In a way, today is a big day for Hulu. The popular video site will soon likely attract a huge number of views based on two shows that return to television this evening – NBC’s The Office and FX’s It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. These two have been huge hits for Hulu in the past, and that will likely continue as the two programs begin pushing out new episodes.
Facebook Hit With Malicious App, Searchers Duped
As far as malware tricks go, this one is pretty diabolical. Over the weekend, Facebook users started receiving messages saying friends had tried to view their profile but were unable to do so. The message prompts the user to install a third party app, oddly titled “Error Check System.”
The actual text of the message reads: “[Name] has faced some errors when checking your profile View The Errors Message.”
Searchers Pick Gokey, Grace As American Idol Finalists
It’s that time of year again when we watch a band of histrionic hopefuls vie for America’s new sweetheart on American Idol. If search behavior is any indication (and it often is, except when involving political candidates), we’ll see Danny Gokey, Alexis Grace, and either Ricky Braddy, Tatiana Del Toro, or Ann Marie Boskovitch slide through to the final twelve.
Fitness More Interesting Than Diets To Searchers
Are people waking up to the idea that exercise is the best way to lose weight? Maybe. Traditionally, Internet searches for burning off those holiday pounds spike the first week of the year. But this year, according to Hitwise, there’s been an increase in gym interest and a decline in search queries involving the keyword “diet.”
Study Finds Searchers’ Patience Lessening
Every SEO-type person knows that it’s best to be above the fold on the first page of search results. A new study in which Yahoo, iProspect, and JupiterResearch were all involved drives this point home, however, and then offers a few less-common tips on how to gain a good position.
Ugg, Wii Obsess Holiday Searchers
The scarce Nintendo Wii ranked as the most searched-for item during the holidays, while Ugg boots drew the most luxury item queries.
Searchers After Colonel’s Addictive Chemical
Now, I don’t have any numbers to back this up, but I’d bet America has more chain restaurants than anywhere else, and quite the variety of them. But when it comes to sought-after chain restaurant recipes, only six of them have us searching.
Yahoo Shortcuts Searchers To Enhancements
Popular searches for consumer electronics, medical information, and NFL players now generate Yahoo Shortcuts in the search engine’s results pages.
Searchers Up For Wild Knitting Nights
You see, as a man, not to be chauvinist, or sexist, or to not allow for exceptions to the rule, my interest in knitting is about as intense as my interest in, say, what shoes somebody’s wearing (unless they’re those killer liquor compartment sandals). So imagine my surprise when I found out knitting is all the rage these days, and the people they be a-searchin’ for information about it.
Searchers Up For Wild Knitting Nights
Pet Food Scare Sends Searchers Chasing Answers
When news of a major pet food recall got out, pet owners hit the search engines over the weekend worried about their furry best friends.
One dog, nine cats. That’s the death toll so far in a mysterious outbreak of kidney failure linked to Menu Foods, Inc.’s various pet foods distributed by well-known grocers like Kroger, Safeway, Wal-Mart, and PetSmart.