the buzz log

Even in our real-time world, people barely had time to register the news that Michael Jackson had been rushed to UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles before doctors called the King of Pop's death at 2:26 p.m. Within hours, searches on Yahoo! transitioned from "breaking news michael jackson" to "is michael jackson dead" to "r.i.p. michael jackson."

Generation X was still mourning Farrah Fawcett, and the two became the most searched people on the Web—even at times linked ("michael jackson farrah fawcett"). But 50-year-old Jackson spanned multiple decades, and his death may be the most searched in recent memory.

One of the most telling queries that people looked up, however, may have been "elvis died." Elvis Presley died at age 42, bloated, sick, addicted to prescription drugs. Even if Jackson hadn't married Lisa Marie in the '90s, he had already inherited Elvis Presley's throne. Now, he has passed away in the same way as the icon before him—too shocking, too soon.

The obituaries and eulogies didn't take long for Jackson, not for a man who led a supersized life. Below, a snapshot of the Search stream, as people followed a king's passing.

His Death

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His Family, Friends, Mistaken Ties

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His Peculiarities and Places

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His Life and Legacy

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