Web Users Have Spoken: Japanese Animated Cartoon Phenomenon Dragonball Z is the Most Searched Term for 2001.Business/Technology Editors WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 17, 2001 The Lycos 50(TM) Announces the Most Popular Search Terms of 2001 and the Ones to Watch in 2002 Osama bin Laden Osama bin Laden: see bin Laden, Osama. and Britney Spears, Web's Most Wanted Most Wanted may refer to:
`N Sync is Top Band for Second Straight Year 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 and Madrid Exchange: TRR TRR Transportation Research Record (Journal) TRR Test Readiness Review TRR Target Ranging Radar TRR Total Rate of Return TRR Taiwan Research Reactor ), the largest global Internet network, today announced The Lycos 50's eagerly anticipated top 50 search terms for the year 2001. The Lycos 50 (http://50.lycos.com) is a weekly authoritative list of the most popular people, places and things People, Places and Things is an unpublished collection of short stories by US author Stephen King, written in 1960 together with his friend Chris Chesley and published using their own press. users are searching for online. The Lycos 50 2001 year-end list is based on user searches from January 1 through November 25, 2001. For a complete list of The Lycos 50 top 50 search terms of 2001, and for in-depth commentary of The Lycos 50 2001 Report, go to http://50.lycos.com. The Lycos 50 Top 10 Search Terms for 2001 are: 1) Dragonball 6) The IRS 2) Britney Spears 7) Pokemon 3) Napster 8) World Trade Center 4) Tattoos 9) Nostradamus 5) Osama bin Laden 10) WWF "The biggest trend of 2001 was the impact of September 11 on Internet searches," said Aaron Schatz Aaron Schatz is the creator of Football Outsiders and one of the main contributors to Pro Football Prospectus 2005 and 2006. He graduated from Brown University. , writer of The Lycos 50. "Three of the top 10 items on this year's list are directly related to September 11. The terrorist attacks on America brought a whole host of new items onto The Lycos 50 and changed the way Americans use the Internet. The Web became a vital source of information and communication following Sept. 11 and The Lycos 50 was able to give us an immediate pulse on the world." In 2000, Osama bin Laden received very few searches. "This year, bin Laden searches went up roughly 26,250 percent," Schatz added. "Every 7.5 hours since Sept. 11, as many people searched for bin Laden as searched for him in all of 2000. But it was Nostradamus who received more searches in the week ending Sept. 15 than any other subject received in any one week since we began the list over two years ago." Surprisingly, the biggest topic of the year with Web users was not September 11-related. The number one most searched term for 2001 was Dragonball, the Japanese cartoon show, which most adults have never heard of. "Dragonball continues to be wildly popular on the Internet with teens and college-age Japanese animation buffs The name Buffs can mean:
Top 10 News Events: 1) September 11 Attacks 6) IT/Ginger/Segway 2) War in Afghanistan 7) Tour de France 3) Anthrax scare 8) Foot and Mouth disease 4) Dale Earnhardt dies 9) Mir returns to Earth 5) Aaliyah dies 10) Shark attacks Top 10 Fads: 1) Nostradamus hoax 6) XFL 2) Big Brother 7) Osama bin Laden jokes 3) Survivor 2 8) All Your Base are Belong to Us 4) American flag paraphernalia 9) Lady Marmalade remake 5) Ellis Island Web site 10) Moon Landing hoax TV show Top 10 Men: 1) Osama bin Laden 6) Nelly 2) Eminem 7) George W. Bush 3) Tupac Shakur 8) Michael Jackson 4) Dale Earnhardt 9) Elvis Presley 5) Howard Stern 10) Lil Bow Wow Top 10 Women: 1) Britney Spears 6) Carmen Electra 2) Pamela Anderson 7) Angelina Jolie 3) Jennifer Lopez 8) Christina Aguilera 4) Anna Kournikova 9) Martha Stewart 5) Madonna 10) Brooke Burke Top 10 Bands: 1) `N Sync 6) Blink 182 2) Destiny's Child 7) Metallica 3) Backstreet Boys 8) Slipknot 4) Limp Bizkit 9) Tool 5) The Beatles 10) Linkin Park Top 10 TV Shows: 1) Big Brother 6) Friends 2) Survivor 7) Temptation Island 3) The Simpsons 8) Who Wants to be a Millionaire 4) Buffy the Vampire Slayer 9) The X-Files 5) South Park 10) Charmed Top 10 Films: 1) Harry Potter 6) The Matrix 2) Lord of the Rings 7) Titanic 3) Tomb Raider 8) Spiderman 4) Star Wars 9) The Fast and the Furious 5) Pearl Harbor 10) Jurassic Park 3 Top 10 Sports Stars: 1) Anna Kournikova 6) Kobe Bryant 2) Dale Earnhardt 7) Tiger Woods 3) Allen Iverson 8) Vince Carter 4) Michael Jordan 9) Tony Hawk 5) Martina Hingis 10) Jackie Robinson The Ones to Watch in 2002: The following people, movies and fads had strong showings in 2001. Based on growing search queries, The Lycos 50 predicts these are the ones to watch in 2002: Latina singer Shakira, rock band Papa Roach, actor Vin Diesel, actress Kirsten Dunst Kirsten[1] Caroline Dunst (born April 30, 1982) is an American actress, known for her roles in (for which she received a Golden Globe nomination), The Virgin Suicides, Marie Antoinette, and Bring It On , figure skaters Michelle Kwan Michelle Wing Kwan (關穎珊) (born 7 July 1980) is an American figure skater and media celebrity who has won nine U.S. championships, five world championships, and two Olympic medals. and Sarah Hughes For the US District Court judge, see . Sarah Elizabeth Hughes (born May 2, 1985 in Great Neck, New York) is an American figure skater and the 2002 Olympic gold medalist. and upcoming summer movies Star Wars 2 and Spider-Man. About Terra Lycos Terra Lycos is a global Internet network operating in 43 countries in 20 languages, reaching 109 million unique monthly visitors worldwide. Created by the combination of Terra Networks Terra Networks, S. A., usually referred to as "Terra", is an Internet multinational company with headquarters in Spain. Part of Telefónica Group (the former Spain's public telephone monopoly and now one of the most important telecommunications companies in the world), Terra , 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 Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , and is the 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 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) 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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