Sarah Palin may have been on the losing end of the Republican ticket, yet she topped the web search chart, confirms Google’s list of the most popular searches in 2008, which the internet search giant released on Wednesday.

At the number two positions of ‘fastest-rising’ searches around the globe was Beijing Olympics 2008. Facebook login and Tuenti, a Spanish social networking website followed the Beijing Olympics 2008.

London, Dec 11: She might not have won the election, but Sarah Palin - the defeated US vice-presidential candidate - has topped Google''s 2008 chart of the most web searches.

While the Alaskan Governor topped the Google's image search list, Beijing Olympics 2008 came in at number 2 in the Google list of "fastest rising searches" followed by "Facebook login" and "Tuenti," a Spanish social networking website.

Late Hollywood actor Heath Ledger came in at number 4 and US President-elect Barack Obama, who created history with his win, rounded of the top 5, reports The Telegraph.

Washington, December 7 : Sarah Palin’s salons and spas expenses, including 350 dollars at Escape Skin Care and Day Spa in New York, have surfaced as the latest bills paid from the Republican National Committee’s account during the Presidential campaign, according to reports.

As per the Federal Election Commission records, the RNC had reported shelling out a total of about 180,000 dollars for clothes and various accessories for the Alaska Governor and her family.

Washington, Dec 6 : A calendar for 2009 featuring Alaska''s Governor Sarah Palin and her family is being sold for 15.95 dollars.

‘The Sarah Palin 2009 Wall Calendar: A personal look at Alaska''s Governor’ contains more than 50 photos, and even has a blurb attached in an advertisement to the Human Events email list.

Washington, Dec 6 : Oprah Winfrey has slammed Sarah Palin after the failed Republican vice-presidential candidate snubbed offers to appear on the chat queen’s show.

While Palin did make an appearance on other U. S. hosts Greta Van Susteren, Matt Lauer and Larry King’s shows to talked about her unsuccessful bid to reach the White House, but she ignored ‘The Oprah Show’ despite being invited.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Dec. 5 -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she will not release a transcript of her testimony in an ethics probe into her dismissal of Alaska's top law enforcement officer.

At issue was whether the former Republican vice presidential nominee violated state ethics laws when she fired Walt Monegan, the state's public safety commissioner, for his refusal to fire her ex-brother-in-law from the state police, the Anchorage Daily News reported Friday.