Bellevue, Washington - December 15, 2005 - Dogpile.com, has announced the most popular Internet search terms of 2005 at the metasearch engine.
The search term "music lyrics" was its most popular search. An estimated 63% of the U.S. online population conducts at least one Internet search each day - therefore, searches are revealing more insight into the nation's collective interests. Gaming terms, celebrities and musicians also rounded out the most popular search terms of the year.
Below listed are shown the reported results: (Overall rankings in parentheses) Top 10 Top Celebrities 1. Music Lyrics 1. Paris Hilton (2) 2. Paris Hilton 2. Carmen Electra (15) 3. Google 3. Pamela Anderson (20) 4. eBay 4. Jessica Simpson (21) 5. Yahoo 5. Britney Spears (24) 6. Mapquest 6. 50 Cent (32) 7. Games Cheat 7. Lindsey Lohan (36) 8. Games 8. Jennifer Lopez (39) 9. Dogs 9. Green Day (42) 10. Top 100 Baby Names 10. Eminem (45) Best of the Top 50 Top Offbeat 1. Poetry (11) 1. Names and Their Meanings (54) 2. Funny Jokes (16) 2. Inuyasha (76) 3. Tattoos (17) 3. Obituaries (84) 4. 1 (19) 4. Funny Pictures (152) 5. Radio Stations (22) 5. Interview Questions (153) 6. Weather (25) 6. Wedding Vows (154) 7. Jennifer Aniston Sedu 7. Catholic Churches (184) Hairstyles (28) 8. Walmart (35) 8. Dragons (198) 9. Search Engines (41) 9. Napoleon Dynamite (208) 10. MySpace (44) 10. Real Estate (209) Other interesting results are:
- More than 10 years after "The Rachel" haircut debuted, people are still fascinated with Jennifer Aniston's hair. She's a hair product marketer's dream with the name of her hair straightener - "Sedu" - one of the most popular search terms.
- Apparently nothing is sacred anymore - straight from the heart is being replaced with straight from the Internet, as people search for 'wedding vows' in droves as a quick and easy way to help them find inspiration.
- As a long-time top Internet search query, Britney Spears maintains a strong position as the fifth most-searched celebrity name, but came in at #24 overall. Comparatively, Paris Hilton was the most-searched celebrity name and #2 overall.
Jon Nolz, Director of Marketing for Dogpile.com stated, ''By aggregating and ranking the millions of monthly searches on Dogpile, we can provide perspective on the interests of today's online audience. Seeing 'music lyrics' in the number one position is surprising given the number of huge headline news events over the year, but points to what online search is all about - finding information that does not have a readily-known source.''
You can also view what people are searching for in real-time through Dogpile's Search Spy tool at: http://www.dogpile.com/info.dogpl/searchspy .
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