The Lycos 50 Blog: News from the Pop Culture Fast Lane
Wednesday, 28 June 2006
Pam Anderson's Naked Pose for PETA Pushes her to top of Search List on LYCOS Web Users continue love affair with American Idol reject Elliott Yamin, who sees biggest jump this week
The Lycos 50 for Week Ending June 24, 2006
WALTHAM, Mass.—June 28, 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 24, 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 24, 2006: 1. Used Cars 313 % 2. Anna Benson 233 % 3. LSAT 231 % 4. Wedding Gifts 228 % 5. Wicca 212 % 6. Mary Jo Eustace 209 % 7. Yoga 207 % 8. Rhianna 197 % 9. Rhyme Dictionary 195 % 10. Crystals 193 %
Notes of Interest: Pamela Anderson (#1) and Paris Hilton (#2) have been hanging out at or near the top slot on The Lycos 50 over the past few weeks, engaging in new projects, continuously keeping them in the news. Anderson’s latest crusades involve raising publicity for HIV Testing Day (June 27), as well as preparing to strip naked with a group of other models in the window of Stella McCartney’s London boutique as part of an anti-fur demonstration for PETA. Meanwhile, Paris is gearing up for the release of her new album, which is due later this summer. The first single, “Stars are Blind” was released last week, and is currently riding high on the charts. The song is in the iTunes Music Store’s Top 10 most downloaded chart and it was the weekend’s most-requested song on a number of Top 40 radio stations across the country. And it appears web users just can't get enough of “American Idol” reject Elliott Yamin (#12) who saw the biggest jump this week, up from number 21 last week.
Other Notes of Interest: The biggest sporting event in the world is still hanging tough on this week’s Lycos 50, with World Cup coming in at number 8 this week. Soccer is down a few points at number 21, but newcomer FIFA enters the 50 at number 42. FIFA -- the F?d?ration Internationale de Football Association -- is the world governing body for the sport. Does the U.S. audience really care about World Cup? Check out a totally irreverent look at World Cup with "Balls," produced in conjunction with Emerson College, only on Lycos TV, available at http://worldcup.lycos.com. Meanwhile, as the animated Pixar feature “Cars” speeds straight up to the number 18 slot on this week’s Lycos 50, the new Adam Sandler comedy “Click,” also makes its first-ever appearance on this week’s list at number 39. And although it hasn't managed to crack The Lycos 50 just yet, the new "Superman Returns" is causing a big stir online, with search activity up 40 percent over the past week.
The Lycos 50™ Top 10 Search Terms for the Week Ending June 24, 2006: 1) Pamela Anderson 2) Paris Hilton 3) RuneScape 4) Poker 5) MySpace 6) Spyware 7) Pokemon 8) World Cup 9) Britney Spears 10) Naruto
Balls, Balls, Balls
Live from Emerson College in Boston, it's BALLS! If you haven't seen it yet, you have to check out BALLS, now airing daily on Lycos TV at http://worldcup.lycos.com. Poking some fun, Balls gives you an irreverent look at why Americans just don't seem to care about World Cup. The show is produced, directed and written by TV students at Emerson. It looks and sounds great!
American Idol Reject Elliott, More Popular Than Winner Taylor Hicks With Web Users
World Cup Scores Big Jumping into Top 10; American Idol Reject Elliott Yamin, 667% More Popular Online Than Winner Taylor Hicks
Pixar Film Cars Races Up Search Logs; File-Sharing Protocol BitTorrent makes first-ever appearance
The Lycos 50 for Week Ending June 17, 2006
WALTHAM, Mass.—June 21, 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 17, 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 17, 2006: 1. Taxes 343 % 2. Hard Drive Recovery 328 % 3. Auto Classified 234 % 4. Day Trading 222 % 5. Father’s Day 211 % 6. Ninel Conde 202 % 7. Tamara Hoover 199 % 8. Bluetooth 185 % 9. Sienna Miller 179 % 10. Alice Braga 178 %
Notes of Interest: Interest in the 2006 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament has driven World Cup (#9) into The Lycos 50 top 10, up 59 percent over the past week. For an entertaining first-hand look at the mayhem surrounding this year’s World Cup in Germany, check out all the craziness and none of the scores with over-the-top video on Lycos TV at http://worldcup.lycos.com. Also scoring big online is American Idol reject Elliott Yamin (#21), who makes an impressive debut on this week’s Lycos 50, generating 667 percent more online interest than winner Taylor Hicks, who actually drops off this week’s list.
Other Notes of Interest:Taxes (#5) make the biggest jump this week, climbing from number 34 last week, with web users primarily searching for information about their rebate checks, extensions and returns. One of the new terms also debuting on The Lycos 50 is BitTorrent (#45). The file sharing protocol has become all the rage on the net ever since BitTorrent emerged as the most efficient method of sharing large volumes of data between hundreds of computers.
The Lycos 50™ Top 10 Search Terms for the Week Ending June 17, 2006: 1) Poker 2) Pamela Anderson 3) Paris Hilton 4) RuneScape 5) Taxes 6) Britney Spears 7) Spyware 8) MySpace 9) World Cup 10) Pokemon
Wacky World Cup Coverage...all the Mayhem, None of the Scores
Forget about the official FIFA sites...check out what Lycos is doing to give you an inside look at all the craziness surrounding World Cup at http://worldcup.lycos.com.
Lycos has embedded videographers on the ground in Germany giving us a look at all the action off the field.
This week's hottest web search trends with The Lycos 50 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
This week's hottest search terms and ones to watch
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Grey's Anatomy, Spyware, Make First-Ever Appearances on List
Pai Gow Poker, CD Labels, Wolverine Boots, Big Search Gainers
The Lycos 50 for Week Ending May 20, 2006
WALTHAM, Mass.—May 25, 2006—Lycos, Inc.(www.lycos.com), a media 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 May 20, 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 May 20, 2006: 1. CD Labels 224% 2. Spyware 210% 3. Diamond Bracelets 191% 4. LCD TV 189% 5. Red Hat Linux 187% 6. Cancun 178% 7. Used Cars 169% 8. Wolverine Boots 166% 9. Futurama 154% 10. Pai Gow Poker 145%
Notes of Interest: ABC’s hot TV show, Grey’s Anatomy (#30) makes its first-ever appearance on this week’s Lycos 50. Interestingly, while search activity indicates web users are crazy about the show, they don’t know how to spell it, as search queries for Gray’s Anatomy outnumber searches for Grey’s Anatomy nearly two to one. The other new face this week is Spyware (#44), making its debut on this week’s list, with search activity jumping 210 percent. Web users appear to be far more concerned with detecting and eliminating spyware than anything else, as searches for spyware removal, spyware blocker, and anti-spyware were responsible for the surge in popularity.
Other Notes of Interest:Search queries for Wolverine Boots have stepped up 166 percent during the past week. Not to be confused with Wolverine, the X-Men mutant, this footwear is made by Wolverine World Wide in Rockford, Michigan. The sudden surge in interest in these rugged work boots might be a clue that summer job season is fast approaching. Meanwhile, Pai Gow Poker, or double-hand poker, appears to be the hottest poker craze, up 145 percent this week.
The Lycos 50™ Top 10 Search Terms for the Week Ending May 20, 2006: 1) Paris Hilton 6) LimeWire 2) Poker 7) Mother’s Day 3) RuneScape 8) Britney Spears 4) MySpace 9) Pokemon 5) Pamela Anderson 10) Golf
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