2009 Bing Top Searches Show that Dying is Great for Your Popularity
Microsoft has released its 'Top Bing Trending Topics' list, which is a list of the most frequently searched for terms of 2009, and guess what? As it turns out, kicking the bucket is a great way of getting attention, at least on the Internet. Here's the list:
- Michael Jackson
- Twitter
- Swine Flu
- Stock Market
- Farrah Fawcett
- Patrick Swayze
- Cash for Clunkers
- Jon and Kate Gosselin
- Billy Mays
- Jaycee Dugard
The software giant also released a sneak peek of the three most searched for celebrities of 2009, which includes Megan Fox (No. 3), Robert Pattinson (No. 2), and Perez Hilton (No. 1).