In the wake of similar lists from Yahoo and Ask.com, Google has released its Zeitgeist 2008, a comprehensive look at the top searches of 2008. Unlike the other lists, Zeitgest doesn’t focus on the most popular searches, at least not in the United States. Instead the results are listed as “Fastest Rising,” meaning that the popularity of top terms is contrasted against that of the previous year.
Here are some of the highlights from Google searches around the globe:
Fastest Rising (Global)
1. sarah palin
2. beijing 2008
3. facebook login
4. tuenti
5. heath ledger
6. obama
7. nasza klasa
8. wer kennt wen
9. euro 2008
10. jonas brothers
2008 Fastest Rising, United States
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
Fastest Rising News Search, United States:
1. Sarah Palin
2. American Idol
3. McCain
4. Olympics
5. Ike (hurricane)
Fastest Rising Image Search, United States:
1. Sarah Palin
2. Obama
3. Twilight
4. Miley Cyrus
5. Joker
Fastest Rising in Australia
1. iPhone
2. Facebook
3. Google Maps
4. YouTube
5. Wiki
6. Anz
7. Wow
8. Maps
9. Sarah Palin
10. Underbelly
Most Popular in Australia
1. Games
2. Sydney
3. YouTube
4. MySpace
5. Facebook
6. Google
7. eBay
8. My
9. Weather
10. Hotmail
Fastest Rising in United Kingdom
1. iplayer
2. facebook
3. iphone
4. youtube
5. yahoo mail
6. large hadron collider
7. obama
8. friv
9. cam4
10. jogos
Most Popular in united Kingdom
1. facebook
2. bbc
3. youtube
4. ebay
5. games
6. news
7. hotmail
8. bebo
9. yahoo
10. jobs
Fastest Rising in Canada
1. obama
2. kijiji
3. facebook
4. cnn
5. youtube
6. free movies
7. yahoo mail
8. koodo
9. beijing 2008
10. surf the channel
Most Popular in Canada
1. facebook
2. youtube
3. lyrics
4. weather
5. games
6. google
7. hotmail
8. yahoo
9. map
10. canada
At Yahoo, the most popular searches included Britney Spears, the WWE, and Barack Obama. At Ask.com, the top searches were for dictionary, MySpace, and Google.
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