UK and worldwide, people want politics, games and a waste of time

http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article5314396.ece

The top searches in Google for 2008 are:
Top UK search terms

1. Facebook
2. BBC
3. YouTube
4. eBay
5. games
6. news
7. Hotmail
8. Bebo
9. Yahoo
10. jobs

Fastest rising UK search terms

1. iPlayer
2. Facebook
3. iPhone
4. YouTube
5. Yahoo Mail
6. Large Hadron Collider
7. Obama
8. Friv
9. Cam4
10. Jogos

Fastest rising global search terms

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

The ones I hadn’t heard of, friv.com is an online games site, cam4.com is a webcam/chat service and jogos is a Brazilian online games site.

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