Gloucester High School Teen Baby Bump, Jamie Lynn Spears, 'American's Got
Talent,' Among Big Search Gainers on Lycos
WALTHAM, Mass., June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Lycos, Inc.
(http://www.lycos.com), a leading provider of social publishing, media and
search services, today announced the following information from The Lycos
50(TM), the 50 most popular Internet search results for the week ending June
21, 2008. 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 http://lycos50.tripod.com/blog/ and the all new Under the Red
Carpet Blog at http://redcarpet.tripod.com/blog/.
Biggest Movers and Shakers for Week Ending June 21, 2008:
1. Paul Pierce 600%
2. Tiger Woods 533%
3. Jamie Lynn Spears 500%
4. Kendra Wilkinson 485%
5. "America's Got Talent" 470%
6. Tony Awards 400%
7. Anne Hathaway 380%
8. Amy Winehouse 355%
9. Gloucester High School 300%
10. Jonas Brothers 200%
Search Gainers:
Topless photos leaked online of actress Megan Fox (#1), recently named
"Sexiest Woman in the World" for 2008 by Maxim Magazine, help drive Fox to the
top spot on this week's Lycos 50. Meanwhile, an apparent teen pregnancy boom
at Gloucester High School in Gloucester, Mass., causes a spike in search
activity for the school, gaining 300 percent following national coverage in
TIME Magazine. Of the 17 teen students who are expecting babies, TIME reports
the students opted into a pact to get pregnant and raise their children
together, although the Gloucester Superintendent of Schools and the Mayor of
Gloucester claim they have no confirmation or proof such a pact exists. And in
other teen pregnancy news, search interest in actress Jamie Lynn Spears, best
known as little sister to Britney, and star of the Disney Channel's "Zoey
101," sees a 500 percent bump after giving birth last week to a baby girl.
Finally, if web search activity is any indication, "America's Got Talent" is
the big winner with web users this summer, gaining 470 percent in search
popularity over the past week.
The Lycos 50(TM) Top 10 Search Terms for the Week Ending June 21, 2008:
1) Megan Fox 6) Samantha Ronson
2) Clay Aiken 7) Facebook
3) YouTube 8) Kristin Davis
4) Pamela Anderson 9) Lindsay Lohan
5) Paris Hilton 10) Britney Spears
About Lycos, Inc.
Lycos, Inc. operates search and technology web sites that foster online
communities, including the new Lycos Cinema community, bringing people
together one flick at a time. Other Lycos products and sites include
Lycos.com, Hotbot.com, Tripod.com, Angelfire.com, Gamesville.com, Lycos Mail,
Webon, WhoWhere.com and The Lycos 50(TM). Lycos, Inc. (www.lycos.com) is a
wholly owned subsidiary of Daum Communications Corp., a leading Internet
portal and e-commerce destination in Korea with a growing presence throughout
the Asian markets. Lycos was acquired by Korean Daum Communications Corp. in
October 2004 and has its U.S. headquarters in Waltham, Massachusetts. Daum
Communications Corp. is traded on the KOSDAQ: 035720, www.daum.net.
Lycos(R) is a registered trademark of Lycos, Inc. All other product or
service marks mentioned herein are those of Daum Communications Corp., Lycos,
Inc. or their respective owners. All rights reserved.
SOURCE Lycos, Inc.
Kathy O'Reilly of Lycos, Inc., +1-781-370-2853, Kathy.O'Reilly@lycos-inc.com
