Wiki technology proved popular, with Wikipedia ranking at number six, the term 'wiki' itself at number nine, and 'how to wiki' at number two in the list of 'how to' searches. Podcasting was also a recurring theme, ranking at number four in the list of Google News searches and placing second in the how-to rankings.

When it came to news stories, celebrity outstripped any other events. Socialite/singer/Internet porn star Paris Hilton topped the list of Google News searches (it may not be a coincidence that the most popular search using the 'define' keyword was 'promiscuous'), followed by Orlando Bloom.

While Steve Irwin topped Yahoo! Australia's end-of-year search list, he only ranked ninth in Google's ranking of the most popular searches featuring the word 'obituary'. That list was topped by TV producer Aaron Spelling.
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