As the second* most popular search engine next to Google, reviewing the most popular news searches of 2007 on Yahoo! can give you a good indicator of the top news stories that were on everyone's minds the most in the year 2007.
Since Google is no longer compiling their Google Zeitgiest search trend list, the Yahoo! list is the best search indicator available.
#10 Top 10 News Story of 2007 Searched on Yahoo!: Virginia Tech
The Virginia Tech shooting back in April of 2007 is what propelled the Virginia Tech searches. This story shook more than the Virginia Tech campus when it occurred. It raised questions about college campus security, how people with mental illness are mishandled by professionals, and it called into question how the media covers these events.
The Virginia Tech Massacre also resulted in the strengthening of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
#9 Top 10 News Story of 2007 Searched on Yahoo!: Afghanistan
Afghanistan has continuously been in the news in 2007, from the poppy spraying, to the growth to TV in a country where it was formerly forbidden, to the recent ousting of diplomats from the country, Afghanistan has been a hotbed of social and politicital change and will probably continue on that path in 2008.
#8 Top 10 News Story of 2007 Searched on Yahoo!: San Diego Fires
Fires always make big news on TV, and the San Diego wildfires also burned up the Internet as a hot search in 2007.
#7 Top 10 News Story of 2007 Searched on Yahoo!: HIllary Rodham Clinton
Running for President is a hot topic, and Hillary Rodham Clinton has been in the spotlight all year.
#6 Top 10 News Story of 2007 Searched on Yahoo!: Barack Obama
Barack Obama has also made his way into being one of the top 10 most popular news searches on Yahoo! with his Presidential campaign.
#5 Top 10 News Story of 2007 Searched on Yahoo!: Oil and Gas Prices
