The New Yorker, Major League Baseball's All-Star Game, Comedienne Sarah Silverman, and the ESPY's Among Big Search Gainers on Lycos The Lycos 50(TM) for Week Ending July 19, 2008
WALTHAM, Mass., July 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Lycos, Inc. (http://www.lycos.com),
a leading provider of social publishing, media and search services, today
announced the following information from The Lycos 50(TM), the 50 most popular
Internet search results for the week ending July 19, 2008. For a complete list
of The Lycos 50 and for in-depth text of The Lycos 50 Daily Report, go to
http://50.lycos.com. Readers of The Lycos 50 can also share their thoughts on
Internet trends and pop culture on The Lycos 50 Blog located at
http://lycos50.tripod.com/blog/ and the all new Under the Red Carpet Blog at
http://redcarpet.tripod.com/blog/.
Biggest Movers and Shakers for Week Ending July 19, 2008:
1) The Dark Knight800%
2) Miley Cyrus633%
3) MLB All-Star Game 545%
4) Steven Page500%
5) The New Yorker 480%
6) Missingmoney.com 425%
7) Amy Poehler333%
8) Sarah Silverman315%
9) Scott Peterson's Blog 265%
10) ESPY's 210%
Search Gainers:
The new Batman film "The Dark Knight" soared to the top of the Lycos 50
"Movers & Shakers" list with an 800 percent increase in searches this week.
The movie broke box-office records, raking in $158.4 million during its
opening weekend, with the performance of the late actor Heath Ledger (as The
Joker) being hailed by critics as worthy of an Oscar nod, and the numbers
suggest that movie could be the summer's highest-grossing film. Venerable
culture magazine The New Yorker gained 480 percent after publishing a
controversial cover featuring Sen. Barack Obama standing in the Oval Office
dressed in Muslim attire with an American Flag burning in the fireplace and
Michelle Obama dressed in army apparel. This cover caused controversy as
politicians, columnists and TV personalities quarreled about its
appropriateness; New York Governor, David Paterson and the NAACP have
condemned the magazine's cover. Perennial Lycos 50 member Pamela Anderson (No.
8 on this week's list) caused a stir at a KFC in Australia this week, despite
the fast food chain sponsoring her trip down under. Anderson, visiting
Australia for a guest appearance on the Big Brother reality show, visited the
parent company of KFC, Yum Brands Incorporated, to hand deliver a letter
protesting cruelty to the chickens; KFC denied the accusations. Finally, the
E! reality series "The Girls Next Door" placed No. 4 on the Lycos 50 list this
week following rumors of a feud brewing between Hugh Hefner's playmate
girlfriends Kendra Wilkinson, Holly Madison and Bridget Marquardt. Wilkinson,
who reported from the red carpet for E! at last week's ESPY Awards (No. 10 on
this week's "Movers & Shakers" list, with a 210 percent rise in searches),
didn't deny the reported rift, said to stem from jealousy surrounding
Wilkinson's budding celebrity at the expense of Hef's other girlfriends.
The Lycos 50(TM) Top 10 Search Terms for the Week Ending July 19, 2008:
1) Paris Hilton
2) YouTube
3) Angelina Jolie
4) The Girls Next Door
5) Alex Rodriguez
6) Madonna
7) Clay Aiken
8) Pamela Anderson
9) Lindsay Lohan
10) Facebook
About Lycos, Inc.
Lycos, Inc. operates search and technology web sites that foster online
communities, including the new Lycos Cinema community, bringing people
together one flick at a time. Other Lycos products and sites include Lycos.com,
Hotbot.com, Tripod.com, Angelfire.com, Gamesville.com, Lycos Mail, Webon,
WhoWhere.com and The Lycos 50(TM). Lycos, Inc. (www.lycos.com) is a wholly
owned subsidiary of Daum Communications Corp., a leading Internet portal and
e-commerce destination in Korea with a growing presence throughout the Asian
markets. Lycos was acquired by Korean Daum Communications Corp. in October
2004 and has its U.S. headquarters in Waltham, Massachusetts. Daum
Communications Corp. is traded on the KOSDAQ: 035720, www.daum.net.
Lycos(R) is a registered trademark of Lycos, Inc. All other product or
service marks mentioned herein are those of Daum Communications Corp., Lycos,
Inc. or their respective owners. All rights reserved.
SOURCE Lycos, Inc.
