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Apr 23, 2003
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Significant differences were found among The Lycos 50 for the week ending April 19, 2003 and the Yahoo! Buzz Index for the week ending April 20, 2003. While searches for “IRS” and “Internal Revenue Service” dominated both lists, the remainder represents two vastly different user groups.

Noticeably absent from the Yahoo! Index were the week’s most prominent holidays — “Easter” and “Passover” — and any references to the war in Iraq, with searches for entertainment and sports taking precedence over current events. Two notable exceptions were “SARS” at number 2, and “Laci Peterson” debuting at number 8.

The Yahoo! Index exclusively claimed:

  • “PlayStation 2” at number 9
  • “The Masters” at number 11
  • “Linkin Park” at number 13
  • “R. Kelly,” number 14
  • “Nelly,” number 15
  • “Sean Paul” at number 20

Rounding out the top 20 on the Lycos list were also some exclusive searches that were not found on the Yahoo! Index:

  • “Easter,” number 2
  • “Tattoos,” number 5
  • “Dragonball,” number 6
  • “Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf” and “Iraq War,” numbers 7 and 8 respectively
  • “Pamela Anderson,” number 12
  • “Las Vegas,” number 15
  • “Atkins Diet” at number 16
  • “The Matrix Reloaded” at number 18
  • “Prom Hairstyles,” number 19
  • “NFL,” number 20

The Lycos list marked some debuts, along with search terms that were making a re-appearance:

  • Murder victim, “Laci Peterson,” was ranked 14th
  • “Coffin birth” — a baby born from a dead woman — ranked 28th
  • “X2: X-Men United,” claimed spot 31
  • “Passover” — number 36
  • “Neopets” at number 39
  • “NFL Draft” took position 43
  • “Evanescence,” number 46
  • “Anna Kournikova,” back at number 48
  • “B2K” — number 50


 Lycos 50 for the week ending
April 19, 2003 Current
PositionSearch
TermLast Week’s
Position

1

IRS

#1

2

Easter

#7

3

KaZaA

#4

4

Taxes

#10

5

Tattoos

#5

6

Dragonball

#6

7

Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf

#33

8

Iraq War

#2

9

SARS

#8

10

Britney Spears

#13

11

50 Cent

#17

12

Pamela Anderson

#16

13

American Idol

#11

14

Laci Peterson

New

15

Las Vegas

#12

16

Atkins Diet

#32

17

Harry Potter

#31

18

The Matrix Reloaded

#38

19

Prom Hairstyles

#15

20

NFL

#24

21

NASCAR

#14

22

Jennifer Lopez

#23

23

Brooke Burke

#29

24

Yu-Gi-Oh!

#22

25

Baseball

#18

26

Eminem

#20

27

WWE

#25

28

Coffin Birth

New

29

Golf

#36

30

The Bible

#27

31

X2: X-Men United

New

32

Christina Aguilera

#37

33

Final Fantasy

#35

34

Marijuana

#26

35

Prom Dresses

#19

36

Passover

Re-entry

37

NBA

#39

38

Torrie Wilson

#34

39

Neopets

Re-entry

40

Good Charlotte

#42

41

Pokemon

#47

42

t.A.T.u.

#45

43

NFL Draft

Re-entry

44

FAFSA

#44

45

Saddam Hussein

#21

46

Evanescence

New

47

Lord of the Rings

#48

48

Anna Kournikova

Re-entry

49

Al-Jazeera

#3

50

B2K

Re-entry

Source: Terra Lycos

 Lycos 50 for the week ending
April 19, 2003 
Current
Position
Search
Term
Last Week’s
Position
1IRS#12Easter#73KaZaA#44Taxes#105Tattoos#56Dragonball#67Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf#338Iraq War#29SARS#810Britney Spears#131150 Cent#1712Pamela Anderson#1613American Idol#1114Laci PetersonNew15Las Vegas#1216Atkins Diet#3217Harry Potter#3118The Matrix Reloaded#3819Prom Hairstyles#1520NFL#2421NASCAR#1422Jennifer Lopez#2323Brooke Burke#2924Yu-Gi-Oh!#2225Baseball#1826Eminem#2027WWE#2528Coffin BirthNew29Golf#3630The Bible#2731X2: X-Men UnitedNew32Christina Aguilera#3733Final Fantasy#3534Marijuana#2635Prom Dresses#1936PassoverRe-entry37NBA#3938Torrie Wilson#3439NeopetsRe-entry40Good Charlotte#4241Pokemon#4742t.A.T.u.#4543NFL DraftRe-entry44FAFSA#4445Saddam Hussein#2146EvanescenceNew47Lord of the Rings#4848Anna KournikovaRe-entry49Al-Jazeera#350B2KRe-entrySource: Terra Lycos The Buzz Index for the week
ending April 20, 2003Current
PositionSearch
TermLast Week’s
Position

1

Internal Revenue Service

6

2

SARS

1

3

50 Cent

5

4

Kazaa

4

5

American Idol

3

6

Jennifer Lopez

9

7

Eminem

7

8

Laci Peterson

9

PlayStation 2

12

10

Christina Aguilera

14

11

The Masters

40

12

Britney Spears

19

13

Linkin Park

13

14

R. Kelly

16

15

Nelly

17

16

NASCAR

18

17

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

33

18

NBA

28

19

Neopets

27

20

Sean Paul

26

Source: Yahoo!

The Buzz Index for the week
ending April 20, 2003
Current
Position
Search
Term
Last Week’s
Position
1Internal Revenue Service62SARS1350 Cent54Kazaa45American Idol36Jennifer Lopez97Eminem78Laci Peterson9PlayStation 21210Christina Aguilera1411The Masters4012Britney Spears1913Linkin Park1314R. Kelly1615Nelly1716NASCAR1817Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets3318NBA2819Neopets2720Sean Paul26Source: Yahoo!
 Lycos 50 for the week ending
April 19, 2003 
Current
Position
Search
Term
Last Week’s
Position
1IRS#1
2Easter#7
3KaZaA#4
4Taxes#10
5Tattoos#5
6Dragonball#6
7Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf#33
8Iraq War#2
9SARS#8
10Britney Spears#13
1150 Cent#17
12Pamela Anderson#16
13American Idol#11
14Laci PetersonNew
15Las Vegas#12
16Atkins Diet#32
17Harry Potter#31
18The Matrix Reloaded#38
19Prom Hairstyles#15
20NFL#24
21NASCAR#14
22Jennifer Lopez#23
23Brooke Burke#29
24Yu-Gi-Oh!#22
25Baseball#18
26Eminem#20
27WWE#25
28Coffin BirthNew
29Golf#36
30The Bible#27
31X2: X-Men UnitedNew
32Christina Aguilera#37
33Final Fantasy#35
34Marijuana#26
35Prom Dresses#19
36PassoverRe-entry
37NBA#39
38Torrie Wilson#34
39NeopetsRe-entry
40Good Charlotte#42
41Pokemon#47
42t.A.T.u.#45
43NFL DraftRe-entry
44FAFSA#44
45Saddam Hussein#21
46EvanescenceNew
47Lord of the Rings#48
48Anna KournikovaRe-entry
49Al-Jazeera#3
50B2KRe-entry
Source: Terra Lycos
The Buzz Index for the week
ending April 20, 2003
Current
Position
Search
Term
Last Week’s
Position
1Internal Revenue Service6
2SARS1
350 Cent5
4Kazaa4
5American Idol3
6Jennifer Lopez9
7Eminem7
8Laci Peterson
9PlayStation 212
10Christina Aguilera14
11The Masters40
12Britney Spears19
13Linkin Park13
14R. Kelly16
15Nelly17
16NASCAR18
17Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets33
18NBA28
19Neopets27
20Sean Paul26
Source: Yahoo!


Check out how the search terms have changed over time:

War and Basketball
Touchdowns, Taxes, and Tragedy
Searches Mostly Entertainment-Related
Virus Becomes Most Popular
Debut of a Salesman
Dragonball Rolls Into First Place
World Cup Kicks Star Wars Out of Space

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