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Zeitgeist 2010: Year in Review (Main events of 2010)

This link shows an analysis of google searches. http://www.google.com/intl/en/press/zeitgeist2010/
Fastest Rising, Fastest Falling, Fastest Rising in Entertainment, Fastest Rising in Sports, Fastest Rising in Consumer Electronics, Fastest Rising in Food & Drink, Fastest Rising Maps Searches, Fastest Rising People, In the News, Fastest Rising Translations, Fastest Rising Health Queries, Fastest Rising Humanitarian Aid

See how the World Searched with Google's 2010 Zeitgeist

Re-live top events and moments from 2010 from around the globe through search, images, and video.
Music: GoodLife by OneRepublic
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Facebook by the Numbers in 2010 [STATS]

Facebook users uploaded more than 2.7 million photographs, shared 1 million links and “liked” 7.6 million pages every 20 minutes in 2010, according to the company.

Among other data the social network is releasing: Lady Gaga was the most-liked celebrity on Facebook with 24.7 million likes, beating out Eminem with 23.7 million and Barack Obama, who had 17.2 million.

Meanwhile, here’s a look at Facebook activity from a randomly chosen 20 minutes:

Shared links: 1,000,000
Tagged photos: 1,323,000
Event invites sent out: 1,484,000
Wall posts: 1,587,000
Status updates: 1,851,000
Friend requests accepted: 1,972,000
Photos uploaded: 2,716,000
Comments: 10,208,000
Messages: 4,632,000
Likes: 7,657,000

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Things which naked eye can't see


The annual Small World Photomicrography Competition sponsored by Nikon aims to showcase "the beauty and complexity of life as seen through the light microscope." 
Indeed, the 2010 winning photographs reveal what's not seen or visible to the human eye. While many of the stunning images were taken to advance science, some are just simply beautiful to look at.

The following photos were amongst this year's 20 winners, but you can see hundreds of gorgeous photos featured from previous years as well. Some winning photographs are on display at museums across the country. You can also learn how to create your own masterpieces.

Cancer

Below is a picture of two human cancer cells sitting next to each other right before they're about to divide into four cells. They're derived from the now famous "HeLa" line of cancer cells, which were taken from Henrietta Lacks in 1951 and used for medical research without her permission. "Understanding how cells divide is critical to understanding how cancerous cells multiply and take over," according to Dr. Andrews.

cancer 

(Photo: Dr. Paul D. Andrews, University of Dundee, Scotland)


Mollusc baby

Dr. Rouse is a marine biologist who started taking photos through a microscope to raise awareness of "the spectacular beauty that lies hidden in the sands of the sea." The baby bivalve, which is part of the Limidae family, was swimming like a scallop by clapping its shells together when the photo was taken.
Mollusc baby 

(Photo: Dr. Gregory Rouse, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, California, U.S.)

Soap film

You can see colors of soap bubbles with the naked eye, but the colors are so much more intense and beautiful under the microscope. The photo above was taken right before the soap film collapsed. Guenther is an organic farmer in Dusseldorf, Germany, who takes microphotos as part of his work -- to get a closer look at plants -- and for the fun of it.

Soap film 

(Photo: Gerd Guenther, Dusseldorf, Germany)


Soy sauce

Wang is a screenwriter who was inspired to take microphotos as a hobby when she looked at snowflakes under a microscope. Here she shows the details of traditional Chinese soy sauce. Wang chose this particular image because it's the only soy sauce crystal that resembles a human face.
Soy sauce 

(Photo: Yanping Wang, Beijing Planetarium, China)


Wasp eye

Krebs is a professional photographer who specializes in small insects. Here he shows a Ichneumon wasp compound eye magnified 40 times.
Wasp eye 

(Photo: Charles Krebs, Washington, U.S.)

Source: Rare images beyond the naked eye

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