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You've Been Googled: From Palin To Cupcakes, The Most Popular Web Searches In 2008












A year ago she was unheard of, and after the U.S. election result, may return to obscurity.

In between however, Sarah Palin has achieved the ultimate recognition of the internet age. Along with cupcakes.

The Republican candidate for vice president and the confection topped Google's annual 'zeitgeist' list, which reveals the events, music and individuals that shaped 2008.

From iPlayer and The Jonas Brothers to beer batter and Nicolas Sarkozy, the list offers a unique insight into the most asked-for terms on the search engine.

Unsurprisingly given its popularity among students and office workers, Facebook came top of the 'most looked for subjects' in the UK, while job searches finished in tenth place.

Mrs Palin saw off competition from the Beijing Olympics and the actor Heath Ledger to finish top of the list of 'fastest rising global queries'.

And with the credit crunch beginning to bite, traditional cooking appears to be making a comeback as foods including crumble topping, Eton mess and rhubarb fool jostled for position alongside cupcakes in the 'fastest rising recipe searches'.

An online scramble for music tickets saw British rockers Oasis beat Leonard Cohen to the top of the chart for the 'hottest tickets of the year'.

Cricket fans also appeared desperate to get their hands on passes for next year's Ashes, while the stage musical Oliver! proved a hit in seventh place.

In addition, millions turned to the internet to watch their favourite television shows online, with the BBC's iPlayer facility seeing off the everpopular YouTube to head the list of 'fastest rising searches'.

Gordon Brown was the most searched for politician of the year, beating his younger rival David Cameron into second place.

Source: www.dailymail.co.uk

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