ahoo! India, the premier digital media company today announced its 2011 Year in Review* (http://in.yearinreview.yahoo.com// ), that offers an annual look-back into the biggest trends of the year, as gleaned from the millions of searches that took place on Yahoo!, plus the editorial selection of what users read, recommended and shared most on the Yahoo! network. With Yahoo! India reaching more than 80% (Source: ComScore) of the online audience in India, the Year in Review (YIR) is a true reflection of what captured the imagination of the Indian Internet user.
The 2011 Year in Review which is available in 17 versions including Argentina, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Korea, Mexico, Philippines, Spain, Taiwan, United Kingdom, and United States, is being released for the third year in India.
The Internet audience in India witnessed a sprawling array of developments around wins, fights, bizarre stories, fond farewells, momentous events, celeb babies and facepalm moments - across politics, entertainment and sports.
This year, India gave glamour a back seat and reveled in politics. Celebs who routinely vie for top billing on the search charts were upstaged by Anna Hazare, who swayed the public with his fight against corruption — a battle that helped him emerge as the top newsmaker in India. His constant challenge to the highest government authorities, and his 288-hour fast at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi made him the face of India’s battle against corruption.
Our very own ‘Master-blaster’ Sachin Tendulkar was followed by millions as he yet again proved the inspiration behind a famous Indian win — in this case, the Cricket World Cup 2011, which fittingly came to a triumphant end in his own home of Mumbai. The teen prodigy turned world-class player is this year's Sportsperson of the Year, with his elusive 100th ton notwithstanding.
Bollywood's 'Sheila' Katrina Kaif, who had topped the charts last year, slipped to third place in 2011 thanks to Hazare and Tendulkar — but then, an item number could hardly compete with a nationwide movement or a World Cup triumph.
“From frenetic cricket mania to the politics of ‘honesty’, the Indian Internet audience witnessed interesting happenings in the year 2011, right here on Yahoo!; be it breaking news, engaging cricket coverage, consuming celebrity and Bollywood content, Yahoo! is where millions of Indians came every day to connect with their passions. The Yahoo! Year in Review is truly reflective of the pulse of the Internet user in India – a snapshot of what mattered most to them”, said Prem Panicker, Managing Editor, Yahoo! India.
The Yahoo! Year in Review goes beyond just the top searches, with an editorial selection of top trends in 11 other categories. Mamta Banerjee, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Amma Jayalalitha all grabbed positions in the Top Newsmakers Category. The performance of heavy metal gods Metallica, the DK Bose saga, and Lady Gaga all pepped up the music world and secured places in The Year in Song category.
Some Bizzare stories such as PETA launching a porn site, a woman giving birth to her own grandchild, and kissing can cause cavities, intrigued the nation. Kolaveri (The killer instinct), Poschim Bongo (newly acquired name of West Bengal), the Royal Wedding, Tihar Jail (Tiharis: A Raja, Kanimozhi, Suresh Kalmadi), ‘I’ (for Innovation guru Steve Jobs), and DK Bose emerged as the hottest Buzzwords online.
Aishwarya-Abhishek’s baby, Konkana-Ranveer’s baby, and Lara Dutta’s pregnancy were all followed with huge interest — never mind that India's population continued to explode. Breakups such as Priyanka-Shahid and John-Bipasha featured high in the interestingly named category Celeb babies and heartbreaks.
Controversies found their way into the report in the listings for the Facepalm category with Miss India Universe Vasuki Sunkavalli’s alleged plagiarism, Rakhi Sawant’s marriage aspirations, and Kiran Bedi’s travelling economy making their way into the charts.
More trends revolved around Notable quotes, Fond farewells, and Top10 automobile launches captivated the attention of the Indian Internet audience.
About the Yahoo! India 2011 Year in Review Methodology To develop the Yahoo! Year in Review, our editors analyze user’s interest patterns on what they searched for, read, recommended and shared. It takes into account number of factors including absolute volume and growth from previous periods to see which themes and trends bubble to the surface. Individuals and their preferences always remain anonymous.
Disclaimer: * Please note the results are not a representation of a popularity contest or voting, it is done by Yahoo! editorial team experts.
Below are the highlights from Yahoo! India top 10 news makers in all 12 categories (rank wise)
NEWSMAKERS
1. Anna Hazare
2. Mamta Banerjee
3. Amma Jayalalitha
4. MS Dhoni
5. Yedyurappa
6. L.K Advani
7. Kiran Bedi
8. Osama Bin Laden
9. Sushil Kumar
10. Iron Lady
BIZARRE STORIES
1. Dead Alien Found in Russia
2. Boy with 34 Digits
3. Kissing can Cause Cavities
4. Are We Martian?
5. PETA launches porn site
6. Sperm donor fathers 150 children
7. Woman Gives Birth to Grandchild
8. Diamond Planet
9. Beggar bags Record Deal
10. Train travels in Wrong Direction
TOP SEARCHES
1. Person of the Year: Anna Hazare
2. Sportsperson of the Year: Sachin Tendulkar
3. Celeb of the Year: Katrina Kaif
4. Word(s) of the Year: Lokpal Bill
5. Event of the Year: Cricket World Cup 2011
6. Gadget of the Year: Samsung Galaxy Tab
7. Movie of the Year: Murder 2
8. Destination of the Year: Goa
9. Car of the Year: Maruti Swift
10. Lifestyle Term of the Year: Yoga
BOLLYWOOD SHINING
1. No One Killed Jessica
2. Turning 30!!!
3. Yeh Saali Zindagi
4. Shor In The City
5. Ragini MMS
6. Shaitan
7. Delhi Belly
8. Bubble Gum
9. Sahi Dhandhe Galat Bande
10. Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster
QUOTABLE QUOTES
1. Virat Kohli on Sachin
2. Omar and Mehbooba Slugfest
3. Kiran Bedi on Politics
4. Om Puri on Politicians
5. Naipaul on Women Writers
6. Amitabh to KBC fan
7. Mayawati on Julian Assange
8. Nasser Hussain on Indian fielders
9. Rahul Gandhi on Terrorism
10. Prashant Bhushan on Kashmir
THE YEAR IN SPORTS
1. Hockey
2. Saina
3. Paes Bhupathi
4. World Cup
5. Hammering England
6. Dravid
7. IPL
8. Obsession with records
9. FI Grand Prix
10. Spot Fixing
TOP 10 CAR LAUNCHES
1. Maruti Swift
2. Hyundai Eon
3. Tata Indica Vista
4. Honda Brio
5. Beat Diesel
6. Nissan Sunny
7. Tata Aria 4X2
8. Etios and Liva Diesel
9. Hyundai Fluidic Verna
10. Mahindra XUV 500
BUZZWORDS
1. Do it for Sachin
2. Govind Tiwari
3. I am Anna
4. Poschim Bongo
5. I
6. Her Royal Hotness
7. BayB
8. Tihar
9. Kolaveri
10. D K Bose
FOND FAREWELLS
1. Sathya Sai Baba
2. Shammi Kapoor
3. Maqbool Fida Hussain
4. Bhupen Hazarika
5. Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi
6. Jagjit Singh
7. Steve Jobs
8. Dennis Ritchie
9. Amy Winehouse
10. Elizabeth Taylor
FACEPALM MOMENTS
1. Miss India Universe and her Brush with Plagiarism
2. Rakhi Sawant’s Marriage Aspirations
3. BSY’s Nobel aspirations
4. Dirty, dark Tamils – Maureen Chao
5. Ghulam Nabi Azad on Homosexuality
6. Swami Agnivesh’s Rant on Video
7. UPA sends Hazare to jail
8. UB Group ‘Have I made it large?’
9. Kiran Bedi on Traveling Economy
10. S M Krishna reads Wrong Speech
YEAR IN SONG
1. The Year in Song
2. Coke Studio Comes to India
3. Metallica’s Here, Now Nothing Else Matters
4. ‘Watch out Bollywood, it’s Sonu and Britney!’
5. The Maestro’s Swansong
6. India Goes Gaga
7. Here Come The Dewarists
8. Teeming With Theme Songs
9. Last of the Dagar Doyens
10. DK Bose makes a run for the money
11. SuperHeavy – Super Cool or Super Fail?
CELEB BABIES AND HEARTBREAKS
Baby Boom:
1. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
2. Anoushka Shankar
3. Konkona Sen Sharma
4. Lara Dutta
5. Mandira Bedi
6. Celina Jaitley
7. Preeti Jhangiani
Breakups:
1. Priyanka & Shahid
2. Katrina & Ranbir
3. John & Bipasha
The 2011 Year in Review which is available in 17 versions including Argentina, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Korea, Mexico, Philippines, Spain, Taiwan, United Kingdom, and United States, is being released for the third year in India.
The Internet audience in India witnessed a sprawling array of developments around wins, fights, bizarre stories, fond farewells, momentous events, celeb babies and facepalm moments - across politics, entertainment and sports.
This year, India gave glamour a back seat and reveled in politics. Celebs who routinely vie for top billing on the search charts were upstaged by Anna Hazare, who swayed the public with his fight against corruption — a battle that helped him emerge as the top newsmaker in India. His constant challenge to the highest government authorities, and his 288-hour fast at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi made him the face of India’s battle against corruption.
Our very own ‘Master-blaster’ Sachin Tendulkar was followed by millions as he yet again proved the inspiration behind a famous Indian win — in this case, the Cricket World Cup 2011, which fittingly came to a triumphant end in his own home of Mumbai. The teen prodigy turned world-class player is this year's Sportsperson of the Year, with his elusive 100th ton notwithstanding.
Bollywood's 'Sheila' Katrina Kaif, who had topped the charts last year, slipped to third place in 2011 thanks to Hazare and Tendulkar — but then, an item number could hardly compete with a nationwide movement or a World Cup triumph.
“From frenetic cricket mania to the politics of ‘honesty’, the Indian Internet audience witnessed interesting happenings in the year 2011, right here on Yahoo!; be it breaking news, engaging cricket coverage, consuming celebrity and Bollywood content, Yahoo! is where millions of Indians came every day to connect with their passions. The Yahoo! Year in Review is truly reflective of the pulse of the Internet user in India – a snapshot of what mattered most to them”, said Prem Panicker, Managing Editor, Yahoo! India.
The Yahoo! Year in Review goes beyond just the top searches, with an editorial selection of top trends in 11 other categories. Mamta Banerjee, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Amma Jayalalitha all grabbed positions in the Top Newsmakers Category. The performance of heavy metal gods Metallica, the DK Bose saga, and Lady Gaga all pepped up the music world and secured places in The Year in Song category.
Some Bizzare stories such as PETA launching a porn site, a woman giving birth to her own grandchild, and kissing can cause cavities, intrigued the nation. Kolaveri (The killer instinct), Poschim Bongo (newly acquired name of West Bengal), the Royal Wedding, Tihar Jail (Tiharis: A Raja, Kanimozhi, Suresh Kalmadi), ‘I’ (for Innovation guru Steve Jobs), and DK Bose emerged as the hottest Buzzwords online.
Aishwarya-Abhishek’s baby, Konkana-Ranveer’s baby, and Lara Dutta’s pregnancy were all followed with huge interest — never mind that India's population continued to explode. Breakups such as Priyanka-Shahid and John-Bipasha featured high in the interestingly named category Celeb babies and heartbreaks.
Controversies found their way into the report in the listings for the Facepalm category with Miss India Universe Vasuki Sunkavalli’s alleged plagiarism, Rakhi Sawant’s marriage aspirations, and Kiran Bedi’s travelling economy making their way into the charts.
More trends revolved around Notable quotes, Fond farewells, and Top10 automobile launches captivated the attention of the Indian Internet audience.
About the Yahoo! India 2011 Year in Review Methodology To develop the Yahoo! Year in Review, our editors analyze user’s interest patterns on what they searched for, read, recommended and shared. It takes into account number of factors including absolute volume and growth from previous periods to see which themes and trends bubble to the surface. Individuals and their preferences always remain anonymous.
Disclaimer: * Please note the results are not a representation of a popularity contest or voting, it is done by Yahoo! editorial team experts.
Below are the highlights from Yahoo! India top 10 news makers in all 12 categories (rank wise)
NEWSMAKERS
1. Anna Hazare
2. Mamta Banerjee
3. Amma Jayalalitha
4. MS Dhoni
5. Yedyurappa
6. L.K Advani
7. Kiran Bedi
8. Osama Bin Laden
9. Sushil Kumar
10. Iron Lady
BIZARRE STORIES
1. Dead Alien Found in Russia
2. Boy with 34 Digits
3. Kissing can Cause Cavities
4. Are We Martian?
5. PETA launches porn site
6. Sperm donor fathers 150 children
7. Woman Gives Birth to Grandchild
8. Diamond Planet
9. Beggar bags Record Deal
10. Train travels in Wrong Direction
TOP SEARCHES
1. Person of the Year: Anna Hazare
2. Sportsperson of the Year: Sachin Tendulkar
3. Celeb of the Year: Katrina Kaif
4. Word(s) of the Year: Lokpal Bill
5. Event of the Year: Cricket World Cup 2011
6. Gadget of the Year: Samsung Galaxy Tab
7. Movie of the Year: Murder 2
8. Destination of the Year: Goa
9. Car of the Year: Maruti Swift
10. Lifestyle Term of the Year: Yoga
BOLLYWOOD SHINING
1. No One Killed Jessica
2. Turning 30!!!
3. Yeh Saali Zindagi
4. Shor In The City
5. Ragini MMS
6. Shaitan
7. Delhi Belly
8. Bubble Gum
9. Sahi Dhandhe Galat Bande
10. Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster
QUOTABLE QUOTES
1. Virat Kohli on Sachin
2. Omar and Mehbooba Slugfest
3. Kiran Bedi on Politics
4. Om Puri on Politicians
5. Naipaul on Women Writers
6. Amitabh to KBC fan
7. Mayawati on Julian Assange
8. Nasser Hussain on Indian fielders
9. Rahul Gandhi on Terrorism
10. Prashant Bhushan on Kashmir
THE YEAR IN SPORTS
1. Hockey
2. Saina
3. Paes Bhupathi
4. World Cup
5. Hammering England
6. Dravid
7. IPL
8. Obsession with records
9. FI Grand Prix
10. Spot Fixing
TOP 10 CAR LAUNCHES
1. Maruti Swift
2. Hyundai Eon
3. Tata Indica Vista
4. Honda Brio
5. Beat Diesel
6. Nissan Sunny
7. Tata Aria 4X2
8. Etios and Liva Diesel
9. Hyundai Fluidic Verna
10. Mahindra XUV 500
BUZZWORDS
1. Do it for Sachin
2. Govind Tiwari
3. I am Anna
4. Poschim Bongo
5. I
6. Her Royal Hotness
7. BayB
8. Tihar
9. Kolaveri
10. D K Bose
FOND FAREWELLS
1. Sathya Sai Baba
2. Shammi Kapoor
3. Maqbool Fida Hussain
4. Bhupen Hazarika
5. Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi
6. Jagjit Singh
7. Steve Jobs
8. Dennis Ritchie
9. Amy Winehouse
10. Elizabeth Taylor
FACEPALM MOMENTS
1. Miss India Universe and her Brush with Plagiarism
2. Rakhi Sawant’s Marriage Aspirations
3. BSY’s Nobel aspirations
4. Dirty, dark Tamils – Maureen Chao
5. Ghulam Nabi Azad on Homosexuality
6. Swami Agnivesh’s Rant on Video
7. UPA sends Hazare to jail
8. UB Group ‘Have I made it large?’
9. Kiran Bedi on Traveling Economy
10. S M Krishna reads Wrong Speech
YEAR IN SONG
1. The Year in Song
2. Coke Studio Comes to India
3. Metallica’s Here, Now Nothing Else Matters
4. ‘Watch out Bollywood, it’s Sonu and Britney!’
5. The Maestro’s Swansong
6. India Goes Gaga
7. Here Come The Dewarists
8. Teeming With Theme Songs
9. Last of the Dagar Doyens
10. DK Bose makes a run for the money
11. SuperHeavy – Super Cool or Super Fail?
CELEB BABIES AND HEARTBREAKS
Baby Boom:
1. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
2. Anoushka Shankar
3. Konkona Sen Sharma
4. Lara Dutta
5. Mandira Bedi
6. Celina Jaitley
7. Preeti Jhangiani
Breakups:
1. Priyanka & Shahid
2. Katrina & Ranbir
3. John & Bipasha
