What was the most searched on Yahoo! in 2012

The U.S. presidential election became the most searched item, while Kim Kardashian turned out to be the best person required in Yahoo!, in a year in which online searches were dominated by large news and pop culture obsessions, said Monday the Internet company. The term "election" was the most searched and not only by the wide coverage of the media, but also by conversations on social networks. The term "political polling" was ranked 8th in the top 10 Yahoo! searches of the year. "The 2012 elections dominated online search, which is surprising because if something is in the news, and is accessible (...) people were really saturated, but even so, it was a keyword that people wrote throughout year, "said Vera Chan , trend analyst for Yahoo!, in a conference call. Chan said that only two stories, rather than a specific term, have occupied the list in the past decade: the death of Michael Jackson in 2009 and the BP oil spill in 2010. The word "iPhone 5" ranked number two, something interesting, according to Chan, in the "post-Steve Jobs", because although theApple iPhone has appeared regularly among the top searches since its launch in 2007, this was the first time a specific model appeared so high in the rankings. The TV star Kim Kardashian was the most searched on the website, at No. 3, there are six women among the 10 famous people required. Chan said the "notoriety Kardashian has kept her at the top", citing the drama of his divorce with ex-husband Kris Humphries, his close relationship with rapper Kanye West and his program channel E! . The British princess Kate Middleton , the cover of Sports Illustrated model Kate Upton, the late singer Whitney Houston , the problem celebrity Lindsay Lohan and pop star Jennifer Lopez are in the ranking of the 10 most sought after names in the news throughout the year. Middleton, who has been followed with enthusiasm by fans and critics in their first year of married to Prince William of Great Britain, also starred in the year's most wanted scandal after a French magazine published photos of him topless. The term "Olympics" came in seventh place on the list, as many Internet users flocked to online media to follow the great global sporting event held in London during the summer. Another list of Yahoo! searches on major obsessions, pop culture dominated this year.The Hunger Games , Star Honey Boo Boo, the erotic novel Fifty Shades of Gray, the British band One Direction, the song Carly Rae Jepsen "Call Me Maybe" and Korean rapper Psy with "Gangnam Style" occupied leading positions in the top-10.