This year we clearly had politics on our minds, but even with the 2008 U.S. election season already upon us, we welcomed diversions from the famous and the infamous. As presidential hopefuls gave us their pitches, we all managed to keep up with our favorite reality shows and investigate rumors about colorful celebrities.
Except where noted, all of these searches had the largest volume on Google.com in the U.S.
Most Searched-For Candidates
Google News Most Popular Searches (global)
- american idol
- youtube
- britney spears
- 2007 cricket world cup
- chris benoit
- iphone
- anna nicole smith
- paris hilton
- iran
- vanessa hudgens
Presidential Campaign (most searched-for)
- ron paul
- fred thompson
- hillary clinton
- barack obama
- john edwards
- mitt romney
- john mccain
- joe biden
- bill richardson
- rudy giuliani
Lawsuits
- borat lawsuit
- vonage lawsuit
- iphone lawsuit
- facebook lawsuit
- jamie gold lawsuit
- pants lawsuit
- mcdonalds lawsuit
- paxil lawsuit
- riaa lawsuit
- dell lawsuit
RIP (or rumors of)
- anna nicole smith
- travis barker*
- vince mcmahon*
- chris benoit
- fidel castro*
- michael jackson*
- ryan sheckler*
- bob barker*
- criss angel*
- kurt vonnegut
Simply enter the calculation you'd like done into the search box, then hit the Enter key or click the Google search button.
To see news about a current event, simply type some relevant keywords into the search box and Google will return any news results in addition to standard web search results.If you're not finding the results you want,add the word news to your search query.
Check the time in cities around the world. Just type "time" and a city into the search box, then hit the Enter key or click the Google search button.
To get a fast stock price quote, or check the prices of your mutual funds, stocks, and ETFs, just type the ticker symbol into the search box, then hit the Enter key or click the Google search button.
To search for local businesses, enter the type of business you want (e.g. restaurant, repair shop) and the city and state, city and country, or U.S. Zip code into the Google search box and hit the Enter key or click the Google search button.
Restrict your search to a specific website by typing your search query followed by "site:www.sample.com” into the search box, then hit the Enter key or click the Google search button.
