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Google Reveals Top Search Trends In Metro Detroit For 2014

DETROIT (WWJ) - Google has released its 14th annual Year in Search list -- an in-depth look at the stories, people and topics that captured the world's attention this year.

Google also looked at the most popular local terms searched in various cities and states.

So, what was on metro Detroit's mind this year?

Top-10 Trending Searches in Metro Detroit:

  1. Robin Williams
  2. iPhone 6
  3. Ebola
  4. Joan Rivers
  5. World Cup
  6. James Avery
  7. Ray Rice
  8. Tracy Morgan
  9. Maya Angelou
  10. Jennifer Lawrence

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Top-10 "How to…" Questions in Metro Detroit:

  1. How to meditate
  2. How to knit
  3. How to animate
  4. How to crochet
  5. How to blog
  6. How to pray
  7. How to SEO
  8. How to detox
  9. How to hack
  10. How to kiss

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Top-10 "What is…" Questions in Metro Detroit:

  1. What is Ebola?
  2. What is ALS?
  3. What is ISIS?
  4. What is Bitcoin?
  5. What is Wordpress?
  6. What is culture?
  7. What is magma?
  8. What is voltage?
  9. What is gelato?
  10. What is condensation?

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Top-10 News and Events for Metro Detroit in 2014:

  1. Ebola
  2. World Cup
  3. Malaysia Airlines
  4. March Madness 2014
  5. ISIS
  6. Olympics
  7. Ferguson
  8. Oscars 2014
  9. ALS Disease
  10. Grammys 2014

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To see what other cities were searching, click here.

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