Hi, I'm Jim Denison with Denison Forum, and this is the daily article for Wednesday, August 15th, 2018.

Today's daily article is written by Cynthia Yanov, brand director for our sister brand,

Christian Parenting.org. The article is being read by Chris Elkins of Denison Forum.

I hope you enjoy her perspective on news discern differently.

What Google Search is revealed by Cynthia Yanoff.

Gone are the days when you plunge into your parents' living room, set of encyclopedias,

digging through the volumes alphabetically to find the answer to that relentless question

plaguing you.

When does the hooping crane migrate?

Today, you're one quick Google search away from answering

that question and pretty much anything else that inquiring minds want to know. By the way,

didn't want to leave you with a cliffhanger. It's mid-September for the hooping crane. Google is the

most searched search engine in the world and also provides insight into what interests us.

I Googled, and yes, it's a verb now, the top searches in both 2017 and thus far in 2018,

and it was a fascinating look into our culture.

What is our culture searching for?

This year, it seems Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga were among those who captivated us in the music category,

while pulp culture had us interested in Matt Lauer and Megan Markle.

Our techie folks were into the iPhone 10,

and apparently a whole host of you people were trying to figure out how to make slime

while others were in the market to lose belly fat fast.

But 2018 is only half written.

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