Google Reveals its Most Searched of 2008

As the year comes to a close, it’s time to look at the big events, memorable moments and emerging trends that captivated us in 2008.

As it happens, studying the aggregation of the billions of search queries that people type into the Google search box gives us a glimpse into the zeitgeist â€” the spirit of the times.

Google has compiled some of the highlights from Google searches around the globe.

Google.com – Fastest Rising (U.S.)
1. obama
2. facebook
3. att
4. iphone
5. youtube
6. fox news
7. palin
8. beijing 2008
9. david cook
10. surf the channel

Google Image Search – Fastest Rising (U.S.)
1. sarah palin
2. obama
3. twilight
4. miley cyrus
5. joker

TV Shows
1. american idol
2. lost
3. snl
4. the office
5. family guy
6. heroes
7. oprah
8. one tree hill
9. big brother
10. csi

Reality Shows
1. american idol
2. big brother
3. dancing with the stars
4. so you think you can dance
5. the hills
6. biggest loser
7. americas next top model
8. project runway
9. real world
10. girls next door

Movie Trailers*
1. dark knight
2. iron man
3. hulk
4. star wars
5. indiana jones
6. twilight
7. spiderman
8. superman
9. terminator
10. harry potter

*More and more people are searching for movie trailers these days; it’s become commonplace to look for and pass around favorites. The Spider-Man results even included search queries for Spider-Man 4, which won’t be released until 2011!

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Google Reveals its Most Searched of 2008

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