Google: Detroit Searches for News; Hartland Searches for Food and Schools

Google has become synonymous with "search" on the Web, but what exactly do people search for most?

Detroiters, it seems, are looking for news, reports Huffington Post Detroit, which took a look at the regional Detroit list released recently as part of the Google Zeitgeist Report for 2011. Six of the Top 10 search terms in the Detroit regional summary are for local news organizations, specifically the TV stations. "Fox 2 News" takes the top spot, with "Click On Detroit" in second followed closely by "Wdiv."

Here's Detroit's list for 2011:
1. Fox 2 News
2. Click On Detroit
3. Wdiv
4. Michigan Talent Bank
5. Wxyz
6. Henry Ford Hospital
7. Michigan Works
8. Channel 7 Detroit
9. Myfoxdetroit
10. Detroit Tigers

Nationwide, people searched for pop culture – "Rebecca Black" was the No. 1 search – and Apple secured two spots in the Top 10 with "iPhone 5" and "Steve Jobs." Check out the complete list to learn more.

What about Hartland, according to Google stats?

1. hartland mi
2. hartland michigan
3. hartland school
4. hartland schools
5. hartland high school
6. hartland consolidated
7. hartland consolidated schools
8. black rock
9. bounce
10. black rock hartland

Here are the rising searches in 2011 for Hartland, according to the report:

1. hartland patch (breakout)
2. black rock (+600 percent)
3. black rock hartland (+400 percent)
4. bounce
5. hartland bounce
6. hartland pool
7. hartland mi