We’ve Answered the Most Popular Google Questions of 2018
According to the Google report for the year, “how to vote” was officially the most popular searches in 2018. year . And Lifehacker had the answer. In fact, this year we had nine of the top 10 Google searches answered. (And our sister site answered the tenth.)
- How to Vote: We’ve shown you how to vote in the 2018 midterm elections , how to overcome suppression tactics, and how to vote if you are disabled .
- How to register to vote: In the next elections, you will learn how to register to vote and how to get your children to vote .
- How to Play Mega Millions: Our Financial Reviewer has told you why it is okay to play lotto despite your low chances of winning . If you win, here’s how much taxes you’ll pay and how to stay anonymous so the world doesn’t beg for your money .
- How to buy Ripple: Here’s how you can buy all types of cryptocurrencies . Here’s how to sell it .
- How to turn off automatic updates: Go ahead, don’t let your Mac force you to update . If you are using Windows, we covered this back in 2015 .
- How to get your old Snapchat back: We’ve given you a temporary way to get back to your old Snapchat . But eventually the app will force you to update, so here’s our guide to new designs .
- How to Play Powerball: Last year we told you about an app that warns you if you’ve won a Powerball jackpot . We’ve also told you how to improve your odds (don’t share your winnings) . But if you want to actually guarantee you win, you have to spend $ 150 million more than the jackpot .
- How to buy bitcoin: we told you above. But look, this year the value of one bitcoin has dropped from $ 19,000 to $ 3,000. Why not save some money and pretend to buy bitcoins instead with this browser game ?
- How to Record Your Screen: There are many ways to record your screen, but this Chrome extension makes it easy . Here’s how to record your screen on Android ; On iOS, it’s built in (you can add a screen recording button to your Control Center ).
- How to Get the Boogie Woogie Emote: We don’t have an answer, but there is one on our sister site Kotaku: You must enable two-factor mode in Fortnite .
This is the top list of timely searches. They all differ from the most popular queries of 2017 . They also differ from the most popular queries in general , which include more everyday queries like “how to make pancakes” and “how to get pregnant.” And it seems that this year we have kept up with the times. Sorry, we dropped the ball in Fortnite.