual video, visit
google.com/zeitgeist.
What is Google’s Year-End Zeitgeist?
Google reveals the internet "Zeitgeist" (German for "the spirit of the times") through an exploration of the over one trillion search queries we receive each year. In addition to the Year-end Zeitgeist, which highlights the top trends of 2012, we also have several tools that give insight into global, regional, past and present search tr
ends. Google Zeitgeist tools can never be used to identify individual users because we rely on anonymized, aggregated counts of how often certain search queries occur over time. These tools are available year-round for you to play with, explore, and learn from: google.com/zeitgeist
Posted by Aaron Brindle, Google Canada
YouTube Next How-to Guru: Could you be next?
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Picture this. You’re almost ready for that cocktail party and you realize you don’t know how to tie a bow-tie. Or you’re packing for the holidays and have no idea how to fit everything in your bag. Tons of people turn to YouTube to watch tutorials on everything from
doing a perfect braid
to learning how to
poach an egg.
So we’re launching YouTube Next How-to Guru and are on the hunt to find the coolest, cleverest, canniest and most creative makers out there. Do you crochet with the crafters? Do you give tips about your Toyota? Do you offer pointers about pasta?
No matter your speciality, whether it’s scrapbooking or baseball or anything else, we’d love to hear from all the How-To Gurus out there - you know who you are!
All you have to do is
submit your channel
which focuses on how-to videos, as long as it’s educational and family-friendly.
The top 16 YouTube Next How-To Gurus will be chosen, and will be awarded a special, private Google+ workshop series from industry experts and YouTube staff, $4,000 worth of production equipment, and promotion on YouTube to help bring new eyeballs to your videos.
The program is open to creators in the
US, Canada, UK, Ireland, South Africa, India, Australia and New Zealand; it opens today and entries close on December 28, 2012.
We’re looking forward to seeing what you can teach us!
Austin Lau, YouTube Creator Programs Manager, recently watched “
How To Kill a Mustache
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