Sports Dominate this Week’s List of most Popular Search Terms
Pamela Rogers Turner, Plasma TV, Allegra Kent, Big Search Gainers
The Lycos 50 for Week Ending June 3, 2006
WALTHAM, Mass.—June 7, 2006—Lycos, Inc.(www.lycos.com), an entertainment destination for creators and consumers of quality content, today announced the following information from The Lycos 50™, the 50 most popular Internet search results for the week ending June 3, 2006. For a complete list of The Lycos 50™ and for in-depth text of The Lycos 50 Daily Report, go to http://50.lycos.com. Readers of The Lycos 50 can also share their thoughts on Internet trends and pop culture on The Lycos 50 Blog located at https://lycos50.tripod.com/blog/.
Biggest Movers and Shakers over the Past Week Ending June 3, 2006: 1. Kentucky Derby 384%
2. Online Games 332%
3. Resumes 314%
4. Sunglasses 293%
5. Pamela Rogers Turner 289%
6. Wedding Gifts 271%
7. Plasma TV 270%
8. Tax Rebate 262%
9. Allegra Kent 250%
10. Cigars 240%
Notes of Interest: Sports dominate this week’s top 10 list, with NBA Basketball (#1) knocking top-seated Poker (#6) out of the number one spot. Golf (#7) and NFL Football (#8) also jump into the top 10 list of search terms with Soccer and Baseball not far behind, holding the number 14 and 15 spots respectively. Interesting, although it took place in mid-May, the Kentucky Derby was one of this week’s biggest movers and shakers, up 384 percent in search activity, due mostly to search interest for Barbaro who suffered a shattered leg shortly after the start of the Preakness Stakes.
Other Notes of Interest:Making his debut this week is American Idol winner Taylor Hicks (#31), whose recent victory over second placed Katharine McPhee drives the Soul Patrol onto The Lycos 50 for the first time ever. And while Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie (#37) continue to make headlines offline, it’s the former ex-Mrs. Pitt, Jennifer Aniston (#22) who re-enters this week’s list, generating more interest online than “Brangenlina.”
The Lycos 50™ Top 10 Search Terms for the Week Ending June 3, 2006:
1) NBA Basketball 6) Poker
2) MySpace 7) Golf
3) RuneScape 8) NFL Football
4) Paris Hilton 9) Pokemon
5) Pamela Anderson 10) Britney Spears
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