Florida Shark Attack Takes a Bite Out of the Lycos 50; Big Brother Controversy Nearly Tops List; The Lycos 50 for Week Ending July 14, 2001.

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WALTHAM, Mass.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--July 17, 2001

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U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : TRLY), the largest global Internet network, today announced the following information from The Lycos 50(TM), the 50 most popular user searches for the week ending July 14, 2001. For a complete list of The Lycos 50(TM) and for in-depth text of The Lycos 50 Daily Report, go to http://50.lycos.com.

The Lycos 50(TM) Top 10 Search Terms for the Week Ending July 14, 2001:


     1) Dragonball          6) Final Fantasy
     2) Big Brother         7) The IRS
     3) Britney Spears      8) Napster
     4) Tour de France      9) Pamela Anderson
     5) Tattoos            10) Morpheus

Notes of Interest:

This week, reality life proved just as captivating cap·ti·vate
tr.v. cap·ti·vat·ed, cap·ti·vat·ing, cap·ti·vates
1. To attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence. See Synonyms at charm.

2. Archaic To capture. as reality television with the shark attack off the coast of Pensacola, Florida

This article is about the mainland city Pensacola. For the nearby beachside community, see Pensacola Beach, Florida. For other Pensacola-related articles, see: Pensacola (disambiguation).

landing at number 15 on The Lycos 50. Eight-year-old Jesse Arbogast was attacked at the Gulf Islands National Seashore Gulf Islands National Seashore: see National Parks and Monuments (table). as he played in the knee-deep water at dusk on July 6. Arbogast remains in critical condition after having his severed right arm reattached. The international TV sensation Big Brother (#2) saw another form of human drama that pales in comparison to the shark attack (#15). The show had a big week online sparked by the controversial expulsion of cast member Justin Sebik. Sebik held a knife to the throat of fellow contestant Krista Stegall during a drunken make-out session broadcast on the show's 24-7 Internet feed.

Free Money:

Enough recently popular search terms have dropped off The Lycos 50 in the last couple of weeks to allow searches for the tax rebate tax rebate n → devolución f de impuestos; reembolso fiscal

tax rebate n → ristourne f d'impôt

tax rebate to make their debut at number 42. Requests for the soon-to-be-sent checks have been strong since the passage of the tax cut. Tax rebate (#42) interest online also helped catapult the IRS An abbreviation for the Internal Revenue Service, a federal agency charged with the responsibility of administering and enforcing internal revenue laws. (#7) back into the top ten even though tax time was three months ago.

Other Notes of Interest:

Wimbledon (#19) still received a ton of searches thanks to Monday's delayed men's final. Men's champ Goran Ivanisevic actually received more searches last week than any female player other than Anna Kournikova (#28). Meanwhile, biking replaced tennis as the fashionable sport du jour. The Tour de France Tour de France

World's most prestigious and difficult bicycle race. Staged for three weeks each July—usually in some 20 daylong stages—the Tour typically comprises 20 professional teams of nine riders each and covers some 3,600 km (2,235 miles) of flat and (#4) was extremely popular with Web users this week, scoring its highest ranking ever. American cyclist Lance Armstrong also made his debut on the Lycos top ten athletes list.

About Terra Lycos

Terra Lycos is the new global Internet network operating in 42 countries in 19 languages, reaching 99 million unique monthly visitors worldwide. Created by the combination of Terra Networks, S.A. and Lycos, Inc., in October 2000, Terra Lycos is one of the most popular Internet networks in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Asia and Latin America, and is the third largest Internet access provider See ISP.

(networking, company) Internet Access Provider - (IAP) A company or other origanisation which provides access to the Internet to businesses and/or consumers. in the world. The Terra Lycos network of sites includes Lycos.com, Terra.com, Angelfire.com, ATuHora.com, Gamesville.com, HotBot.com, Invertia.com, Lycos Zone, Matchmaker.com, Quote.com, Rumbo.com, Sonique, Tripod.com, RagingBull.com and Wired News (Wired.com). The company's headquarters are in Barcelona and it has major offices in Boston, Madrid, Sao Paulo and Monterrey, among others. It is listed on the Madrid bourse bourse (b

rs), term applied to a European stock exchange. The first international bourse was established in Antwerp in the 16th cent. (TRR TRR Transportation Research Record (Journal)
TRR Test Readiness Review
TRR Target Ranging Radar
TRR Total Rate of Return
TRR Taiwan Research Reactor ) and on the Nasdaq electronic market (TRLY).

(c)2001 Lycos, Inc. Lycos(R)is a registered trademark of Carnegie Mellon. All other product or service marks mentioned herein are those of Terra Networks, S.A., Lycos, Inc. or their respective owners. All rights reserved.

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