Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year

Thought this was interesting. Merriam-Webster Online held a vote for their word of the year, and this word was the winner.
1. w00t (interjection)
expressing joy (it could be after a triumph, or for no reason at all); similar in use to the word "yay"
w00t! I won the contest!
These words were the runner ups.
facebook
conundrum
quixotic
blamestorm
sardoodledom
apathetic
Pecksniffian
hypocrite
charlatan