WEB SEARCHERS MORE INTERESTED In MICHAEL RICHARDS THAN OJ SIMPSON
LY"LYCOS, Inc.(www.lycos.com), a leading community destination for broadband entertainment content, today announced the following information from The LYCOS 50, the 50 most popular Internet search results for the week ending Nov. 25, 2006. For a complete list of The LYCOS 50 and foor 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/.
Biggest Movers and Shakers for Week Ending Nov. 25, 2006: 1. Chris Daughtry 1100 %
2. David Blaine 700 %
3. Debra LaFave 500 %
4. Daniel Craig 325 %
5. Ron Goldman 200 %
6. Black Friday 168 %
7. Katharine McPhee 100 %
8. Nicole Brown 95 %
9. Stuffing 91 %
10. Katie Holmes 70 %
Notes of Interest:
Former "Seinfeld" star Michael Richards (#48), a.k.a. "Kramer," makes his first-ever appearance on this week's LYCOS 50. During an appearance at the Laugh Factory in Los Angeles last week, Richards let loose with a racist tirade after being heckled by an audience member. The video of Richards' breakdown found its way to the internet, and Richards apologized on the "Late Show with David Letterman" and on Reverend Jesse Jackson's syndicated radio show. Based on web search activity, web users were are more interested in Richards' outburst rather than the other hot story of last week, FOX terminating the OJ Simpson interview. In fact, Richards generates 512 percent more search activity than Simpson. Search queries specifying the Laugh Factory video and queries specifying the Letterman appearance account for 100 percent of Michael Richards' search activity, with web users searching overwhelmingly for Michael Richards, as opposed to "Kramer." Meanwhile, with holiday shopping in full swing, Wii (#25) makes its debut on this week's list, generating 54 percent more search interest than Xbox (#39) and 45 percent more searches than Playstation (#36).
Search Gainers:
Names from the infamous OJ Simpson murder trial also generate more online interest this week than OJ himself. Following news that Fox TV cancelled OJ's "If I Did It" interview special that was to air this week, search interest peaked for the two murder victims, Simpson's ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman. Meanwhile, former "American Idol" contestant Chris Daughtry is this week's biggest search gainer, up 1,100 percent in search activity, as his first album with his new band, aptly named Daughtry, hit stores last week. Katie Holmes continues to stir up interest online, particularly following her recent nuptials to Tom Cruise. Holmes is much more popular with web users, generating 59 percent more online interest than Cruise.
The LYCOS 50 Toop 10 Search Terms for the Week Ending Nov. 25, 2006:
1) Thanksgiving 6) Disney
2) Pamela Anderson 7) Christmas
3) MySpace 8) RuneScape
4) WWE 9) Paris Hilton
5) Britney Spears 10) Dragonball