The top Google searches give us an unfiltered insight into one aspect of the American psyche. What do you suppose Americans are most interested in at this critical juncture of history? Were people trying to find out more information about the ACA, the NSA, Syria or Iran? Not exactly. The number one Google search beginning with “what is” was “what is twerking?” The number one search for information about a person was, you guessed it, Miley Cyrus. Warning: don’t look at this list on a full stomach.
TOP GOOGLE SEARCHES BEGINNING WITH “WHAT IS?”
1. What is Twerking
2.What is Ricin
3.What is DOMA
4.What is Molly
5.What is Gluten
6.What is Sequestration
7.What is Obamacare
8.What is Lupus
9.What is Snapchat
10.What is Bitcoin
TOP SEARCHES FOR PERSONS
1.Miley Cyrus
2.Drake
3.Kim Kardashian
4.Justin Bieber
5.Beyonce
6.Rihanna
7.Taylor Swift
8.Selena Gomez
9.Katy Perry
10.Kanye West