Carolyn Clark, Senior Communications Manager at Yahoo, reports that a number of search terms have been spiking at the giant portal related to the Supreme Court rulings on Prop 8 and DOMA
Searches past 7 days ending June 25 (breakout refers to a term that is gaining interest and had little to no interest during the previous time period):
- Gay marriage up 37 percent
- SCOTUS up 37 percent
- Prop 8 decision 2013 (breakout)
- Marriage license up 9 percent, Marriage certificate 18 percent
- Liberals Supreme Court (breakout)
- Marriage equality (breakout)
- Marriage equality sign (breakout)
- Save Your Marriage (breakout)
Most searched Justices in the past 7 days:
- Clarence Thomas
- Antonin Scalia
- John Roberts
- Sonia Sotomayor
The gender breakdown on those searching about DOMA on Yahoo over the past seven days, is 49 percent female and 51 percent male.
The following specific search terms are among those spiking today: