(Sung to the tune of "It's the most wonderful time of the year, with apologies to the song author and my readers!)
It's the most wonderful time of the year!
The search engines are telling, yea they are yelling,
"Come see the top searches of 2002 here!"
It's the most wonderful time of the year!
There's Spider-Man the top climber at Google,
and Dragonball most popular at Lycos,
PlayStation 2 and Britney (boo hoo!)
come up tops for Ya-hoo
It's the most wonderful time of the year!
2002 Year-End Google Zeitgeist
http://www.google.com/press/zeitgeist2002.html
A look back at what people search on at Google, over the past year.
Dragonball: Web's Most Wanted 2002
http://50.lycos.com/
What people searched on at Lycos in 2002. Note that in a week or so, you'll have to go to the archives and use the "Top 100 of 2002" for the year-end review.
Yahoo 2002 Buzz Leaders
http://yir.yahoo.com/2002/buz/
Top search terms overall for 2002 and in various categories, according to Yahoo.
Ask Jeeves Reveals Top Searches for 2002
Ask Jeeves, Dec. 10, 2002
http://www.irconnect.com/askjinc/pages/news.mhtml?d=34661
Top searches at Ask Jeeves, via a press release.
Tattoos, Britney top Web search list
CNN, Dec. 13, 2002
http://europe.cnn.com/2002/TECH/internet/12/13/lycos.search/
Write up on the Lycos list.
Linux out-Googles Microsoft
ZDNet, Dec. 16, 2002
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2127587,00.html
Write up on the Google list.
Web Searches Take Cultural Pulse
Wired News, Dec. 18, 2002
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,56861,00.html
Google, Lycos and other search sites have unleashed lists of the year's top search terms, which many say are an accurate barometer of cultural fads, fears and obsessions.
UK's most popular searches
The Guardian, Dec. 17, 2002
http://media.guardian.co.uk/newmedia/story/0,7496,861210,00.html
Top searches by UK users of Google.
Search Engine Forums Spotlight
Artificial link popularity
Webmaster World Forums
http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum12/544.htm
"Just what is 'Artificial Link Popularity'?"
Still banned by Google!
ihelpyou Forums
http://www.ihelpyouservices.com/forums/t6226/
"I would definitely like to get to the bottom of this one, because it could be an important finding for other sites."
Yahoo acquiring Inktomi
ihelpyou Forums
http://www.ihelpyouservices.com/forums/t6202/
"This whole thing is great news for competition..."
Yahoo purchases Inktomi
Webmaster World Forums
http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum35/1062.htm
"Huge news! Maybe our eggs won't be in one basket soon?"
Y!, Google, Ink, and the art of war
Webmaster World Forums
http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum35/1064.htm
"Google has the people, the tech, the creativity, the mission statement, and now the will to dethrone Yahoo."
Do search engines "prefer" a type of directory tree?
Cre8asite Forums
http://www.cre8asiteforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=618
"...does it matter at all to them how I organize my site?"
Search Engine Forums Spotlight courtesy Search Engine Guide.
Search Headlines
NOTE: Article links often change. In case of a bad link, use the publication's search facility, which most have, and search for the headline.
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