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Google: Detroit Searches for News; Brighton Searches for Food and Entertainment

Google's Zeitgeist report shows that the rising searches of 2011 in Brighton include yoga and Sushi Zen.

Google has become synonymous with "search" on the Web, but what exactly do people search for most?

Detroiters, it seems, are looking for news, reports Huffington Post Detroit, which took a look at the regional Detroit list released recently as part of the Google Zeitgeist Report for 2011. Six of the Top 10 search terms in the Detroit regional summary are for local news organizations, specifically the TV stations. "Fox 2 News" takes the top spot, with "Click On Detroit" in second followed closely by "Wdiv."

Here's Detroit's list for 2011:
1. Fox 2 News
2. Click On Detroit
3. Wdiv
4. Michigan Talent Bank
5. Wxyz
6. Henry Ford Hospital
7. Michigan Works
8. Channel 7 Detroit
9. Myfoxdetroit
10. Detroit Tigers

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Nationwide, people searched for pop culture – "Rebecca Black" was the No. 1 search – and Apple secured two spots in the Top 10 with "iPhone 5" and "Steve Jobs." Check out the complete list to learn more.

What about Brighton?

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Here are Brighton's top searches, according to the report:

  1. brighton mi
  2. brighton michigan
  3. mjr brighton
  4. mjr
  5. brighton area schools
  6. brighton high school
  7. brighton ford
  8. brighton theater
  9. brighton hospital
  10. brighton library

Here are the rising searches in 2011 for Brighton, according to the report:

  1. yoga brighton mi (+120 percent)
  2. sushi zen brighton (+100 percent)
  3. best buy brighton (+80 percent)
  4. brighton harley
  5. brighton library mi
  6. brighton recreation area
  7. movies brighton mi
  8. rollerama brighton
  9. iha brighton


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