At the end of each year the largest search engine of the world gives the list of the most sought words during the 12 past months. The list contains the terms more investigated on the web, those that became famous throughout 2007 and those that have lost interest. The estimate is carried out through a careful and accurate analysis of all the words searched and provides not only a numerical result, but also a portrait of today society and of its way of thinking, identifying which events, words, characters, objects have been more significant in the last 12 months.

Reading the following tables, broken down by categories, you can understand what has attracted more interest in society and what describes the time we are experiencing:

Fastest Rising (global)

   1. iphone
   2. badoo
   3. facebook
   4. dailymotion
   5. webkinz
   6. youtube
   7. ebuddy
   8. second life
   9. hi5
  10. club penguin

Fastest Rising (U.S.)

   1. iphone
   2. webkinz
   3. tmz
   4. transformers
   5. youtube
   6. club penguin
   7. myspace
   8. heroes
   9. facebook
  10. anna nicole smith

Fastest Falling (global)

   1. world cup*
   2. mozart
   3. fifa
   4. rebelde*
   5. kazaa
   6. xanga
   7. webdetente
   8. sudoku
   9. shakira
  10. mp3

*featured in our 2006 fastest-rising list
Google News Most Popular Searches (global)

   1. american idol
   2. youtube
   3. britney spears
   4. 2007 cricket world cup
   5. chris benoit
   6. iphone
   7. anna nicole smith
   8. paris hilton
   9. iran
  10. vanessa hudgens

Presidential Campaign (most searched-for)

   1. ron paul
   2. fred thompson
   3. hillary clinton
   4. barack obama
   5. john edwards
   6. mitt romney
   7. john mccain
   8. joe biden
   9. bill richardson
  10. rudy giuliani

Lawsuits

   1. borat lawsuit
   2. vonage lawsuit
   3. iphone lawsuit
   4. facebook lawsuit
   5. jamie gold lawsuit
   6. pants lawsuit
   7. mcdonalds lawsuit
   8. paxil lawsuit
   9. riaa lawsuit
  10. dell lawsuit

RIP (or rumors of)

   1. anna nicole smith
   2. travis barker*
   3. vince mcmahon*
   4. chris benoit
   5. fidel castro*
   6. michael jackson*
   7. ryan sheckler*
   8. bob barker*
   9. criss angel*
  10. kurt vonnegut

*Mark Twain wasn’t the only one whose death was premature; often the rumor of demise fuels a large volume of searches.
TV Shows

   1. heroes
   2. lost
   3. house
   4. 24
   5. bones
   6. jericho
   7. reba
   8. scrubs
   9. greek
  10. caveman

Movies

   1. transformers
   2. 300
   3. the simpsons movie
   4. epic movie
   5. bee movie
   6. harry potter
   7. hairspray
   8. cars
   9. iron man
  10. amazing grace

Lyrics

   1. umbrella lyrics (rihanna)
   2. soulja boy lyrics
   3. bubbly lyrics (colbie caillat)
   4. paramore lyrics
   5. lil wayne lyrics
   6. taylor swift lyrics
   7. apologize lyrics (timbaland)
   8. hannah montana lyrics
   9. girlfriend lyrics (avril lavigne)
  10. avril lavigne lyrics

Ringtones

   1. mosquito ringtone
   2. 24 ringtone
   3. the office ringtone
   4. silent ringtone
   5. crazy frog ringtone
   6. high pitch ringtone
   7. final fantasy ringtone
   8. ultrasonic ringtone
   9. transformers ringtone
  10. spider pig ringtone

Recipes

   1. master cleanse recipe
   2. ratatouille recipe
   3. lemonade diet recipe
   4. mojito recipe
   5. zucchini bread recipe
   6. eggplant parmesan recipe
   7. dog food recipe
   8. chicken salad recipe
   9. meatloaf recipe
  10. simple syrup recipe

Diets

   1. weight watchers
   2. jenny craig
   3. volumetrics
   4. slim fast
   5. atkins diet
   6. beck diet
   7. ornish diet
   8. zone diet
   9. best life diet
  10. mediterranean diet

Fitness

   1. pilates
   2. bikram yoga
   3. spinning
   4. cross fit
   5. zumba
   6. kettlebells
   7. triathlon training
   8. parkour
   9. bosu
  10. gym jones

Who is…

   1. who is god
   2. who is who
   3. who is lookup
   4. who is jesus
   5. who is it
   6. who is buckethead
   7. who is calling
   8. who is keppler
   9. who is this
  10. who is satan

What is…

   1. what is love
   2. what is autism
   3. what is rss
   4. what is lupus
   5. what is sap
   6. what is bluetooth
   7. what is emo
   8. what is java
   9. what is hpv
  10. what is gout

How to…

   1. how to kiss
   2. how to draw
   3. how to knit
   4. how to hack
   5. how to dance
   6. how to crochet
   7. how to meditate
   8. how to flirt
   9. how to levitate
  10. how to skateboard

For more information on the Zeitgeist 2007 you can click on the following link , which direct you on the official site of Google Zeitgeist from which I have taken all the statistics.