Most Frequently Asked Questions in the 2017 Year
Throughout our life, we ask thousands of questions. Our questions range from something as simple as where to eat to the tougher questions, such as how long should I wait until I get married and have kids. We always have so much going on we never really think about how many questions we might ask everyday. How many times have you turned to google or yahoo to answer the tougher questions you have? What questions do you think other people might ask throughout their day or even a whole year. Well today, we will be looking at the most frequently asked questions online from 2017 and give you the answers you may not have known you needed.
DACA?
In 2017, “what is DACA” was the question burning in everyone’s mind last year. If you didn’t know, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals is a program that protects some undocumented immigrants who came to the country illegally as children and gives them temporary immunity from being deported. This became a hot topic when President Trump took the program away back in September.
What Is Bitcoin?
Another question that seemed to be on people’s mind was what bitcoin was, due to the popularity of the currency in 2017. Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency system, used to make payments around the world. People invested millions into bitcoin over the 2017 year so it’s not a surprise that people were searching it.
What Is a Solar Eclipse?
With the solar eclipse happening back in August, people from all over the US researched it because they didn’t want to miss it. During its appearance, the solar eclipse, which only was visible from the US, went coast to coast.
Fidget Spinners
Fidget spinners were a craze at the beginning of the year. The purpose of the toy is to help people with their “fidgets,” or even ADHD, and help reduce anxieties and increase focus.
What Is Net Neutrality?
“What is Net Neutrality?” was searched just as much in 2017 as it might get searched in 2018, due to the war to reinstall it. Net neutrality is government regulation that ensures Internet Service Providers cannot show favoritism to any website based on popularity, success, or financial ties.
Covfefe
In addition to the other frequently asked questions, people searched “what is covfefe” after a tweet by President Trump. Nobody knows what it is except President Trump. But that didn’t stop everyone in the world from googling it. Whether it was a typo or not, everyone wanted to know what President Trump actually meant when he used it to criticize the media.