1. Gaddafi

Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi, or more commonly known as Muammar Gaddafi, was the official ruler of Libya from 1969 to 1977. In 1977 he stepped down from his official Executive position but maintained control of the country until February 2011, when riots against his leadership began. On October 20, 2011, Gaddafi’s convoy was attacked by NATO, where he was then captured and executed. He was 69 years old.

2. Paranormal Activity 3

It’s like the new Blairwitch Project: terrible camera angles, horrible plot, and predictable jump scare scenes. Sounds like 90 minutes of spine tingling Halloween season goodness.

3. Battlefield 3

Released on October 25, this multiplayer first-person shooter has the 3 G’s: guns, grenades, and gore. If this game is half as good as Jordan Sparks’ song “Battlefield”, it is going to be epic!

4. World Series

What do you get when you cross a cardinal and a stallion? The world series of course. Albert Pujols may have played his last game in a Cardinals uniform. Next up for him is Dancing with the Stars.

5. Lindsay Lohan

She was caught making out with her mother in a club. I’ll spare you the details. She also accepted a 1 million dollar offer to pose in a not-so-PG magazine. Again, no comment.

6. Powerball

The betting-man’s tax… err, I’m sorry, I mean the Powerball jackpot, is now 180 million dollars. You’re a fool if you think you can win… I’ve already picked the winning numbers, I can feel it in my soul.

7. Batman Arkham City

An action adventure video game developed by Rocksteady Studios. Personally, I haven’t had much luck with superhero video games. If I don’t get to play as the Joker, I’ll pass.

The most popular “all hallows eve” costumes this year are Captain America, Nicki Minaj, and Angry Birds. Angry Birds seems to make every most popular list there is.

9. Dan Wheldon

He was an Indy car racer who was fatally injured during the 2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship. He passed away doing what he loved the most.

10. The Walking Dead

Is back for season two. Are you surprised? They already died once. What’s to stop them from coming back with a second season?

A look at the top searches on Google last week:

1. 27 Club

Musicians who have died at the age of 27.

2. Amy Winehouse

Amy Winehouse dominated 6 of the top 10 search results this week and her YouTube music videos are still rising.

3. Norway Shooting

A terrorist killed over 76 people in a national tragedy this week in Norway.

4. Captain America

Another comic classic comes to the big screen.

5. Debt Ceiling

Our government is still working this one out… why should you care?

4th Week of July Top YouTube Videos:

A look at the top searches on Google last week:

1. Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony have split up, rocking the world of… well… people who follow TMZ all day.

2. Spotify

Spotify tops the charts for another week with its focus on music access vs. ownership.

3. Carmageddon

No, not the 1997 video game… but a masssive false scare of terrifying Los Angeles traffic this past week.

4. Alex Morgan

The US may not have won, but  Hope Solo and Alex Morgan got some heavy press this week.

5. Borders

After filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this year, Borders is officially liquidating their inventory… cheap books for all!

6. Breaking Bad

After a year long hiatus, this AMC tv show is coming back on the air.

7. British Open

Darren Clarke won the 140th Open Championship for the first time over Phil Mickleson and Dustin Johnson.

8. Insidious

Paranormal meets haunted house in this week’s horror movie from the makers of the SAW franchise.

3rd Week of July Top YouTube Videos:

A look at the top searches on Google last week:

1. Betty Ford

Elizabeth Ann Bloomer Warren Ford passed away this past week leaving behind a strong legacy.

2. Hugh Hefner Dead

There are quite a few celebrity death hoaxes going around… my favorite thing about this one is the response that the rumors are “greatly exaggerated”… he’s only a little bit dead.

3. Jaycee Dugard

Jaycee just published A Stolen Life based on her 18 year captivity.

4. Spotify

A Pandora competitor came to the US market from overseas this week. Sign up here

5. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 Reviews

Talk about long tail keywords…

6. Hope Solo

The US women’s soccer goalie “blew up” this week.

7. Derek Jeter

Mr. Jeter sat out of the All-Star Game this week.

8. Shuttle Launch

NASA preps for the last space shuttle launch.

2nd Week of July Top YouTube Videos:

A look at the top searches on Google last week:

1. Casey Anthony Verdict

Publishers aren’t looking interested in a Casey Anthony book deal.

2. Fireworks

Do you have a fireworks store in your area?  Or, as Stephen Colbert calls them, “Shabby cash-only roadside shacks that sell Chinese explosives to drunk people.”

3. Google+

The battle between Google+ and Facebook is on!  But the real question is… why are we doing this?

4. Planking

It’s back and bigger than ever… even US Celebs are doing it.

5. Copa America

It is time for some good old fashioned Fútbol.

6. Kobayashi

Takeru Kobayashi was not allowed to participate in the recent Coney Island Hot Dog Eating Contest again… similar to last year when he was arrested… but I’ll never forget this.

7. Mega Millions

$250,000,000.00 was won by a West-Virginian… that’s a lot of zeros.

8. Transformers 3

$97 million opening weekend and growing!

1^st Week of July Top YouTube Videos: