Yahoo Disclosed Top Search Trends For 2008

Yahoo! 2008 Year in Review Methodology

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Yahoo Disclosed Top Search Terms For 2008 [yhoo.client.shareholder.com]

To develop the Yahoo! Year in Review, our editors analyze search queries based upon a number of factors, including absolute volume and growth versus previous periods, to see which themes and trends bubble to the surface. Individual users and their search queries always remain anonymous.

By the Numbers -- Top 10 Overall Searches

Market Meltdowns -- Top 10 Economic Searches

Politics As Unusual -- Top 10 Politician Searches

News Stories -- Top 10 News Stories

Counting Olympic Gold -- Top 10 Olympian Searches

New Brat Pack -- Top 10 Rising Celebrity Searches

Breaking The Glass Ceiling -- Top 10 Searched

Influential Women

Final Farewells -- Top 10 Send-Offs

For the list, [buzz.yahoo.com...]

[rj87uk]

I am pretty surprised to see Naruto as one of the most searched for. Interesting.

[nealrodriguez]

i'm surprised usain bolt didn't come out as one of the top olympians; he's the flash with an jamaican flag.

[Miamacs]

Naruto should be there, there's nothing strange about that.

But why is RuneScape top 10?