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(By Jennifer Bosavage, ChannelWeb 2:39 PM EDT Mon. Mar. 17, 2008)

Bejing has banned access within China to YouTube and to Google News, in an apparent attempt to block coverage of riots and demonstrations in Tibet, according to several published reports.

Last week, protesters, mainly Tibetian monks, gathered to commemorate the 1959 uprising against Chinese rule that resulted in a number of Buddist clergy, including the Dalai Lama, into exile. The protests have become increasingly violent, with rioting that may have left as many as 80 people dead, some reports said. Chinese government reports have put that number closer to a dozen. YouTube andGoogle (NSDQ: GOOG) have been specifically targeted by the government and rendered inaccessible in an attempt to stop the spread of video footage and news coverage documenting the riots and protests.

A video entitled, "Protest in Lhasa (Tibet)," exemplifies the types of videos the Chinese government is trying to block. Posted to YouTube by a subscriber known as "Amdo2007," the video offers a minute and 15 second look at the scenes in the streets of Tibet today. >>>MORE

iPhone tops Google search in 2007.

Google has published its annual Zeitgeist roundup of most searched-for terms over 2007, and there are no prizes for guessing that Apple's iPhone tops the list of fastest rising global search entries.

Each year the search engine giant scours billions of queries to uncover what's hot and what's not in the search term rankings.

Google's top 10 list for 2007 proves that the world's thirst for technology shows no sign of abating.

Nipping at the iPhone's heels are Facebook and YouTube, which logged the number three and number six slots respectively.

In an apparent sign that the popularity of P2P music downloading is on the way out, Kazaa and 'MP3' were among the fastest falling search terms across the globe. Kazaa was the fifth fastest descending term and 'MP3' the tenth fastest.

However, global users are not just social networking geeks with a penchant for much-hyped mobile phones. As in past years, 2007 also witnessed an ever present interest in more cerebral and existential issues.

"Particularly interesting were some of the timeless themes, such as 'what is love?', 'who is God?' and 'how to kiss'. No matter how much changes over time, these seem to be constants," said Google Zeitgeist team member Susan Straccia.

Google's fastest rising search terms (global) for 2007:

1. iPhone
2. Badoo
3. Facebook
4. Dailymotion
5. Webkinz
6. YouTube

>>>Go to article to find top 10.