Google says Sarah Palin was the world’s fastest-rising search term
“Sarah Palin” was the world’s fastest-rising search term in 2008, Newsweek.com reports in a story on Google’s annual report on most-searched words.
Google’s report says:
“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 - the spirit of the times. We’ve compiled some of the highlights from Google searches around the globe and hope you enjoy looking back as much as we do.”
Here are the world’s fastest rising searches, according to Google:
- sarah palin
- beijing 2008
- facebook login
- tuenti
- heath ledger
- obama
- nasza klasa
- wer kennt wen
- euro 2008
- jonas brothers
Here’s what Google says are the fastest-rising U.S. terms: (Palin is the fastest-growing on Google News)
- obama
- att
- iphone
- youtube
- fox news
- palin
- beijing 2008
- david cook
- surf the channel
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They were all looking for the porn …
now we’re waiting for her talk show.
Of course Palin would have been the top search term. John McCain picks a virtual unknown as a V.P. candidate. People needed to educate themselves on her before the election. Thankfully, they did.
Sarah Palin loves the camera. Who cooks in a suit and high heels? And check out the kitchen! This woman knows how pretty she is and how to cry “sexism” at every criticism.
She is not the first incompetent to get press. Watch out for “beauty queens.”