Googles Year In Search 2024 proves that its not me whos out of touch its the children who are wrong

Date:
Tue, 10 Dec 2024 17:43:48 +0000

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Googles Year In Search 2024 has made me feel old, confused and angry.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Google has released its list of the things we searched for the most in 2024 Sports, US elections, and music artists feature heavily The list makes me feel like
an out-of-touch old man

Forget Spotify Wrapped , Google has just shared its Year In Search 2024, highlighting what people have been searching for this year and Ive never
felt older and more confused.

Google Year In Search 2024 doesnt highlight all the things youve personally searched for (that would be fun), but shows the trending searches globally, and you can also see what people are searching for in your location, just in case you want another reason to avoid your neighbors.

From the US elections to top movies, songs, and the best museums in the
world, Googles Year In Search 2024 gives us a glimpse at what grabbed peoples attention this year and it's making me feel about as out-of-touch as a caveman at an AI conference.

According to the report , the most popular thing people searched for this year (using Google, of course, so apologies to the five people who use Bing keep reaching for that rainbow, guys!) is Copa Amrica. GOAL! (Image credit: Pixabay)

Now, I seem to remember (Im not Googling it, I dont want to add to the stats) that this is some sort of sporting event, possibly combining balls, feet and nets. Unfortunately, as I have zero interest in sports, the number one search subject means nothing to me. Lets take a look at number two: UEFA European Championship. Oh.

Positions three and four seem to also be about sport, this time cricket,
which (fun fact!) I also dont like.

When it comes to news, the number one search is the US elections, which makes a lot more sense its something that has huge ramifications around the world after all and number two is excessive heat.

This year has seen (and continues to see) some pretty extreme weather, and it's clear that people are concerned about that. There's also a chance that some of the people searching for that have a gaming PC.

As for the people we're searching for, Donald Trump was number one, followed by Princess Catherine, then Kamala Harris. Current US president, with Joe Biden just making the top five. Thats entertainment

When it comes to entertainment searches, and general pop culture queries, I start to get seriously lost.

Of the five most searched for actors in 2024 (Katt Williams, Pawan Kalyan, Adam Brody, Ella Purnell, Hina Khan) I only know Ella Purnell, thanks to the excellent TV series Fallout (which is number two in most-searched TV shows). This is Adrien Brody. Not Adam Brody. (Image credit: 20th Century Fox)

I thought I knew Adam Brody as well, which gave me hope that Im not as out of touch as I feared, but turns out I was mixing him up with Adrien Brody, which proves that I am indeed chronically not-with-it.

I did better with movies, having seen three of the top five and having heard of the others, and I also watched four of the five top searched-for TV shows.

As for songs I have no idea.

I genuinely couldnt tell you what any of those sound like, and to be honest, Bling-Bang-Bang-Born by someone or something called Creepy Nuts just sounds made up.

Time for another fun fact! Bling-Bang-Bang-Born by Creepy Nuts is the second most searched-for song when it comes searching by humming. Thats right,
Google can take a decent stab at identifying a song that you hum, which is useful if you find yourself humming something and dont know what it is.

Another fun fact: humming should be banned. Food for search

Google also revealed the food and drink recipes were looking for, and again I'm mostly confused:

What are Olympic chocolate muffins? Who is Tini, and why is their mac and cheese so good? I am pleased to see mango pickle in there, however. As a curry-loving Brit, its good to see arguably the greatest-ever condiment getting some love.

Finally, theres gaming. I thought Id be in with a shot here, as I do love playing games, but alas not. Out of the top five, Ive heard of three but played a big fat zero.

While I probably shouldnt calculate how cool and hip I am by seeing how many search terms I recognize (after all, Im the kind of person who uses the word hip in 2024), Googles Year in Search is a fascinating glimpse at what people are interested in and a horrible reminder that I used to with it, but then they changed what 'it' was. Now what I'm with isn't it, and what is it seems weird and scary to me. You might also like... Internet traffic grew hugely in 2024, with Google taking the strain AMD announces CES 2025 launch event on January 6, 2025 and drops a heavy hint that new RDNA 4 GPUs will be revealed AMD RX 8800 XT could match RTX 4080s performance and easily outgun Nvidias GPU for ray tracing



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