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On the brink.
From billions of searches emerged a fascinating portrait of a culture on the brink — of environmental changes, political breakaways, celebrity breakdowns, and technological breakthroughs. Join us as we explore the top trends in 2007.
Yeah you don’t want to hit the link so here is the list.
News
top 10 news stories
In the first days of January, cell phone footage of Saddam Hussein’s final moments leaked out and tore a blistering path across the Web… More >
Grass is Always Greener
top 10 environmental searches
2007 may go down as the year people stopped talking about the climate crisis and actually did something about it… More >
Celebrity Downslides
top 10 troubled stars
Leading up to 2007, the apology circuit was the place of penance for a rampaging celebrity, with a rehab tune-up along the way… More >
The Year of I, You, and Wii
top 10 in tech
Queuing up is a noble tradition — the disciplined mob lining up for free bread or concert tickets. In 2007, a cell phone… More >
Recalling the Recall
top 10 consumer call-backs
In early spring 2007, reports of poisoned dog food spurred frantic searches into the pet food recall. For weeks, pet owners examined… More >
Hits, Runs & Errors
top 10 sports news
Sports fans have a high threshold for misdeeds. However, 2007 featured several buzzworthy stories that could turn off some fans forever… More >
A Final Farewell
top 10 send-offs
Not all send-offs in 2007 inspired mourning, although they may have been just as heartrending. The biggest turnout in searches came for… More >
Tag, You’re It
top 10 on del.icio.us
Creativity and creation marked the 2007 searches on our social search and bookmarking site, del.icio.us, which serves as the “Web memory”… More >
Elementary Deductions
top 10 on Yahoo! Kids
This year, kids showed their environmental consciousness as they searched on topics of global proportions, including Earth Day, rainforest, and endangered animals… More >