For those involved in Internet marketing, it all comes down to driving traffic to your site through the use of keywords. Recently, Google announced the search terms that have seen the most growth over the past year. Most are to be expected, but there are a couple of surprises:
1. obama
2. facebook
3. att
4. iphone
5. youtube
6. fox news
7. palin
8. beijing 2008
9. david cook
10. surf the channel
When it comes to holiday gift giving, the top searches are – again no surprise – in the electronics category:
1. nintendo wii
2. wii fit
3. ipod touch
4. xbox 360
5. nintendo ds
6. ipod nano
7. uggs
8. nikon d90
9. zune
10. digital picture frame
In the specialty foods arena, chocolate is king, with four out of the top five items relating to chocolate. The other? “Gingerbread house kit.”