The year 2011 is coming to an end, and as 2012 approaches Yahoo! has analyzed the top searches and stories of the year. For the last 10 years Yahoo! has been compiling information to gage the most popular searches each year including viral fads, top news stories and other interesting and strange things that make news.the

The top search for 2011 on Yahoo! was not a person or juicy story, but an electronic technological marvel. The iPhone beat out the reality TV drama, a closely watched high profile defendant, and America's #1 most wanted terrorist.

Kohl’s Department Stores revealed its after Thanksgiving Day deals offering unprecedented value to all customers with more unbeatable savings opportunities than ever before and more ways to shop and share the best offers of the season. Doors open nationwide for 24 hours – from 12 a.m. to midnight on Friday, Nov. 25, to help shoppers get a jump on tremendous savings opportunities. Online shoppers can start saving even earlier with more than 500 Early Bird specials available on Kohls.com on Thanksgiving Day. For the first time ever, all Kohl’s shoppers will earn $15 Kohl’s Cash for every $50 spent in store or online.

Don't you hate it when you get a sitter, get all dolled up for an evening out, and you get to the restaurant you were thinking of and it's been closed down and you're left wondering, "Well, what now"?  That happened to my husband and I recently, but not to worry because I just opened up Yelp on my smart phone and the evening was saved.  Yelp can show you businesses around you or you can enter an address and see what is nearby.