2005: year of online communication

In 2005, with events like terrorism in London (UK), hurricane Katrina in the US, pope's death . information changed every hour and every minute. Therefore, the Internet becomes a 'place' for people to update and search for information about missing people, the name of the successor pope .

This is one of the reasons for the outstanding growth in the number of Internet users to follow the news.

Tracking the annual statistics of the Google Zeitgeist, it can be seen that, at the current and hot events of the world, the traffic of information on BBC and CNN networks surged.

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Statistics on the network traffic of news agencies in 2005

On July 7, 2005, when the London bombing took place, the number of searches for "London" also skyrocketed.

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Statistics of Google Zeitgeist "London" word searches for the year

Statistics in the US show that about 30% of Internet users in the US see online updates daily. This stable development is a sad news for traditional media like newspapers and television. The Audit Bureau of Circulation newspaper last month announced that their circulation had fallen dramatically, the lowest since 1991.

Information about products as well as celebrities is also accessed online rather than on headlines. Google's statistics (the search engine, which accounts for nearly half of the 2005 Internet search market share), said the names of the most famous celebrities of the year were also among the top 10 search terms, led by 'Janet Jackson. ', trendy products like iPods, etc. also take the top spot in the 10 most searched words about the product.

The development of Internet and online services has contributed to changing the habits of modern people. The level of updating information on the Internet can be said to be instant, although it cannot be compared to the liveliness and authenticity of live television programs.