'Michael Jackson' Is No. 1 Search Term

King of Pop tops yearly lists for Google, Yahoo, Bing
By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff
Posted Dec 1, 2009 4:06 PM CST
'Michael Jackson' Is No. 1 Search Term
This undated file photo released by Julien's Auctions shows Michael Jackson's glove from his 1983 performance of Billie Jean at the Motown 25 television special where he performed the Moonwalk for the first time.   (AP Photo/Julien's Auctions, File)

Michael Jackson commanded more global attention than any other person or thing this year: the deceased pop singer was the No. 1 search term for Google, Bing, and Yahoo. The lists of top 10 search terms also document Twitter's ascendancy in 2009—the micro-blogging service was the second most popular term on Bing and fourth on Google, InformationWeek reports.

  • Bing's leaders, in order: Jackson, Twitter, Swine Flu, Stock Market, Farrah Fawcett, Patrick Swayze, Cash for Clunkers, Jon and Kate Gosselin, Billy Mays, and Jaycee Dugard.
  • Google: Jackson, Facebook, Tuenti, Twitter, Sanalika, New Moon, Lady Gaga, Windows 7, Dantri.com.vn, and Torpedo Gratis.
  • Yahoo: Jackson, Twilight, WWE, Megan Fox, Britney Spears, Naruto, American Idol, Kim Kardashian, NASCAR, and Runescape.
(More Bing stories.)

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