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The 'What Is' And 'How To' Questions We Can't Stop Asking Google

The 'What Is' And 'How To' Questions We Can't Stop Asking Google
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Kerry Flynn is a former fellow with HuffPost Tech.

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In 2013 people were most interested in twerking and Miley Cyrus. In 2014, Americans got serious.

The "How to..." and "What is..." questions with the highest growth in search traffic compared to last year, revolved around illnesses, international conflicts, technological issues and companies, according to Google's Year In Search report, released Tuesday.

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Even though Apple released AirDrop in 2011, our minds were curious not only in what this feature on our iPhones and Macs but also how on Earth to use it. Here are the other fast-growing how-to questions of 2014:

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For the rest of the lists, visit Google's Year In Search page.

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