The Buzz Log What’s hot on Yahoo! Buzz™ (and why)...

The execution of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein created a stir in Search. The rapid succession of events leading up to the fateful moment kept folks curious and searching throughout the day. Searches on Hussein were up 1,349% and he vaulted into our most-searched spot.

Related searches on news outlets from the region were also popular as we waited for confirmation of the death sentence. Queries on "al-hurra," "al-arabiya," "al-jazeera," and "iraqi tv" all soared. Searches for "iraq news" and "iraq time zone" were also hot.

Those hungering for indisputable visual evidence searched for "iraq hanging video," "pictures of saddam hanging," "saddam execution footage," and "saddam execution live." We saw over fifty terms involving the deposed dictator and live video strewn throughout the Buzz.

Other search terms that moved as a result of Saddam's final day included...