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The Hottest Google Searches of 2008
Facebook成为搜索社区网络类信息次数最多的关键词，它也是美国境内搜索量增长最快的关键词。
MySpace and LinkedIn certainly have their followers, but Facebook edged them out of the No. 1 slot in Google's most-searched-for social networks category this year. Facebook was also the second-fastest rising general term in the U.S. this year.

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The Hottest Google Searches of 2008
"Joe the Plumber" ”水管工人乔“成为了搜索竞选流行语次数最多的关键词。这要感谢麦凯恩参加了2008年的美国总统竞选，不然人们不会认识Joe Wurzelbacher。
Thanks the McCain campaign, a once unknown Joe Wurzelbacher also made his mark on Google this year. "Joe the Plumber" topped the list of most-searched-for campaign buzzwords. Other names included Jeremiah Wright and William Ayers. But "Yes We Can," "Lipstick on a Pig" and, of course, "Maverick" also made the top ten list. "Hockey Mom" came in tenth. In this photo, Joe Wurzelbacher stands onstage at a campaign rally with U.S. Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) in Mentor, Ohio October 30, 2008. Senator McCain is on a two day, campaign bus tour through the state of Ohio.

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The Hottest Google Searches of 2008
莎拉佩琳成为了麦凯恩竞选08美国总统的副手，这也让佩琳成为了08年网络最热门的搜索人物图片类关键词。
Sarah Palin. When Sen. John McCain chose the Alaska governor to be his running mate, she shot from relative obscurity to the limelight overnight. As her star rose, so did the number of people searching for her online. Her name was the fastest-rising photo online. On Google Image Search, "Sarah Palin" was the most searched-for term of 2008. In this photo, U.S. Republican vice- presidential nominee Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin waves to the crowd after U.S. Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) delivered his concession speech at their election night rally in Phoenix, November 4, 2008.

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The Hottest Google Searches of 2008
最后，奥巴马成功当选了美国总统，而他的名字也成为了2008年网络搜索增速最快的关键词。而iphone和youtube都只能排名其后的4位和5位。
And, finally, in a banner year for President-elect Barack Obama, it isn't surprising that the future commander in chief also commanded the Internet. "Barack Obama" was the fastest-rising Google search term in 2008 in the U.S., topping "iPhone" (fourth), "YouTube" (fifth), "Palin" (seventh) and "surf the channel" (10th -- the term takes users to a popular video indexing site). In this photo, President-elect Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks to supporters during his election night rally after being declared the winner of the 2008 U.S. Presidential Campaign in Chicago, November 4, 2008.