Google releases its Top Search Terms chart for 2009…

…and Su-Bo nails it, over every other dead celebrity.

Google has revealed the UK’s top search trends in 2009, with Swine Flu, the death of Jade Goody and the popularity of Susan Boyle topping the list.

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People searched about new sensations like Lady Gaga and Jedward, but they also turned to the web to learn about the deaths of Stephen Gately, Michael Jackson and the domestic violence of Rhianna.

It’s fair to say celebrity death and violence tops the list this year, above of any danger of nuclear attack from Iran. If nothing else though, Britney’s mum will be so pleased her daughter’s antics have slipped from the top spot.

1. swine flu
2. Susan Boyle
3. Jade Goody
4. Robert Pattison
5. Rihanna
6. Michael Jackson
7. Google Maps
8. Twitter
9. Stephen Gately
10. Iran

The Google search trends over the last decade have also included a mixture of celebrities and entertainment with the following years dominated by the movie Spiderman, Prince Charles, television series Big Brother, singer James Blunt and the death of Australian naturalist Steve Irwin.

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Britney makes money off Facebook!

Whilst we’re all scrabbling round trying to make money off social media marketing, Britney‘s powerhouse brand (one of the most popular on Twitter and Facebook) is effortlessly creaming in profits off her facebook site by offering ‘digital’ merchandise vouchers to her fans: http://tinyurl.com/qr8nw9

Buy Me!!!

Britney fans (there’s 2 million on Facebook and nearly 3 million on Twitter) can buy gifts for mere $2 dollars and share them with their ‘friends’ and ‘followers’ – awesome! Totally.

Celebrity searches of this stature are always going to fare strongly with online communities, but I do admire the ingenuity of brand Britney in offering her fans something seemingly original, yet utterly worthless, for cash, (insert your own gag here) – cash which she doesn’t have to share with Facebook!

So while big brands and retailers like Nike and Gap are trialing new online mechanics that pertain to be purely brand building, informative, trend watching. Team Britney are making hard dollar and spreading her fan base right under your little nose.

FYI: I got $80 last night on ebay for my Britney ‘man-bag’ – complete with stickers, badges and tattoos. To Austria. It’s global.