Yahoo marks the end of the year 2009 by releasing a list of what topics are most sought-after on their site this year. Britney Spears in power for four consecutive years, finally falling ratings and was replaced by Michael Jackson.

Death of the ‘King of Pop’ was indeed a remarkable phenomenon, which became the subject of the most searched on Yahoo in 2009.

In the runner-up is phenomenal fiction, Twilight. While third place is the search of the WWE, wrestling famous. Interestingly enough, a cartoon character from Japan, Naruto, perched in a position successfully to 6.

Famous artist back row of a list of 10 great decorating. Recorded sexy actress Megan Fox, Britney Spears and Kim Kardhasian sitting position 4.5 and 8.

Actually until June 2009, the coronation of Barack Obama as U.S. president received the most search traffic to Yahoo. “When the news came Michael Jackson dies, traffic increases and exceeds the topic,” said Vera Chan, analyst at Yahoo.

Version Bing
Bing, Microsoft’s search engine is comparatively young, did not want to miss reveal a list of topics most in demand in the year 2009. It turned out just like in Yahoo, the related search Michael Jackson sitting in position 1.

In the next position, respectively Twitter, swine flu, and the stock market in search of a fifth place actress Farah Fawcett

Good news for Microsoft in the middle of an increasingly tight competition in the Internet world. Because according to data from comScore, this software company to be the ruler over the amount of time a user spent on the site for the month of September 2009.

Data from comScore World Metrix service revealed that Microsoft’s site over 15% of time spent online for Internet users around the world. Companies based in Redmond is also frustrate Google and Yahoo in the second and third positions.

So how is Facebook? The most popular networking site is in fourth place. But they still deserve rejoice because of rapid growth occurs where users spend 1.4 billion hours on Facebook, up 193% from the previous year period.

Windows Live Messenger so Microsoft’s mainstay in reaching his victory, because the most interesting access time, ie by 70%. While access to Google’s much helped by a visit to YouTube.

Microsoft noted in the area led Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. While in North America, Yahoo is successful leader.

“At the moment the U.S. economy had grown from a recession, many multinational corporations shifted the focus of its growth strategy into emerging markets and the Internet plays an important role in that strategy,” said comScore Media Metrix EVP, Jack Flanagan about the benefits of this research.

Carl Icahn millionaire who is one investor in Yahoo resign from Yahoo board seats. For what reason?

In his resignation letter, Icahn said that the current thought is the right time for him to resign from the Yahoo board so he can devote more time to invest in other companies.

“I’m not sure when this is required the presence of an activist in the ranks of Yahoo directors. Now it’s time I focused on other matters,” Ichan wrote in his resignation letter.

In his letter, Icahn gave praise to Yahoo chief executive, Carol Bartz, who thinks doing extraordinary work.

In addition, Icahn also praised Yahoo’s decision to cooperate with Microsoft three months ago in order to conquer Google, especially in the search engine market. Current cooperation agreement between Yahoo, Microsoft is awaiting approval from regulators.

Icahn is one of the Yahoo shareholders with ownership of 4.5 percent, after selling 12.7 million shares last September. He was one Yahoo investor who loudly called for the replacement of Jerry Yang,  Yang rejected because the Microsoft proposal worth U.S. $ 47.5 billion or about U.S. $ 33 per share.