Harry Potter Makes Top 10 for First Time; Daisy Cutter Bomb Ignites Online Interest and Napster Drops Off List.Business/Technology Editors WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2001 The Lycos 50-TM- For Week Ending November 10, 2001 Terra Lycos (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations 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 November 10, 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 November 10, 2001: 1) Osama bin Laden 6) NFL 2) Dragonball 7) Morpheus 3) Thanksgiving 8) Harry Potter 4) Christmas 9) Mortgage Rates 5) Britney Spears 10) Anthrax Notes of Interest: It was a wild week on The Lycos 50 as Britney Spears (#5) searches were up 25 percent following the release of her new album Britney. But the bigger story with Web users is the popularity of the daisy cutter bomb (#11). The BLU-82, commonly called the daisy cutter, is the world's largest non-nuclear weapon. The BLU-82 costs $27,000, is about the size of a Volkswagen Beetle This article is about the original Volkswagen Beetle. For the one introduced in 1997, see Volkswagen New Beetle. The Volkswagen Type 1, more commonly known as the Beetle , and weighs 15,000 pounds. Perhaps the size is why this bomb has attracted more attention than any other weapon in the war on terrorism Terrorist acts and the threat of Terrorism have occupied the various law enforcement agencies in the U.S. government for many years. The Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, as amended by the usa patriot act . The daisy cutter is the first specific weapon to make The Lycos 50, although the AC-130 aircraft came close a few weeks ago. Meanwhile, Harry Potter (#8), the world's favorite wizard attained his highest rank ever on the list and Napster, a former Lycos 50 number one topic fell off the list after 88 weeks. Other Notes of Interest: Film goers also plan to flock to see Harry Potter due to the rumor that the movie will be preceded by the first trailers for Star Wars: Episode II (#14). The trailer was released online this week, and one-third of Star Wars queries specifically mentioned the trailer. Meanwhile, the holiday season's other blockbuster-in-waiting, Fellowship of the Rings has catapulted Lord of the Rings (#45) onto The Lycos 50 this week for the first time. Console Combat: The Nintendo Gamecube The Nintendo GameCube (GCN) is Nintendo's fourth home video game console, belonging to the sixth generation era. The system itself is the most compact and least expensive, next to the Dreamcast, of the sixth generation era consoles. (#38) made its first appearance on the list this week, putting all three of the battling next-generation video game machines on The Lycos 50. Xbox (#21) is still the current leader with Web users, but all the online competition has done wonders for the Playstation 2 (#24) as well. Playstation 2 was hovering between number 45 and number 60 over the last few weeks. But online interest in Gamecube and Xbox has meant a rise in interest for Playstation 2. 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(networking, company) Internet Access Provider - (IAP) A company or other origanisation which provides access to the Internet to businesses and/or consumers. in Spain and Latin America. 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 News is an online technology news website, formerly known as HotWired, that split off from Wired magazine when the magazine was purchased by Condé Nast Publishing in the 1990s. Condé Nast later purchased Wired News on 2006-07-11. (Wired.com). The company's headquarters are in Barcelona and it has major offices in Boston, Buenos Aires Buenos Aires (bwā`nəs ī`rēz, âr`ēz, Span. bwā`nōs ī`rās), city and federal district (1991 pop. , Madrid, Miami, Monterrey and Sao Paulo among others. It is listed on the Madrid stock exchange Madrid Stock Exchange (Bolsa de Madrid) The largest of Spain's four stock exchanges. (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). For more information, please visit our corporate Web site at http://www.terralycos.com. (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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