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Google has just released the top global searches of 2008 in their first annual, global Year-End Zeitgeist report.

Some of these hot trends are not even being touched by the marketing community and this would be a great time to hop on the bandwagon.

So what topped the charts?  We are obviously a social and curious species as social networks comprised four out of the top 10 global fastest-rising queries, while the U.S. election held everyone’s interest around the globe. Republican VP candidate, Sarah Palin, may have lost in the election, but she was the #1 fastest-rising query on the global list, while Obama was number six.

Check out the full list here.

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