AOL today announced the year's top searches based on topics in specific categories that received the highest volume of online queries on AOL Search (http://search.aol.com) and AOL Video Search (http://video.aol.com), including Paris Hilton, American Idol and Brad Pitt. The rise in online video this year unveiled a new wave of results dominated by music and entertainment.
AOL today announced the year’s top searches
based on topics in specific categories that received the highest volume
of online queries on AOL Search
(http://search.aol.com) and AOL
Video Search (http://video.aol.com),
including Paris Hilton, American Idol and Brad Pitt. The rise in online
video this year unveiled a new wave of results dominated by music and
entertainment.
"This annual list of top searches is always a fun way to look back at
the year and see what sparked interest,” said
Timothy Tuttle, Ph.D., Vice President, AOL®
Video. “One of the biggest trends online in
2006 was video and millions of people turned to AOL to find everything
from music videos and concerts, to TV, movies and sports highlights, to
the most popular viral videos."
"By looking at the aggregation of search trends and patterns that
emerged on AOL Search throughout the year we can develop a unique,
collective snapshot of things, people and events that were top of mind
or what consumers wanted to know more about," said Dariusz Paczuski,
Vice President, AOL® Search.
“Weather” was the
most popular word searched on AOL Search
(http://search.aol.com), while AOL®
Video Search was used most to find videos and information about things
and people in the entertainment world, leading with the iPod (no. 1), 50
Cent (no. 2), BMW (no. 3), and Jessica Simpson (no. 4). Cars (no. 5) and
movies (no. 6) were also popular on AOL Video Search, while the rest of
the list was dominated by musical artists, including Ashlee Simpson (no.
7), Paris Hilton (no. 8), Chris Brown (no. 9) and Britney Spears (no.
10).
In addition, a number of newsmaking and newsbreaking videos such as
Weird Al Yankovic's "White and Nerdy" rap parody and Michael Richards'
infamous comedy club performance experienced significant activity on AOL
Video Search, creating an online buzz that spilled over into mainstream
media.
As professional talent took over the AOL Video Search Top 10 list,
amateur musicians gained popularity on AOL Search. “American
Idol” was one of the most common search terms
(no. 4) on AOL Search this year, becoming even more popular than “horoscopes”
(which dropped from no. 2 in 2005 to no. 9 in 2006).
Other top searches (http://hot.aol.com/2006)
on AOL Search during 2006 included:
Top News Topics: Gas Prices
The strain on pocketbooks this summer led to “gas
prices” being the most searched news topic on
AOL Search, followed by the loss of Steve Irwin. Other top news searches
this year included: 3) Immigration; 4) Bird Flu and 5) Iraq.
Top Celebrities & Newsmakers: Paris Hilton leads, Chris Brown #2
Paris Hilton was the most searched celebrity for the second year
running, and R&B singer Chris Brown surged ahead of perennial favorites
Oprah Winfrey (no. 3), Jessica Simpson (no. 4) and Britney Spears (no.
6) to become the second most searched celebrity in all of 2006.
Top TV Programs: It’s all about the Idol
“American Idol”
has been the most searched television program on AOL Search every year
for the past four years. In fact, reality and game shows are showing no
signs of slowing down, with “Dancing With the
Stars” and “Deal
or No Deal” rounding out the top 3 most
searched TV programs this year.
Top Movies: Year of the Pirates
Box office smash “Pirates of the Caribbean:
Dead Man’s Chest”
has been the top grossing movie of 2006 so far, and also the most
searched. Other big-budget, high-grossing films, “X-Men:
The Last Stand” (no. 2) and “The
Da Vinci Code” (no. 3) also made their way to
the top of the list.
Our favorite couples: Brad Pitt is one half of number one for the
second year in a row
When we wanted to know about our favorite couples, we were still
searching for Brad Pitt. Last year, Brad topped the list with Jennifer
Aniston. This year, he made it to no. 1 with his new leading lady,
Angelina Jolie. Other popular couples sought out online this year were
Beyonce and Jay-Z (no. 2), followed by Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes (no.
3).
Top Athletes: We Have “The Answer”
Basketballer Allen Iverson made his way to the top spot for athlete
searches, but galloping just behind him was Barbaro –
the Kentucky Derby winner that had a shot at the Triple Crown prior to
his career-ending injury. Other top athlete searches this year include
favorites such as: 3) Michael Jordan; 4) David Beckham and 5) Tiger
Woods.
Techie Toys and Gadgets: Playstation 3 Rules
The console wars are heating up in stores around the country, but how
are they faring online? Playstation 3 was the most searched gaming
system this year (no. 5 on the gadget list) followed by Xbox 360 (no. 7)
and Nintendo (no. 10), whose Wii launched in November.
But the new gaming devices were no match for another wildly successful
gadget. For the second straight year, iPods were the most searched
gadget on AOL Search, followed by cell phones (no. 2), and digital
cameras (no.3).
Following are highlights from the top searches
(http://hot.aol.com/2006) on AOL
Search:
Top Search Terms: 1) Weather; 2) Dictionary; 3) Dogs; 4) American
Idol; 5) Maps; 6) Cars; 7) Games; 8) Tattoo; 9) Horoscope; 10) Lyrics.
Top Celebrities: 1) Paris Hilton; 2) Chris Brown 3)Oprah Winfrey;
4) Jessica Simpson 5) Eva Longoria; 6) Britney Spears; 7) Beyonce; 8)
Anna Nicole Smith; 9) Whitney Houston; 10) Lindsay Lohan.
Top News Stories & Topics: 1) Gas prices; 2) Steve Irwin; 3)
Immigration; 4) Bird Flu; 5) Iraq; 6) Natalee Holloway; 7) Debra Lafave;
8) Rush Limbaugh; 9) Lebanon; 10) Hurricane Katrina.
Top Movies: 1) Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s
Chest; 2) X-Men: The Last Stand; 3) The Da Vinci Code; 4) Silent Hill;
5) Curious George; 6) Scary Movie 4; 7) Over the Hedge; 8) When a
Stranger Calls; 9) Final Destination 3; 10) Cars.
Top TV Programs: 1) American Idol; 2) Dancing With the Stars; 3)
Deal or No Deal; 4) Naruto; 5) Days of Our Lives; 6) Wheel of Fortune;
7) Lost; 8) Pokemon; 9) High School Musical; 10) Survivor.
Top Celebrity Couples: 1) Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt; 2)
Beyonce and Jay-Z; 3) Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes; 4) Nicole Kidman and
Keith Urban; 5) Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey; 6) Donald & Melania
Trump; 7) Jennifer Aniston & Vince Vaughn; 8) Whitney Houston & Bobby
Brown; 9) Pamela Anderson & Kid Rock; 10) Britney Spears & Kevin
Federline.
Top Athletes: 1) Allen Iverson; 2) Barbaro; 3) Michael Jordan; 4)
David Beckham; 5) Tiger Woods; 6) Danica Patrick; 7) Serena Williams; 8)
Floyd Landis; 9) Lance Armstrong; 10) Reggie Bush.
Top Gadgets: 1) iPod; 2) Cell Phones; 3) Digital Cameras; 4)
TracFone; 5) Playstation 3; 6) Laptops; 7) Xbox 360; 8) GPS; 9)
Blackberry; 10) Nintendo.
More top searches from 2006 for categories including Fashion, Toys,
Politicians and Talk Show Hosts as well as categories relating to AOL
Video Search results including Music Videos, Movies and Viral Videos can
be found at http://hot.aol.com/2006.
The most viewed videos on AOL Video are also available upon request.
Categories include Movies, Music Videos, TV Programming, UnCut®
Videos, TMZ Videos and Sports.
AOL Search with FullView™ (http://search.aol.com/)
is a comprehensive online search service that delivers relevant Web
results plus video and multimedia content all on one results page,
making it easy for people to find what they are looking for, whether
information, video and audio content, images, local resources, news,
products, music and more – all from one place.
About AOL
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popular Web destinations, offers a comprehensive suite of free software
and services, runs the country's largest Internet access business, and
provides a full set of advertising solutions. A majority-owned
subsidiary of Time Warner Inc., AOL LLC is based in Dulles, Virginia.
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