Current.com Blog | November 25, 2009 | 25 comments

It's Thanksgiving, whattaya gonna do about it?

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Here's a snippet of a post from the Current blog:

Some of the top trending searches according to Google include queries about word of DJ Peachez’s death, Debbie Schlussel’s tirade about NBA sportscasters being yanked for the use of “Eye-Ran,” and Adam Lambert’s AMA Video awards.

But the rule of the day has largely been queries about “Black Friday.” Scanning retailer specific queries is pretty telling:

1. Kmart Black Friday ad 2009
2. Black Friday Best Buy
3. Walmart Black Friday deals
4. Sears Black Friday sale
5. Toys R Us Black Friday
6. Cyber Monday deals

So much shopping! I find it interesting that Toys R Us appears so low on the list (at the time of post, it was the 14th most popular trend on Google). Sure, 14th place is nothing to shake a stick at, but consider “Scroogenomics: Why You Shouldn’t Buy Presents for the Holidays” author Joel Waldfogel’s perspective on things.

To read the full post, head over to the blog:
http://blogs.current.com/currentdotcom/2009/11/25/its-thanksgiving-whattaya-gonn...

Photo is titled "Shop till you drop" by robholland on flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/robh/62433/

Hope everyone has a wonderful holiday!
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