 Google got 1 million percent increase in searches for “bin laden” May 1 nightMay 5, 2011 - 13:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Google saw a 1 million percent increase in searches for “bin laden” during a one-hour period from 10:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. ET Sunday, May 1, evening, according to Mashable. The peak search traffic began roughly as news of Osama bin Laden’s death started to spread on Twitter and roughly one hour before President Obama made the official announcement that bin Laden had been killed by U.S. forces during a raid on the Abbottabad, Pakistan, compound where he was hiding. “On May 1 between 7:30-8:30 pm PST, we saw a 1 million percent increase in searches for [bin laden],” reads a statement Google posted to Twitter on Tuesday afternoon. Google is the latest to release data of its increased activity around news Osama bin Laden’s death. Yahoo revealed Monday that searches for “Osama Bin Laden” spiked 98,550% Sunday evening when compared to Saturday.   Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020."   Partner news Most popular in the section |  Latest news EU to provide budgetary support to Armenia  The agreement is aimed at increasing the competitiveness of the educational system of Armenia.Aliyev: No peace treaty unless Armenia changes constitution Azerbaijan will not sign a peace treaty with Armenia unless the latter changes its constitution, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said.Azerbaijan proposes Armenia to jointly seek cancelation of Minak Group The Azerbaijani President maintained that the move will show “how sincere Armenia is.”Seven injured in massive gas station explosion in Armenia The Investigative Committee of Armenia has unveiled details about a massive explosion at a gas station on the Yerevan-Sevan highway. |
