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Paris Hilton Fires Back at John McCain; Stays At Top of Search Phrases

Posted on August 6, 2008 Written by Bill Hartzer

Paris Hilton fired back at John McCain in response to Presidential Candidate John McCain’s recent television ad. John McCain’s TV ad compared Senator Barack Obama to Paris Hilton and Britney Spears. Paris Hilton stayed atop the Lycos to(TM) Top Search Terms for the week ending August 2nd, 2008. Every week Lycos comes out with a list of the top 50 most popular search phrases for the previous week.

Here’s some video to watch about the Paris Hilton and John McCain:

Because of the buzz around Presidential Candidate John McCain’s most television ad, Paris Hilton remains on top once again. John McCain’s tv ad also mentions Britney Spears, which is 10th on the list this week. Here’s the list for this week:

The Lycos 50 Top 10 Search Terms for the Week Ending Aug. 2, 2008:
1. Paris Hilton
2. Clay Aiken
3. YouTube
4. Danica Patrick
5. “The Dark Knight”
6. Angelina Jolie
7. Pamela Anderson
8. Christian Bale
9. Facebook
10. Britney Spears

Lycos also comes out every week with their “movers and shakers” list, a list of search phrases that jumped in popularity suddenly; previously the phrases did not have much search activity. Here’s the list for this week of the top mover and shakers and how much they jumped:

Biggest Movers and Shakers for Week Ending Aug. 2, 2008:
1. Manny Ramirez 700 %
2. California Earthquake 633 %
3. Randy Pausch 610 %
4. Ryan Seacrest 585 %
5. Heath Ledger 515 %
6. Jennifer Lopez 470 %
7. Christina Aguilera 400 %
8. Jonas Brothers 380 %
9. Teen Choice Awards 305 %
10. Mary Louise Parker 265 %

Former Red Sox player Manny Ramirez, Carnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch, and “Weeds” Actress Mary Louise Parker were amongst the biggest gainers. search activity increased 610 percent for Carnegie Mellon University Professor Randy Pausch who lost his very dramatic battle to cancer on Aug. 1st. Randy Pausch became an inspiration to millions of people after a farewell speech he delivered at Carnegie Mellon University titled “The Last Lecture,” which resulted in a best-selling book. The video of Randy Pausch’s speech has been viewed on YouTube more than five million times, and The Last Lecture has been translated into 30 languages, with nearly 3 million copies of the book currently in print.

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. (http://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, http://www.daum.net/.

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