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The Lycos 50(TM) Top 10 Search Terms for the Week Ending June 11, 2005:
1) Pamela Anderson 6) Angelina Jolie
2) Paris Hilton 7) Dragonball
3) Britney Spears 8) Diets
4) Star Wars 3 9) Danica Patrick
5) Poker 10) WWE
Notes of Interest:
Over the past 24 hours, search activity has soared 1,340 percent for Michael Jackson (#23), acquitted late yesterday on all 10 counts of child molestation charges. The top most-searched terms associated with the Michael Jackson case include: Michael Jackson Trial, Michael Jackson Thriller, . Verdict, Jackson 5, Jackson Jury, Michael Jackson Videos, Jackson Accuser, Famous Witnesses and Neverland Ranch.
The pop charts welcomed a new visitor, when the Crazy Frog ringtone leaped into traditional music charts. The track, called Crazy Frog Axel F, beat the new single, "Speed of Sound" from Chris Martin and his band Coldplay (#35) on the UK singles chart. Despite the frog, the album opened with the second- highest first week sales tally in British chart history, and brought Coldplay to its debut on The Lycos 50. While not making the list, being cold is hot in Lycos searches, with the search for portable air conditioners up 150 percent this week.
The search for missing teen, Natalee Holloway (#42) has internet users seeking out answers. Searches increased 500 percent this week, as three more suspects were arrested Thursday in the investigation into her disappearance.
Without a possible Triple Crown winner on the line, the Belmont Stakes (#48) re-entered The Lycos 50, but searches were down almost 50% from last year, when Smarty Jones was racing for the title.
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THE LYCOS 50 - .com/
For the week ending June 11, 2005
Rank Search Term Last week's Weeks Movement
Rank on List
1 Pamela Anderson 3 302 Up
2 Paris Hilton 1 83 Down
3 Britney Spears 4 302 Up
4 Star Wars 3 5 16 Up
5 Poker 6 64 Up
6 Angelina Jolie 15 25 Up
7 Dragonball 7 302 No Change
8 Diets 8 16 No Change
9 Danica Patrick 2 3 Down
10 WWE 9 302 Down
11 Baseball 19 14 Up
12 Lindsay Lohan 13 57 Up
13 Jessica Simpson 18 12 Up
14 KaZaA 12 186 Down
15 Pokemon 11 28 Down
16 Constantine Maroulis 24 5 Up
17 Brooke Burke 16 166 Down
18 Father's Day 48 2 Up
19 Mariah Carey 20 10 Up
20 Golf 26 3 Up
21 Clay Aiken 14 106 Down
22 NASCAR 21 16 Down
23 Michael Jackson 36 2 Up
24 Jessica Alba 50 2 Up
25 NBA 10 3 Down
26 Jennifer Lopez 25 25 Down
27 Shakira 33 3 Up
28 Neopets 22 16 Down
29 NFL 32 14 Up
30 Anna Kournikova 28 11 Down
31 Harry Potter 31 257 No Change
32 Carmen Electra 27 52 Down
33 Howard Stern 35 16 Up
34 Deep Throat 23 2 Down
35 Coldplay New 1 Up
36 Final Fantasy 37 8 Up
37 Christina Aguilera 29 6 Down
38 Vida Guerra 45 9 Up
39 Hilary Duff 47 97 Up
40 Eminem 30 9 Down
41 LimeWire 42 5 Up
42 Natalee Holloway New 1 Up
43 Green Day 38 12 Down
44 Katie Holmes Re-Entry 1 Up
45 Gwen Stefani 39 3 Down
46 FAFSA 46 7 No Change
47 Bo Bice 43 3 Down
48 Belmont Stakes Re-Entry 1 Up
49 50 Cent Re-Entry 1 Up
50 Kelly Clarkson Re-Entry 1 Up
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