The line “Top Search Terms of 2006” has a certain ring to it. It’s always interesting to get a glimpse into what searchers were most eager to see or read about online, and top search terms are a nice way of summarizing that information. The only problem is that it’s hard to pin down a definitive list. Below are four of the many lists that have and will be unveiled for 2006:
AOL Search:
1.Weather
2.Dictionary
3.Dogs
4.American Idol
5.Maps
6.Cars
7.Games
8.Tattoo
9.Horoscope
10.Lyrics
Yahoo!:
1.Britney Spears
2.WWE
3.Shakira
4.Jessica Simpson
5.Paris Hilton
6.American Idol
7.Beyonce Knowles
8.Chris Brown
9.Pamela Anderson
10.Lindsay Lohan
Lycos:
1.Poker
2.MySpace
3.RuneScape
4.Pamela Anderson
5.Paris Hilton
6.Pokemon
7.WWE
8.Golf
9.Spyware
10.Britney Spears
Google (UK):
1.Video
2.World Cup
3.Steve Irwin
4.Prison Break
5.Wiki
6.Euro Millions
7.Big Brother
8.Lost
9.TFL
10.Weather
Sources:
http://www.websitehostdirectory.com/article1014.html
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/topnews/wpn-60-
20061205YahooBuzzesWith2006Searches.html
http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?1004380
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/article2084501.ece