Maybe Bill Clinton was right about the conspiracy against Hillary. After all, Google seems to adore Barack Obama - and Google controls the universe, right?

According to Google Trends, Barack Obama has led Hillary Clinton and John McCain in search engine traffic and news volume - for the past 12 months.

Check out the graph below comparing the three contenders …

This is likely due to Obama’s relative newness and awesomeness. Either way, all three of the White House aspirants’ online buzz peaked on Super Tuesday in early February, representing the biggest traffic spike on the chart.

Looking ahead to the likely November match-up, more web users are likely to search for Barack Obama than John McCain, but this cuts both ways.

McCain remains the “safe” choice for many Americans, while Obama is still more of a mystery. Will people like what they find on their Internet searches?

On the flip side, if Barack Obama continues to lead John McCain in news reference volume - most of it positive - it could bode well for the Illinois seantor.