Top Searches of Yahoo in 2006
Generally Google is the God of search. But Yahoo, the erstwhile king of directory searches, is still popular in the US. And it has come out with a list of its top searches of 2006. While we all too well know what figures mostly on Google's searches, Yahoo's top searches are an interesting mix, mostly dominated by personalities, and topped by Britney Spears and surprisingly WWE! What else did you expect coming from Uncle Sam's land, but a wrestling fad? A look into the year 2006's hottest topics.
Top 10 Overall Searches
Britney Spears
WWE
Shakira
Jessica Simpson
Paris Hilton
American Idol
Beyonce Knowles
Chris Brown
Pamela Anderson
Lindsay Lohan
Top 10 News Story Searches
Steve Irwin death
Anna Nicole's son's death
Iraq
Israel & Lebanon
U.S Elections
Fidel Castro Stroke
North Korea Nuke
JonBennett Confession
Saddam Hussein Trial
Danish Cartoon
Top 10 celebrity searches
Britney Spears
Shakira
Jessica Simpson
Paris Hilton
Beyonce Knowles
Chris Brown
Pamela Anderson
Lindsay Lohan
Jessica Alba
Mariah Carey
Top 10 Blog/Blogger Searches
Perez Hilton: An American celebrity gossip columnist/blogger known by the nom de plume Perez Hilton, based in Los Angeles, California. His blog - formerly PageSixSixSix.com - but now Perezhilton.com has become extremely popular since its inception.
The Superficial: Thesuperficial.com is a website that parodies celebrities. It was started on May 23, 2004 and has quickly grown in popularity.
Pink is the New Blog: Pink is the New Blog is a website documenting everyday celebrity gossip with sardonic humor. The website's signature is in the large block pink letters that are used to add comments to papparazzi photos.
Huffington Post: he Huffington Post (often referred to on the Internet as HuffPost or HuffPo) is a political group weblog founded by Arianna Huffington and Kenneth Lerer. It was launched as a news and commentary outlet with a predominantly progressive tilt.
TMZ.Com: TMZ.com is a celebrity gossip and news website which garnered much attention for breaking transcripts of drunken remarks to police by actor Mel Gibson in July 2006. TMZ refers to the "Thirty Mile Zone" around Hollywood, a show business jokey allusion to the observation that anything important to the industry occurs there.
Daily Kos: An American political weblog aimed at Democrats, liberals, and progressives.
Jossip: The leading source of news covering the blogosphere, Web 2.0, new technology, and related topics.
A Socialite's Life: An online gossip magazine, it provides you with daily dose of celebrity gossip, photos, fashion news, and media speculation.
Little Green Footballs: A conservative political blog run by California web designer Charles Johnson. In the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks, Johnson transformed his blog's discussion of bicycle racing, programming, web design, and the occasional humorous news item into a very active discussion of the American War on Terror and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Gawker: A blog based in New York City that bills itself as "The source for daily Manhattan media news and gossip" and focuses on celebrities and the media industry with a funny, sarcastic voice.
Top 10 Overall Searches
Britney Spears
WWE
Shakira
Jessica Simpson
Paris Hilton
American Idol
Beyonce Knowles
Chris Brown
Pamela Anderson
Lindsay Lohan
Top 10 News Story Searches
Steve Irwin death
Anna Nicole's son's death
Iraq
Israel & Lebanon
U.S Elections
Fidel Castro Stroke
North Korea Nuke
JonBennett Confession
Saddam Hussein Trial
Danish Cartoon
Top 10 celebrity searches
Britney Spears
Shakira
Jessica Simpson
Paris Hilton
Beyonce Knowles
Chris Brown
Pamela Anderson
Lindsay Lohan
Jessica Alba
Mariah Carey
Top 10 Blog/Blogger Searches
Perez Hilton: An American celebrity gossip columnist/blogger known by the nom de plume Perez Hilton, based in Los Angeles, California. His blog - formerly PageSixSixSix.com - but now Perezhilton.com has become extremely popular since its inception.
The Superficial: Thesuperficial.com is a website that parodies celebrities. It was started on May 23, 2004 and has quickly grown in popularity.
Pink is the New Blog: Pink is the New Blog is a website documenting everyday celebrity gossip with sardonic humor. The website's signature is in the large block pink letters that are used to add comments to papparazzi photos.
Huffington Post: he Huffington Post (often referred to on the Internet as HuffPost or HuffPo) is a political group weblog founded by Arianna Huffington and Kenneth Lerer. It was launched as a news and commentary outlet with a predominantly progressive tilt.
TMZ.Com: TMZ.com is a celebrity gossip and news website which garnered much attention for breaking transcripts of drunken remarks to police by actor Mel Gibson in July 2006. TMZ refers to the "Thirty Mile Zone" around Hollywood, a show business jokey allusion to the observation that anything important to the industry occurs there.
Daily Kos: An American political weblog aimed at Democrats, liberals, and progressives.
Jossip: The leading source of news covering the blogosphere, Web 2.0, new technology, and related topics.
A Socialite's Life: An online gossip magazine, it provides you with daily dose of celebrity gossip, photos, fashion news, and media speculation.
Little Green Footballs: A conservative political blog run by California web designer Charles Johnson. In the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks, Johnson transformed his blog's discussion of bicycle racing, programming, web design, and the occasional humorous news item into a very active discussion of the American War on Terror and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Gawker: A blog based in New York City that bills itself as "The source for daily Manhattan media news and gossip" and focuses on celebrities and the media industry with a funny, sarcastic voice.
Source of this article: http://buzz.yahoo.com/topsearches2006/lists/
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