FINDINGS from Yahoo! Search Trends have revealed that
Singaporeans got on to the web mostly in search of ideas for
Valentine's Day.
The focus was on recipes, menu and dinner party ideas
highlighting the need for a personal touch, as much as finding an
easy romantic venue for dinner.
The top Yahoo! Search Trends Valentine's searches are:
1. Gifts
2. Valentine's Day meaning
3. Dinner promotions
4. Valentine e-cards
5. Poems
In addition, Yahoo! has observed some fascinating trends for
Valentine's Day on Monday.
Apart from Singaporeans being curious to find out the origins of
Valentine's Day, there were a lot of searches on dating sites,
crafting love SMSes and fun online applications like love
calculators.
There were also the usual searches for flowers, chocolates, love
quotes and cards. But 2010's Valentine's searches were quirkier
than 2011's searches as funny verses and movies ranked among the
top searches last year. Interestingly, ranking among the top Yahoo!
searches in 2010 was 'My boyfriend doesn't know what to buy for me
on Valentine's Day'.
-- ST
