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    The Buzz Week in Review

    by Mike Krumboltz

    May 16, 2008 03:46:38 PM

    It was another wild week in the Buzz. A legendary music producer was knocked out, a tiny car proved that size matters not, and the gay-rights movement scored a huge win in the Golden State.

    And down goes Suge!
    Suge Knight, founder of Death Row Records, has a reputation for toughness. But one guy didn't get the memo that Mr. Knight is the kind of man with whom you do not mess. A man identified as "Young Rez" allegedly struck Mr. Knight with a pipe outside a nightclub, knocking the mogul unconscious. Searches on "suge knight" soared 11,088%, and related lookups on "death row records" and "suge knight knocked out" also jumped. Several articles, including this one from Radar Online, drew big buzz.

    Smart, safe, and small.
    According to conventional wisdom, the bigger the car, the safer you'll be. And maybe that's true, but the Smart car has proved that size isn't always such a, er, huge factor. One of the smallest cars in the world, the Smart fortwo recently kicked butt in crash tests. It scored surprisingly well with the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, and buzz on this article from the Ledger drew looky-loos like a fender-bender.

    A huge win for gay rights.
    Gay-rights advocates scored a huge win this week when the California Supreme Court overturned the state's ban on gay marriage. The news spurred huge searches on "gay rights" and "california gay marriage," and also helped to inspire one of the cooler marriage announcements in recent history. Ellen DeGeneres announced her plans to wed longtime partner Portia de Rossi and received a standing ovation from her talk-show audience.

    Also buzzing this week ...
    • Search's biggest mover this past week was Annika Sorenstam. Still on top of her game, the legendary golfer decided to retire to focus on other priorities. Searches spiked 25,840%.
    • The wedding of first daughter Jenna Bush continued to stir things up in Buzz. The top stories from the past seven days are still dominated by recaps of the bride's big day.
    • "American Idol" marches toward its inevitable conclusion. The final two contestants have been decided, and though we don't know who's going to take the title, we can guarantee his first name will be David.