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Top 50 Viral Posts in October

Sarah Palin, Madonna, SNL THTV and Britney Spears

— November 3, 2008 — Micro Reports
October 2008 was dominated by Sarah Palin and election fever, although a couple classics headliners like Britney Spears and Madonjna also wiggled their way into the Top 50.

Sarah Palin made the list a dozen times, with public heckling by Madonna, Obama Girl parodying Sarah Palin, unphotoshopped magazine covers, fashion controversies, and of course, Tina Fey as Sarah Palin.

Towards the end of the month, we started to see Britney Spears pop back into the headlines with a new purfume, Scentual and leaked copies of her Womanizer video.

As we gear into November, you can expect election results to dominate the blogosphere... However, I have a sneaking suspician you'll see more about Britney Spears as she prepares to lauch Circus, her new album that features 'womanizer'.

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Popularity
Activity
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30 Minute Super Sales
30 Minute Super Sales
Diesel $50 'Dirty Thirty' Jeans
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35
Character Reinvention
Character Reinvention
Tina Fey on How The Sarah Palin Spoofs Reinvented Her Career
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34
Post-Prison Interviews
Post-Prison Interviews
Marion Jones on Oprah, Out of Jail
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33
Political Fashion Controversies
Political Fashion Controversies
Elisabeth Hasselbeck Calls Sarah Palin Wardrobe Scandal Sexist
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32
Breast Cancer Awareness Through Fame
Breast Cancer Awareness Through Fame
Elisabeth Hasselbeck Gives Her View
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31
Roasted Socialites
Roasted Socialites
Lauren Conrad on David Letterman
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30
Replacing Landmarks With Cheap Souvenirs
Replacing Landmarks With Cheap Souvenirs
Funtography by Michael Hughes
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29
Bizarre Election Mania
Bizarre Election Mania
Obama and Sarah Palin Dancing With the Stars, Baby Halloween Costume Ideas
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28
Superstar Perfumes
Superstar Perfumes
Britney Spears Shares Her Scentual “Hidden Fantasy”
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27
Breast Cancer Awareness Auctions
Breast Cancer Awareness Auctions
Christina Applegate Donates Ribbon Roses
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26
Pushing Gross Packaging
Pushing Gross Packaging
New Images on U.K. Cigarette Packs
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25
Blogs About Bad Image Editing
Blogs About Bad Image Editing
PhotoshopDisasters.com
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24
Beach Art
Beach Art
10 Incredible Sand Sculptures
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23
Unphotoshopped Magazine Covers
Unphotoshopped Magazine Covers
Sarah Palin on Newsweek
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22
Freaky Felines
Freaky Felines
10 Bizarre Cats
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21
Sarah Palin Halloween Costumes
Sarah Palin Halloween Costumes
Happy Palinween
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20
Surgical Lookalikes
Surgical Lookalikes
Angelina Jolie Tops Patient Request List
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19
Moms as Cover Models
Moms as Cover Models
Angelina Jolie Breastfeeds for W Magazine
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18
The Best of 2008
The Best of 2008
Gangster Muppets, Angry Anchormen and Viral Videos
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17
Computer-Generated Beauty
Computer-Generated Beauty
Software Algorithm Renders the Ideal You
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16
Doggie Dress-Up
Doggie Dress-Up
10 Brutal Pet Halloween Costumes
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15
Recreating Magazine Covers
Recreating Magazine Covers
Halle Berry Is Esquire's Sexiest Woman Alive, 75th Anniversary
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14
Confusing Toilet Signs
Confusing Toilet Signs
10 Clever Bathroom Placards
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13
Ironic Mugshots
Ironic Mugshots
10 Pieces of Poorly-Timed Fashion
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12
Extreme Political Parodies
Extreme Political Parodies
Obama Girl Hits Sarah Palin Below The Belt
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11
Terrestrial Aliens
Terrestrial Aliens
10 Bizarre Animal Species
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10
Painting Your Pets
Painting Your Pets
Living Colorful Cats
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9
Unwedding Celebrations
Unwedding Celebrations
Divorce Cakes
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8
Bird-Eating Spiders
Bird-Eating Spiders
Australia's Giant Golden Orb Weaver
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7
Feather Wedding Dress Knock-Offs
Feather Wedding Dress Knock-Offs
Project Runway Copies Alexander McQueen
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6
Surreal Ad Photography
Surreal Ad Photography
'Pickpockets' by Romain Laurent
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5
Public Heckling
Public Heckling
Madonna Threatens To Kick Sarah Palin's A$$ on Tour
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4
Real-Life Gremlins
Real-Life Gremlins
10 Ugly Animals
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3
Palin Fever
Palin Fever
Hot Sarah Palin Costumes, Pumpkins, Parodies and Sarah Palin on SNL
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2
Man-Eating River Monsters
Man-Eating River Monsters
The Goonch Catfish
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1
Exposing Airbrushing
Exposing Airbrushing
Excessive Before and After Pictures
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