WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- LYCOS, Inc.(), a leading community destination for broadband entertainment content, today announced the following information from The LYCOS 50(TM), the 50 most popular Internet search results for the week ending Jan. 27, 2007. For a complete list of The LYCOS 50(TM) and for in-depth text of The LYCOS 50 Daily Report, go to
Biggest Movers and Shakers for Week Ending Jan. 27, 2007: 1. VH1 4728 % 2. Academy Awards 440 % 3. Spyware 307 % 4. Super Bowl 272 % 5. Poker 228 % 6. Al Qaeda 200 % 7. NCAA 149 % 8. Maria Sharapova 102 % 9. Easter 81 % 10. Valentine's Day 70 % Notes of Interest:
The latest Celebreality shows, including "I Love New York," "Hogan Knows Best," and "Shooting Sizemore" have caused a huge spike in search activity for VH1 (#2), coming in just behind MySpace (#1) on this week's Lycos 50. MySpace continues to reign supreme with web users however, generating 74% more search activity than VH1.
Search Gainers:
Following last week's announcement of this year's Academy Award(R) nominees, search interest in the Oscars(R) jumps 440%. The nominees most resonating with web users include Will Smith and Leonardo DiCaprio, as well as Penelope Cruz and Kate Winslet. And as Super Sunday draws near, search activity for the Super Bowl jumps 272%, while the team winning the search war is the Indianapolis Colts, generating 270% more search interest than the Bears.
The LYCOS 50(TM) Top 10 Search Terms for the Week Ending Jan. 27, 2007: 1) MySpace 6) Disney 2) VH1 7) Britney Spears 3) Pamela Anderson 8) RuneScape 4) Paris Hilton 9) WWE 5) Poker 10) Naruto About LYCOS, Inc.
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