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Promising Practices
A Year in Search: Google’s 2012 Year in Review
- By Mark Micheli
- December 12, 2012
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The space shuttle Endeavour is seen atop the Over Land Transporter (OLT) after exiting the Los Angeles International Airport on its way to its new home at the California Science Center in Los Angeles, Friday, Oct. 12, 2012.
Flickr user NASA HQ Photo
Today Google published their annual review of 2012, highlighting the most searched moments of the past year. It’s a beautiful video, encapsulating the mesmerizing achievements, devastating losses and unique quirks that defined humanity this year.
Many of the most searched moments of the last year revolve around the people and accomplishments of the federal government. A few of the government-linked moments you’ll see fly by:
- The 2012 Presidential Election
- The Success of NASA and the landing of Mars Curiosity
- The passing of astronauts Neil Armstrong and Sally Ride
- The aftermath of Hurricane Sandy
- The triumph of American athletes during 2012 London Olympics
- The final journey of the Space Shuttle Endeavour
Take three minutes to watch the video below—and take an extra minute to reflect on the spectacular diversity of the planet we have the privilege of inhabiting. People are downright spectacular.
Share your thoughts on the video in the comments below.
Mark Micheli writes Excellence in Government’s Promising Practices blog and serves as the program manager of the Government Business Council. Prior to his current roles, he worked as a management consultant on national security and emergency management issues with the US Treasury Department. He’s worked as a political research analyst, a reporter for the Des Moines Register at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland and is a graduate of the Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs. He studied at Drake University where he has degrees in Magazine Journalism, Political Science and History.
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