



For the second straight year, weather was the most popular general term on AOL Search, while WWE wrestler Chris Benoit, the Apple iPhone and Britney Spears appeared at the top of the News, Gadget and Celebrity search lists. American Idol showed no signs of slipping from the top of the most-searched TV shows list, and Hillary Clinton emerged as the front-runner on the Top Politicians list.
AOL says the combination of online viral videos and editorial commentary from gossip blogs like TMZ created a breed of celebrities whose accidental online celebrity led to offline fame. Topping this year’s inaugural most-searched for “Accidental Celebrity†list is socialite-turned-reality-TV-star, Kim Kardashian.
The most popular videos searched for on Truveo.com this year include a babbling beauty queen, a music video that taught the world a new dance, and a television blackout that left fans guessing. Miss Teen South Carolina’s question and answer fumble ranked as the Top Viral Video, while the world clamored to learn how to “Crank Dat†(Soulja Boy), making it 2007’s Top Music Video.



