The resurgence of political song and satire, that's what. While tech pundits—and most recently the Associated Press—like to call citizen-created ads and viral videos a "new form of campaigning," political creativity has existed as long as government—and almost certainly before.

In the pro-Obama camp, two videos gathering search momentum are "Barackula" and "The Empire Strikes Barack." The first goes back to Obama's Harvard days and explores his fledgling fight against vampiric bloodsuckers through song and dance. Blaxploitation allusions aside, the Harvard students' riff is catchier than it is subtle, although the girlfriend twist casts an interesting light on Michelle Obama.

The "Empire" mashup is even less subtle (casting Clinton as Darth Vader), and will probably be destroyed by the jedis of jurisprudence before more men between the ages of 35 and 54 can seek it out.

Searches for satirical Clinton clips aren't as plentiful. (And really, it's hard to rhyme with Clinton, or Hillary, for that matter. Pillory? Conciliatory?) Video-related Clinton searches have focused on "tina fey hillary clinton" and "hillary clinton snl," ever since the SNL alum lauded the candidate's, er, strong female attitude back in February. The latest "saturday night live hillary clinton" resurgence, though, revolves around backpedaling worthy of a superdelegate.

The most viral video of all, though, may soon belong to Clinton, herself. She recently sent out a thank-you to fundraisers that some have read as her farewell aria. Regardless, however the race shakes out, there will be a song to sing and a video to go along with it.

Geographical flubs have brought down lesser beauty queens, so when a Democratic presidential hopeful says he has already visited 57 states, searchers will flock to the Buzz like 14th century explorers to the New World.

The queries "obama 57 States" and "57 states" pulled into the top 35,000 searches in the past 7 days. Of course, the inflated number unleashed conspiratorial theories. Rush Limbaugh implied a "more telling slip" after claiming there happened to be "57 islamic states," which in turn spurred online investigations into that bit of information.

Actually, according to Obama, there should be 60 states, since he mentioned during his Oregon tour that he had another state to visit, plus Alaska and Hawaii. If he indeed harbors empire expansion plans, how about annexing Tijuana, as the Border State?

 

As with so many things, sex spurred the union between HBO and iTunes... as in the upcoming "Sex and the City" movie premiere. This was no shotgun partnership, however, as the premium channel negotiated higher prices (and a higher cut) than the usual $1.99 Apple offering.

The deal likely won't cut into its subscriber base since, according to Portfolio, shows will become available only after their DVD release. Nor are all seasons available: "The Wire" finished its fifth and final season, but the HBO iTunes store currently sells season 1.

Considering the crime drama ranks in the top 10 searches for HBO shows, the cable channel should start hustling... so to speak. As for other possible favorites, these offerings ranked highest in the past 30 days.

Sex and the City Entourage The Sopranos John Adams Miniseries Flight of the Conchords Big Love The Wire Six Feet Under Oz Band of Brothers

Deadwood Curb Your Enthusiasm Real Time with Bill Maher Da Ali G Show Tell Me You Love Me Rome Tales From The Crypt Extras In Treatment The Larry Sanders Show