A look at the top searches on Google for June 2011:

1. Anthony Weiner & Southwest Airlines – When will people learn that everything is recorded in this day and age.

2. Ryan Dunn – A tribute video was made and released on Youtube – see below.

3. Casey Anthony – A major trial ends in a not guilty verdict.

4. Father’s Day Gift Ideas – This word peaked on a Saturday, the day before father’s day… don’t you searchers know what your father did for you?

5. Super 8 & Green Lantern – These popular movies hit theaters in late June.

6. LulzsSec – After joining forces with Anonymous and some intra-hacker attacks from rival hacker groups, LulzSec calls it quits.

7. Miss America 2011 – Although it was the Miss USA Competition, searchers were looking for Miss America.  What’s the difference?

8. Lunar Eclipse – Did you know Greece used eclipses to estimate the dimensions of our solar system?

9. US Open – This year the US Open drew 230,000.

RIP Clarence Clemons, Ryan Dunn, Leonard Stern

June 2011 Top Youtube Videos:

UPDATE:

As mega-fans of the E Street Band, we here at SearchShots felt it only just to include a special tribute to Clarence Clemons.  May he forever keep in the hearts of New Jerseyans and fans worldwide:

Who Spiked The Search

A look at the top searches on Google for the last week of May:

Memorial Day – A tribute to the fallen

Indy 500 – A close race brought excitement back to an event slowing in popularity

NBA finals schedule – Finals are heating up for these mavericks

Hangover 2 – $30 million on opening night, this sequel does it again

Scott McCreery – American idol 2011… the show must go on and on and on

Kris Humphries – What makes you more famous… the NBA or marrying a Kardashian?

Randy Savage – RIP… and Snap into a Slim Jim!

Harold Camping – I have a feeling this isn’t the last time we’ll see Mr. Camping in our results

Buster Posey – A shot to the ankle could be the end of this MLB star’s career

Oprah – 25 years of Oprah have ended… what’s next?

Week of May 30th, Top Youtube Videos:

A look at the top searches on Google Last Week:

1.   Rapture – Looks like May 21^st wasn’t the day.  Sorry it didn’t work out Harold.

2.   Arnold Schwarzenegger – A sad week for many fans of The Terminator.

3.   Angry Birds– Angry Birds comes to PC as a Google Chrome app.

4.   Planking – A new form of prank is sweeping the world… see the embedded video below.

5.   Jon Stewart Bill O Reilly – a highly-watched debate on Common @ the White House.

This Week’s Youtube Top Four:

1. Ultimate Dog Tease – When did talking animals get so popular?
2. Evan Longoria – Great Catch – Was it real or just a Gillette promo?
3. Jack Sparrow (feat. Michael Bolton) – SNL Digital Short.
4. Greatest Marriage Proposal Ever – Impressively done sir!

A look at the top searches on Google:

Last Week:

1.   Kentucky Derby 2011 – Animal Kingdom wins the race, and no not the Disney park.

2.   Martha Graham – An animated Google doodle for a Contemporary Dance pioneer’s birthday.

3.   Roger Hargreaves – Another Google doodle tops the charts for the inventor of Mr. Tickle and many others.

4.   Cinco de Mayo – Happy 5^th of May!  Wondering what all the celebration was about?

5.   May 21st – Nothing ushers in Summer like a good end of day theory

This Week’s Youtube Top Two:

1. The Chromebook has arrived. – Will the Chromebook compete with the iPad, Tablets and netbooks or is this a completely new web experience?
2. High Five for First Kiss – Way to go kid!

Week Ending on April 29th:

1.   Royal Wedding – Kate Middleton and Prince William tied the knot and all of England was cheering them on (even some who waited in the streets overnight just to watch them drive by)!

2.   Osama Bin Laden – An ending to a long search for the world’s most wanted man.

3.   Mothers Day 2011 – For those of you who forgot Mother’s day, Father’s day is June 19^th.  There’s nothing like a brand new power drill for dad.

4.   NFL Draft – Strap up Jocks… Check out ESPN Draft Coverage if you missed it.

5.   UFC – An octagon, beefy dudes and head bashing… cauliflower ear anyone?

Last week’s Youtube top two:

1. Obama roasts Donald Trump
2. Seth Meyers roasts Trump, Obama and America

Taco Bell. You complete some people. Others, you tear apart. Mentally, physically, and metaphysically.

However, mere jeering and joking becomes a serious threat when your consumers take up a class action lawsuit against your company. You have to respond. Silence can be the determinant of guilt.

How do you prevent your company from continuing the downward spiral?

How do you educate consumers on the truth?

How do you manage your reputation?

Search.

Paid Search can protect your brand and direct consumers to accurate information. This reputation management campaign can be live in a matter of hours.

So, when your brand meets the press and consumers begin searching for answers…

When millions of search queries are pointed at your brand…

Respond with Search.

Respond with the right message.

And, right the ship with reputation management. Well done, Taco Bell. Well done.

As for the lucky questionable bunch at Razorfish Search in NYC… we are still alive and kicking after all this.

For now…