A new movie, the last book – it’s Harry Potter time again, and Internet traffic in the UK seems to reflect as much. Yet, surprisingly, it’s Emma Watson, and not Daniel Radcliffe, who nabbed the (Gryffindor) lion’s share of searches.
Wikipedia Does Well In Global Warming Searches
According to some people, global warming may have catastrophic effects on the world around us. But in the meantime, it’s doing Wikipedia a lot of good – the site is receiving tons of traffic from that term.
iPhone Searches Steady All Year
U.S. search activity surrounding the Apple iPhone reveals that Americans have performed an average of 274,000 iPhone searches per week since the start of the year according to comScore.
Email Safe From Government Searches
For supporters of the Fourth Amendment Monday was a good day. In a landmark ruling the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said that the government must have a search warrant before it can covertly seize and search emails stored by email service providers.
Searches Say Blake Wins American Idol
If the number of searches for the remaining American Idol finalists is any indication, Blake Lewis is going to upset many a Jordin Sparks fan.
Gas Prices Aren’t Driving Comparison Searches
One might think the rise in US gas prices would spur people to race to the Web for pricing information and hybrid car details. One would be wrong to think these things.
NCAA Hoops, Celebrity Deaths Top Google Searches
The top Google searches from the past week carry a sobering dichotomy of elation and sorrow as information seekers sought to join in the celebration of March Madness as well as take part in mourning the suicides of actor/comedian Richard Jeni and former Boston frontman Brad Delp.
American Idol Hopeful Tops Google Searches
The competition on American Idol is just starting to warm up, but the real heat may not coming from the performances. As evidenced in last week’s Zeitgeist, Google searchers have American Idol contestant Antonella Barba on the brain, and I daresay it isn’t because of her singing voice.
Lycos Top Searches
Lycos, a community destination for broadband entertainment has released The Lycos 50, the most popular search results for the week ending February 24, 2007.
“American Idol” contestant Antonella Barba had a surge in Web users searching for her. Not because of an outstanding performance on the show but because news surfaced that there were nude pictures of her on the Internet.
In a frenzy users flocked online to see for themselves, resulting in a 47,000 percent jump in interest just for being naked.
Searches For Microsoft Vista Surge
Despite Microsoft’s best efforts, Vista isn’t yet breaking any sales records. According to some reports, the launch of the new operating system didn’t even draw a midnight crowd. People are curious about Windows Vista, though – data from Hitwise reveals that searches for the term are up 53%. I had a cynical reaction when I saw LeeAnn Prescott’s headline: "What kind of ‘start date’ does that 53% reflect?" My cynicism abated once I’d digested the second sentence of her piece.