Yahoo crowns Jackson as king of the internet in 2009
Michael Jackson's stunning death has made him Yahoo's biggest star this year.
San Francisco: Michael Jackson's stunning death has made him Yahoo's biggest star this year.
The quest to find out what happened to Jackson in his final hours on June 25 and celebrate his legacy elevated the late entertainer to the top of the Internet company's annual breakdown of the most frequent online search requests.
The self-proclaimed King of Pop ended singer Britney Spears' four-year reign atop Yahoo's search rankings.
The list released Tuesday is meant to provide a reading on the U.S. cultural pulse. It may not be the best barometer, given that Yahoo Inc. ranks a distant second to Google Inc. in Internet search. Google plans to release its own list of popular searches later this month.
Jackson will probably rank high on Google, too.
