Most Popular WebSearches of 2008

[Chronomar]

Here's the Most popular searches in 2008 organized by catagory. It may be just me, but it looks like a large portion of the internet-users are very stupid. But, wait, we knew that already. The only familiar items I saw as I glanced the list over was Star Trek and the Presidential Candidates. Other than that, nada.

Top 10 Women of 2008:
1) Paris Hilton 6) Kim Kardashian
2) Sarah Palin 7) Tina Fey
3) Britney Spears 8) Lindsay Lohan
4) Pamela Anderson 9) Angelina Jolie
5) Holly Madison 10) Jessica Alba
Top 10 Men of 2008:
1) Clay Aiken 6) Tupac Shakur
2) Barack Obama 7) Johnny Depp
3) Heath Ledger 8) Howard Stern
4) Paul Newman 9) Travis Barker
5) John McCain 10) 50 Cent
Top 10 Films of 2008:
1) The Dark Knight 6) Sex and the City Movie
2) Iron Man 7) James Bond Quantum of Solace
3) Cloverfield 8) 21 The Movie
4) Twilight 9) Camp Rock
5) Indiana Jones 4 10) High School Musical 3
Top News Stories of 2008:
1) Economic Collapse/Bailout 6) Jennifer Hudson Family Murder
2) Presidential Election '08 7) Eliot Spitzer Scandal
3) Death of Heath Ledger 8) Travis Barker Plane Crash
4) Clay Aiken Comes Out/Becomes 9) Sichuan Earthquake
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5) Death of Paul Newman 10) War in Iraq
Top Fads of 2008:
1) Poker 6) Weight Watchers
2) YouTube 7) Craigslist
3) Facebook 8) RuneScape
4) DIY Home Improvement 9) Webkinz
5) Digital TV 10) The Sims
Top Television Shows of 2008:
1) Star Trek Enterprise 6) The Simpsons
2) Dancing with the Stars 7) Big Brother
3) Family Guy 8) The Office
4) Greek 9) Hannah Montana
5) American Idol 10) The Biggest Loser
Top 10 Bands of 2008:
1) Jonas Brothers 6) Pink Floyd
2) The Beatles 7) 'N Sync
3) Metallica 8) Backstreet Boys
4) Slipknot 9) Rolling Stones
5) Linkin Park 10) Pussycat Dolls
Top 10 Sports Stars of 2008:
1) Anna Kournikova 6) Tom Brady
2) Danica Patrick 7) Manny Ramirez
3) Maria Sharapova 8) David Beckham
4) Michael Phelps 9) Tiger Woods
5) Serena Williams 10) Paul Pierce
Top Three Blog Sites of 2008:
1) Perez Hilton
2) Drudge Report
3) Huffington Post

 

[Jules]

So this is what world wants to know more about, eh?

 

[Dissident]

So this is what world wants to know more about, eh?

Yeah, having such a huge ammount of information readily available they... *sigh*
what a waste.

 

[Jordan~]

Like I said, the majority are idiots. :P These people vote!

 

[flow]

Clay Aiken over Barack Obama....wow

 

[Fordy]

None of this stuff surprises me really

Did I just read that correctly...

Jonas Brothers as most searched for music?

--
What type of music are Jonas Brothers?
They're camp rock!
*ba-dum-pish*

...
It was funnier when my friend said it.

 

[EloquentBohemian]

What?!! No Wrestling?!!

 

[Fordy]

Wrestling was so 90s.

 

[Agent Intellect]

obviously my constant web searches for physics stuff while reading "A Brief History of Time" "The Elegant Universe" and "The Fabric of the Cosmos" this year didn't affect the outcome much.

edit: i imagine they didn't take porn searches into account for this

 

[Fordy]

edit: i imagine they didn't take porn searches into account for this

Well, at least half of the top searched for women have sex-tapes.

 

[Waterstiller]

Travis Barker died?
Clay Aiken came out?

... I think I can honestly say that I never searched for anything on that list. (possibly Obama)

 

[didyouknow]

Anyone else notice that the war in Iraq was last on the list of news stories???

That says a lot about priorities these days...

 

[Sylzarra]

Well you cant blame people for not wanting to think about the Iraq war no one wants to think about all the tragedy that's happening elsewhere.. we wanna live in our own little worlds that we can control easily.

 

[Snail]

That's what normal people are interested in? I have spent all of my life desperate to connect with people on a deeper level, struggling to get into their heads, only to find that a "deeper level" doesn't exist, and most heads are empty? *sigh* I guess they probably think I am the boring one, and it is arguably just a matter of perspective. Knowing this information does not help with my feeling of alienation, even if it alleviates some of my false hope.

The ideal connection that I seek is impossible, because when it isn't narcissistic, seeking the "me" in others, it is something even less realistic, expecting others to take the place of God by being perfect in ways that they cannot. I am the stupid one for thinking that what I want could ever exist. I am the stupid one for wanting it at all. At the core of this stupidity is a spiritual flaw, as always. It is a form of subtle idolatry to be this kind of idealist.

Instead of accepting people, limitations and all, I worship their false forms and become disappointed when they reveal themselves authentically. I cry out for truth, then hide from it when I see that it doesn't conform to my desires. I say I want to love, but find that I can only love something imaginary, because I can't accept what is real.

At least I know what I'll be praying about tonight.

 

[Jesin]

Snail, I just quoted your post over in this thread:
http://www.intpforum.com/showthread.php?p=34515#post34515