Search engines running hot on Gillard and KRudd
- 25 June, 2010 16:28
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Search engines have reported a massive spike in political-themed searches beginning late Wednesday when Julia Gillard requested a leadership ballot from then Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd.
Statistics from both Yahoo! and Google showed Australians were following the happenings in Canberra every step of the way.
Yahoo recorded a 6829.44 per cent rise on the search term ‘Julia Gillard,’ a huge 8164.49 per cent increase on the term ‘Julia Gillard biography’ and a 2600 per cent increase on ‘Julia Gillard pics,’ recorded from Wednesday 23 June until Friday 25 June.
Additional search terms on the rise at Yahoo! included, ‘Australian Labor Party’ (2597.72 per cent), ‘Tony Abbott’ (3107.65 per cent), ‘Kevin Rudd’ (3106.67 per cent), ‘Kevin Rudd biography’ (2042.72 per cent) and ‘Julia Gillard MP’ (1334.60 per cent).
Google too experienced the political search spike with its fastest rising search term being ‘Australian Labor Party,’ followed by ‘Rudd speech, Tim Mathieson (Gillard’s partner), Alistair Jordan (Kevin Rudd’s chief of staff), Kirribilli House, Quentin Bryce, Craig Emerson (small business minister) and Kevin Rudd speech.’
Google also noted the Australian people are trying to get to know their first female Prime Minister, with a number of search terms related to Gillard, including, ‘wikipedia Julia Gillard, Julia Gillard partner, is Julia Gillard married, Julia Gillard boyfriend, how old is Julia Gillard, where was Julia Gillard born, and Julia Gillard background.
Luckily for Gillard, a quick-thinking Sydney advertising designer jumped on the domain name juliagillardpm.com.au immediately, saving her from potential parody.
Despite the sudden shift in Federal leadership, the Government has produced a strong note of optimism within Australia's ICT industry.
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Comments
Tony Harry
I have supported the Labour party, and voted for them for 48 years. I voted for the labour party as Kevin Rudd the leader. They represent me as a worker and wage earner in Australia. If I were a moneyed person, I would vote liberal. Who wouldn't.
I an just so disappointed in the way the Labor Party has gone about dismissing our Prime Minister of Australia. Yes, he has some problems, but who doesn't when they bring about some change.
I can't vote for her, she is not the Prime Minister in my mine. I would never vote for Tony Abbot. I like the labour party. Who do I vote vote for. If Kevin Rudd is re installed - yes I will vote for a Rudd Government again.
Patricia
I am SO SO Saddened by the way you have treated our Prime Minister Mr Kevin Rudd.I never thought I would see such a public humiliation of our elected Prime Minister, a man that I voted for and would have done again.I think that although he has made some mistakes he has tried always to work for the best interests of the people and would have, like all of us learnt from the mistakes that have been made.I hope that the party learns from this dreadful mistake and I for one will not vote for a party that allows factions to overide my vote. I thought better of Julia than to be a party to this.
shobha
I an extremely saddened by the turn of events of yesterday.I voted for the labour party last election because I liked what Mr Rudd had to offer. I also like the courage shown by this man. Every prime minister makes mistakes.The way the labour party went about getting rid of this man elected by the Australian people is dispiccable.I have decided never to vote labour again. This back stabbing that goes on due to these factions is not what I wish to see , epecially towards the elected prime minister. Shame on you ALP.
Margaret
I am 73 years young.. I have been a ticket holder in the Labor party.. not just a union member.. I have always kept my head high and proud of my stance on my beleifs. Alas, now, my head is bowed and i wonder where the Labor party is heading? I have been in business, and still contributed to our unions when they were in a lock out from the mines in my town... I thought Kevin Rudd was a breath of fresh air.. and doing something for our country, things that had been fortgotten by the former govement.. They had such a great surplus in finance, because, they gave nothing back to the common voter.. Perhaps, Rudd had seen too many things to correct it was hard for him to know where to start.. Like Whitlam, it was just so overwelming. so much to do??? And lets not forget the failure of the Batts plan was stuffed up by people who rorted the system people who should be put in the justice situation and prosicuted as all other criminals are?? As well as the people who rorted the school building sydtem?.. they are the real criminals I will still vote Labor... yet, my hear is heavy and i do feel shame at what was done to Kevin Rudd.. Shame on you caucus
I hope Julia does well, however, her being the first female PM has done nothing for me, in the way it was achieved.. Shame, shame, shame Just a mention, our Batt system was successful, local people did that.. NOt much more i can say, crpt excuse the typos
Margaret DeBono
Lauren
Good on you Julia, I wish you all the best. Of course it is unfortunate that Mr. Rudd stepped down in the manner he did, but it was obvious that he was really clutching at straws towards the end, and popularity was declining rapidly. Julia Gillard was the obvious choice for the position. So GO JULIA!
Kes
I can't believe what Kevin Rudd's own party has done to him. My husband and I both voted for him as Prime Minister and believe he has done a wonderful job of keeping us out of recession. He is an honest, hard-working man who deserves so much better. What an ungrateful party and what turn-coats! You have probably wrecked your chances of being re-elected because Australians don't like people who are disloyal and who are back-stabbers. What does this say about our new leader?
Kevin, you can hold your head high. You were an amazing man as our Prime Minister.
RS
@#7... I was going to let this one slide, but then thought, why…LOL?
Gee, that was spoken like a true believer, Raymond.
But when things like this happen, it’s best to weigh up everything and look at the past, before demonstrating one's biases… It’s also easier to make rational conclusions, if you aren’t snugly attached to the derriere of one side of politics and detest the other!
Disclaimer, I detest them all and will simply vote for the best option, imho, at any given time... votes need to be earned, not automatic!
But… you conveniently seem to forget the recent tussles between the Liberal party leaders. As well as the expectation Costello had for Howard to step aside, or be pushed aside for him to placed into the PM’s role...only a few short years ago.
But the Liberal party didn’t have the guts to oust Howard (possibly due to his perceived stalwart status within) and suffered the consequences. Howard not only lost the election, but also most embarrassingly, even lost his own seat.
So does Labor not learn from the Libs mistakes and wait to have Rudd, like Howard, lose the election and perhaps his own seat? Or do they do something proactive, regardless of the heartlessness?
Yes I agree 100% with you and Abbott; it was very distasteful indeed for (Rudd or) any PM, to be dumped so unceremoniously.
However…the decision was made to mutiny! Now whether it was a correct one, politically, remains to be seen.
But if anyone thinks that one side of politics is squeaky clean and the other forever dodgy! Or that the coalition wouldn’t do the same to Abbott (PM or not) they live in a dream world of gullible bias!
Robyn
I read that Julia Gillaird has asked that we not judge her on "how she got there" but on how she performs. Well, sorry no can do! I remain shocked and sad at the perfidy of Julia G and labour caucus (excuse spelling). K Rudd was the steam in their engine and was not as unpopular with the silent majority as the media impressed on the public. This did not stop Julia G and caucus taking opportunistic advantage of KRudd and making Australians look idiotic to other nations.
soni
Regardless of the reasons behind the expulsion of the prime-minister, it is dignity and character that is important in a leader. A rat that plots and plans in the dark to mutiny their prime-minister has the characteristics of a two faced opportunist as opposed to a dedicated and loyal leader. When the going gets tough, do we forget our morals and loyalties and do whatever is necessary for our own benefit or do we stick it out with our leader and party and struggle TOGETHER to resolve the issues. So if Australia is on the verge of collapse and Gilliard is offered a bribe to sell us out, why would she not. A person unloyal to their leader will be less loyal to their subjects, especially when power & fame corrupts even further. Always voted labour as did the entire family, never will vote for them again! Oh and Liberal did not do the same to Howard cause they must have had a bit, just a bit more dignity!
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