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zeit·geist

(zīt'gīst),

In psychology, the climate of opinion, conventions of thought, covert influences, and unquestioned assumptions that are implicit in a given culture, the arts, or sciences at any point in time, and in which a person operates and thus is influenced.

[Ger. zeit, time, + geist, spirit]

Zeit·geist

(zīt'gīst)

psychology The climate of opinion, conventions of thought, covert influences, and unquestioned assumptions that are implicit in a given culture, the arts, or science at any time, and in which the individual person operates and thus is influenced.

[Ger. Zeit, time, + Geist, spirit]

zeitgeist

(tsīt′gīst″) [Ger. Zeitgeist, spirit of the time]

The spirit of the people, or trend of thought at a particular time.

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each category by visiting the Google Zeitgeist website and checking out the UAE tab for more in-depth information.

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According to Google Zeitgeist 2010, Nokia retained the most searched online brand tag followed closely by Samsung.

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"The Google Zeitgeist is calculated by looking at the aggregation of the most popular and fast-rising search queries being typed into the Google.co.uk search box."

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These are the results of the Google Zeitgeist survey of the most searchedfor items on the web in 2008.

GORD IS MOST GOOGLED

In addition to telling us what people are curious about in the UAE, Google Zeitgeist tools also offer insight into which topics were of interest across the globe.

A Year in Search:

Addressing the Google Zeitgeist Conference in San Francisco, California, Mr Cameron said the development of the internet and the "information revolution" was ushering in a new "post-bureaucratic era".

Freedom of information will empower communities; POLITICS

In front of him were special invitees from around the world to the Google Zeitgeist 2010 Conference in London.

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The report, titled 'The Web's Most Dangerous Search Terms', reveals that the researchers analysed over 2,600 of the most popular search terms of 2008 from a range of sources, including the Google Zeitgeist and the Yahoo!

10 most dangerous web search terms revealed

Mr Cameron may well have tapped into a future mood by telling the Google Zeitgeist Europe conference that a government's focus should not solely be on financial wealth.