p2pnet news view | Cool:- Zeitgeist is a, “German language expression literally translated: Zeit, time; Geist, spirit, meaning ‘the spirit of the age and its society’.”

So says the Wikipedia, and it’s that time of year, again.

Google Zeitgeist time.

Interestingly, here in Canada, Elizabeth May’s Green Party was Number One, and the iPodand iPhone second and third to last in Top Personal Electronics.

Britney Spears was the Top Celebrity.

Meanwhile, “2008 has seen high interest among Canadians in politics, web tools, the Olympics, and basic information maps, weather, games,” says the mega ad company, going on »»»

Figures from Obama to Britney captured Canadians’ attention, and several free services grew in popularity, such as Kijiji, a classifieds website, and Surf the Channel, a website dedicated to TV. Canadians turned to news sources from around the world and, in the gadget realm, showed keen interest in ’smart phones’ and other portable electronics. Take a look below for a sense of the 2008 zeitgeist, or spirit of the times, in Canada!

Fastest Rising
1. obama
2. kijiji
3. facebook
4. cnn
5. youtube
6. free movies
7. yahoo mail
8. koodo
9. beijing 2008
10. surf the channel

Most Popular
1. facebook
2. youtube
3. lyrics
4. weather
5. games
6. google
7. hotmail
8. yahoo
9. map
10. canada

Top Political Parties
1. green party
2. liberal party
3. conservative party
4. ndp
5. bloc quebecois

Top Celebrities
1. britney spears
2. jessica alba
3. heath ledger
4. lindsay lohan
5. angelina jolie
6. kim kardashian
7. megan fox
8. tila tequila
9. zac efron
10. pamela anderson

Top News Sources
1. cbc
2. bbc
3. ctv
4. cnn
5. global
6. fox news
7. 680news
8. google
9. yahoo
10. abc

Top Personal Electronics
1. palm treo
2. blackberry
3. sync
4. hp ipaq
5. slingbox
6. t-mobile sidekick
7. htc touch
8. iphone
9. ipod
10. tomtom

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