Lycos, Inc. (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 Dec. 1, 2007. 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 The Lycos 50 Blog and the all new Under the Red Carpet Gossip Blog at Under the Red Carpet.
Biggest Movers and Shakers for Week Ending Dec. 1, 2007:
1. Zoey Zane 880 %
2. WGA Strike 600 %
3. Al Jazeera 575 %
4. Pilates 536 %
5. Cookie Recipes 220 %
6. NCAA 167 %
7. Diets 111 %
8. Dancing With the Stars 94 %
9. Christina Aguilera 75 %
10. MySpace 33 %
Notes of Interest:
Zoey Zane (#9) makes her first-ever appearance on the Lycos 50, gaining 880% in search interest this week following news reports that a body reportedly identified as Zane was recently found in El Dorado, Kansas. Zoey Zane, the pseudonym of 18-year-old adult Internet model Emily Sander, a student at Butler Community College in El Dorado, was reported missing on Nov. 23. While the AP reports the cause of death is not yet known, police are investigating a man, Isreal Mireles, whom Sander was seen leaving a bar on the day of her disappearance. Mireles is currently the subject of an international manhunt. The Zoey Zane web site is currently offering a reward of more than $3,000 for information leading to the capture of Isreal Mireles, and gives visitors the option of contributing to the fund. Elsewhere on the Lycos 50, Disney (#5) maintains its position in the top five, due in part to the success of its recent film, "Enchanted," which topped the box office for the second weekend in a row. "Dancing with the Stars" (#8) also enters the top 10 this week, up 94% in search popularity, riding high on the heals of the show's season finale, where racecar driver Helio Castroneves outpaced Scary Spice and Marie Osmond to take this season's top dance honors. But Helio was not the winner with web users, as Osmond drives 78% more search activity than Castroneves and Scary Spice.
