Twitter has got quite a jump on Google Trends vis-a-vis its near real time “reporting” of the events surrounding the US Airways plane crash out of New York’s LaGuardia airport into the Hudson River.
In fact Google Trends is still showing four hour old data which predates the plane crash and thus doesn’t include any searches for US Airways, New York’s LaGuardia let alone Hudson River, plane or crash.
Google Trends
On the other hand, Twitter’s “Trending Topics” which is Twitter’s version of the Zeitgeist is topped by searches related to the Hudson River plane crash.
Twitter’s top searches at the moment include Hudson River, US Airways, New York’s Hudson and LaGuardia.
Twitter Trending Topics
Searching Twitter’s Trending topics doesn’t require having a Twitter account and its a great tool for tapping into yet another level of public consciousness.
Via Twitter and Mahalo: Photos of the US Airways plane in the Hudson River.
Search Marketing Communications 
You must be logged in to post a comment.