(Video above: Google’s 2014 “Year in Search”)
Each year, Google calculates the top trending searches worldwide and releases them in it’s annual ‘Year in Search‘ feature. By analyzing spikes in search traffic in over a trillion searches, Google’s annual list aims to reflect the topics and people that defined 2014.
In addition to analyzing what the world as a whole searched for over the past 12 months, Google also chose select cities to analyze, including Birmingham, Alabama.
So what were the most memorable moments for the people of Birmingham? Below you’ll find the Top Trending Searches and News/Events for the Magic City and the Top Trending Questions that Birmingham needed to find the answers to in 2014.
Top-10 Trending Searches in Birmingham in 2014:
1. Robin Williams
2. iPhone 6
3. Ebola
4. World Cup
5. Joan Rivers
6. Philip Seymour Hoffman
7. Tony Stewart
8. Black Friday
9. NFL Draft
10. Tracy Morgan
Top-10 Trending People in Birmingham in 2014
1. Robin Williams
2. Joan Rivers
3. Philip Seymour Hoffman
4. Tony Stewart
5. Tracy Morgan
6. Ray Rice
7. Jennifer Lawrence
8. Donald Sterling
9. Renee Zellweger
10. Iggy Azalea
Top-10 How To… Questions for Birmingham in 2014
1. how to crochet
2. how to coupon
3. how to draw
4. how to kiss
5. how to knit
6. how to budget
7. how to sing
8. how to meditate
9. how to swaddle
10. how to applique
Top-10 What is… Questions for Birmingham in 2014
1. what is ebola
2. what is als
3. what is love
4. what is isis
5. what is lupus
6. what is gluten
7. what is bitcoin
8. what is quinoa
9. what is uber
10. what is msg
Top-10 News and Events for Birmingham in 2014
1. Ebola
2. World Cup
3. Black Friday
4. NFL Draft
5. Malaysia Airlines
6. ALS ice bucket challenge
7. Ferguson
8. Kentucky Derby 2014
9. Crimea
10. March Madness 2014
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— Cliff Sims (@Cliff_Sims) December 3, 2014
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