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Search Terms for Q2 2006
By
Enid Burns, ClickZ,
Aug 10, 2006Here are the top searches on Google's Zeitgeist; AOL; Yahoo Search; Ask.com; and the Lycos Top 50.
| Most Popular Google Searches, June 2006 |
| Online Destinations |
| 1 | myspace |
| 2 | ebay |
| 3 | craigslist |
| 4 | wikipedia |
| 5 | youtube |
| Staying in Touch |
| 1 | gmail |
| 2 | hotmail |
| 3 | yahoo mail |
| 4 | aim express |
| 5 | verizon |
| For Newshounds |
| 1 | cnn |
| 2 | espn |
| 3 | msnbc |
| 4 | fox news |
| 5 | bbc |
| Going Somewhere |
| 1 | white pages |
| 2 | yellow pages |
| 3 | maps |
| 4 | zip codes |
| 5 | driving directions |
| Source: Google, 2006 |
| Top 20 AOL Searches, Week of August 3, 2006 |
| Rank | Search Term |
| 1 | Mel Gibson |
| 2 | Mega Millions |
| 3 | Powerball |
| 4 | Vespa |
| 5 | The View |
| 6 | NASCAR |
| 7 | Israel |
| 8 | Oprah Winfrey |
| 9 | Hurricane Chris |
| 10 | Floyd Landis |
| 11 | NC Education Lottery |
| 12 | Harry Potter |
| 13 | So you think you can dance |
| 14 | Jessica Simpson |
| 15 | Free AOL |
| 16 | Fidel Castro |
| 17 | Project Runway |
| 18 | Barbaro |
| 19 | Pussycat Dolls |
| 20 | Britney Spears |
| Source: AOL, 2006 |
| Top 20 Yahoo Searches, August 7, 2006 |
| Rank | Subject (Days on Chart) | Move | Score |
| 1 | danica patrick (1) | +265 | 296 |
| 2 | mel gibson (5) | +133 | 240 |
| 3 | wikipedia (30) | -3 | 134 |
| 4 | wwe (99) | -13 | 120 |
| 5 | paris hilton (99) | +3 | 108 |
| 6 | pamela anderson (99) | -11 | 101 |
| 7 | runescape (99) | +1 | 101 |
| 8 | jessica simpson (47) | +0 | 98 |
| 9 | beyonce knowles (61) | -20 | 92 |
| 10 | britney spears (73) | +7 | 88 |
| 11 | limewire (4) | +1 | 85 |
| 12 | naruto (30) | +8 | 84 |
| 13 | shakira (99) | -2 | 82 |
| 14 | so you think you can dance (2) | +44 | 82 |
| 15 | chris brown (99) | -4 | 81 |
| 16 | big brother all-stars (39) | +13 | 77 |
| 17 | rock star supernova (3) | -10 | 72 |
| 18 | pussycat dolls (99) | -2 | 72 |
| 19 | thefacebook (36) | +0 | 71 |
| 20 | national hurricane center (3) | -233 | 70 |
| Source: Yahoo Inc., 2006 |
| Lycos Top 25 Searches, Week Ending August 5, 2006 |
| Rank | Search Term | Last Week | Weeks |
| 1 | Pamela Anderson | #1 | 357 |
| 2 | poker | #2 | 138 |
| 3 | MySpace | #4 | 119 |
| 4 | Paris Hilton | #3 | 138 |
| 5 | RuneScape | #6 | 12 |
| 6 | Pokemon | #7 | 10 |
| 7 | spyware | #5 | 7 |
| 8 | Naruto | #10 | 357 |
| 9 | WWE | #9 | 11 |
| 10 | NBA basketball | #43 | 3 |
| 11 | Dragonball | #11 | 24 |
| 12 | golf | #8 | 83 |
| 13 | Britney Spears | #12 | 357 |
| 14 | NFL football | #13 | 357 |
| 15 | Zac Efron
Tweens in Love nc | #20 | 6 |
| 16 | Neopets | #16 | 12 |
| 17 | Clay Aiken | #32 | 161 |
| 18 | Lindsay Lohan | #14 | 71 |
| 19 | Hilary Duff | #24 | 80 |
| 20 | YouTube | #19 | 67 |
| 21 | LimeWire | #25 | 19 |
| 22 | Shakira | #23 | 15 |
| 23 | baseball | #18 | 25 |
| 24 | Carmen Electra | #21 | 13 |
| 25 | inuyasha | #36 | 161 |
| Source: Lycos Inc., August 2006 |
| Ask.com Searches, Week Ending August 4, 2006 |
| Top Searches |
| 1 | myspace |
| 2 | treasure hunters |
| 3 | music lyrics |
| 4 | games |
| 5 | online dictionary |
| 6 | food |
| 7 | maps |
| 8 | morse code |
| 9 | family guy |
| 10 | cars |
| Top Advancing Searches |
| 1 | mel gibson |
| 2 | fidel castro |
| 3 | heat wave |
| 4 | floyd landis |
| 5 | lindsay lohan |
| 6 | justin timberlake |
| 7 | ben affleck |
| 8 | mtv |
| 9 | christina aguilera |
| 10 | world series poker |
| 11 | zac efron |
| Source: Ask.com, 2006 |
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