Jamie Lynn Spears More Popular Than Big Sister Britney on This Week's Lycos Top Search...

Jamie Lynn Spears More Popular Than Big Sister Britney on This Week's Lycos
Top Search List
Comedian George Carlin, ABC's 'Wipeout' and Singer Tim McGraw Among Big Search
Gainers on Lycos

WALTHAM, Mass., July 3 /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 28, 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 28, 2008:
1. George Carlin 700 %
2. Entwistle Verdict 635 %
3. NBA Draft 600 %
4. Disney's "Camp Rock" 500 %
5. Tim McGraw Fight 445 %
6. ABC's "Wipeout" 415 %
7. John Henson 380 %
8. "American's Got Talent" 300 %
9. BET Awards 265 %
10. "The Bachelorette" 200 %

Search Gainers:
Actress Jamie Lynn Spears (#3), star of the popular Disney Channel's "Zoey
101," sees her highest rank ever on this week's Lycos 50, following news that
she had given birth to a baby girl. Jamie Lynn, best known as Britney Spears'
little sister, generates 233 percent more search interest this week than big
sister Britney, who comes in at number 10 on the Lycos 50. The sudden death
of comedian George Carlin resonated with web users over the past week, pushing
online interest in Carlin up 700 percent since news of his death on June 22.
And search activity for singer Tim McGraw increases four-fold as video of
McGraw swinging into action during a recent concert in Washington State
surfaced online. Before security could arrive on the scene, thousands watched
as McGraw plucked a rowdy fan from the concert audience after the man
allegedly assaulted a woman near the front of the stage. Quick Draw McGraw
later stated, "I was just tying to keep the peace." Finally, four of the top
10 biggest Movers & Shakers this week are television series and TV movies.
ABC's newest show "Wipeout" sees a 415 percent jump in online interest while
search activity for its host John Henson rises 380 percent. Meanwhile, NBC's
"America's Got Talent" continues to score hits with web users, up 300 percent
over the past week, and searches for the "Bachelorette" climb 200 percent.
But Disney's "Camp Rock" is the clear winner in search ratings this week on
Lycos, with a 500 percent increase in search interest.
The Lycos 50(TM) Top 10 Search Terms for the Week Ending June 28, 2008:
1) Paris Hilton 6) Pamela Anderson
2) Clay Aiken 7) Megan Fox
3) Jamie Lynn Spears 8) Tiger Woods
4) Kendra Wilkinson 9) Paul Pierce
5) YouTube 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. (http://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, http://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