Earlier this week, we asked you to vote on what you believed were the most surprising headlines of 2008. Almost 500 people voted, and the results are in!

Without further adieu, here are the Top 10 Most Surprising Moments of 2008, as voted by the SocialVibe community.
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10. New York Giants unexpected Superbowl victory (2%)
9. Auto industry tycoons GM, Ford &O Chrysler ask & receive bailout (3%)
8. John McCain chooses Sarah Palin as his running mate (4%)
7. Travis Barker & DJ AM come close to death in plane crash (4%)

6. Michael Phelps walks away from Beijing Olympics with 8 gold medals (4%)
5. Lindsay Lohan gets a girlfriend (6%)
4. Proposition 8 passes in California, banning gay marriage (16%)
3. Gas prices drop to $1.50 a gallon (17%)
2. Barack Obama becomes first African American elected President (21%)

1. Heath Ledger passes away (22%)
We love doing these kinds of polls - getting your feedback and then sharing them with the community. Anything that we can do to get the SocialVibe community involved, we're into it.
Here's to 2009 and the many good surprises that lie ahead of us!













