Gretawire (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
Do you remember TV pitchman Billy Mays? I just learned that he used to film his ads in the building where I am doing tonight's ON THE RECORD at 10pm. [For a real inside view ...click on the GREEN OVAL on the upper right hand side of GretaWire and you will see a video I [...]
Marketing Pilgrim (Free subscription) | yesterday
When I first perused Bing’s top trending search terms of 2009, I started to scratch my head. Take a look at the list: Michael Jackson Twitter Swine Flu Stock Market Farrah Fawcett Patrick Swayze Cash for Clunkers Jon and Kate Gosselin Billy Mays Jaycee Dugard Where was “iPhone” “Obama” or “Twilight'” As a nation, do we really have an unhealthy...
Mashable (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
... 1. Michael Jackson 2. Farrah Fawcett 3. Patrick Swayze 4. Natasha Richardson 5. Jett Travolta 6. Billy Mays 7. David Carradine 8. Steve McNair 9. Jade Goody 10. Ted Kennedy Top 10 Sudden-Fame Searches for 2009 1. Jon & Kate Gosselin 2. Erin Andrews 3. Susan Boyle 4. Kris Allen & Adam Lambert 5. Nadya Suleman 6. Carrie Prejean 7. Governor Mark Sanford 8. Portuguese Water Dog...
Dating Site Builder (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
Here are Bing's top search terms for 2009. Michael Jackson took the top spot, edging out Twitter: Top 2009 Bing Trending Topics: 1. Michael Jackson 2. Twitter 3. Swine Flu 4. Stock Market 5. Farrah Fawcett 6. Patrick Swayze 7. Cash for Clunkers 8. Jon and Kate Gosselin 9. Billy Mays 10. Jaycee Dugard
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
... 1. Michael Jackson 2. Farrah Fawcett 3. Patrick Swayze 4. Natasha Richardson 5. Jett Travolta 6. Billy Mays 7. David Carradine 8. Steve McNair 9. Jade Goody 10. Ted Kennedy Top 10 Sudden-Fame Searches for 2009 1. Jon & Kate Gosselin 2. Erin Andrews 3. Susan Boyle 4. Kris Allen & Adam Lambert 5. Nadya Suleman 6. Carrie Prejean 7. Governor Mark Sanford 8. Portuguese Water Dog...
Search Engine Watch Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Bing has released its top queries for 2009 . The late King of Pop tops the list, followed by a popular social network and a pandemic disease. Michael Jackson Twitter Swine Flu Stock Market Farrah Fawcett Patrick Swayze Cash for Clunkers Jon and Kate Gosselin Billy Mays Jaycee Dugard
Pocket-lint (Free subscription) | yesterday
6 months of search engine stats Although only launched in May, and the date not yet December, Microsoft's search engine Bing has revealed the "top Bing searches in 2009" under Twitter-esque title of "top Bing trending topics". "If you're curious how we determined the top searches", says Bing in a blog post (we weren't, assuming it was obvious), "we analysed billions...
love, elizabethany (Free subscription) | yesterday
... $30 for a Snuggie, when you could have a totally-hip version for $70?! This is just pretty. I miss Billy Mays. I love that he ordered from McDonald's just like he did infomercials. Of course the audio for the 911 call after Tiger Woods' "accident" has been released. You've seen your Hot Wheels do it, but can a real-life car do a 360 degree loop?! That's all for today's Hangover!...
WebPro News (Free subscription) | yesterday
... Stock Market 5. Farrah Fawcett 6. Patrick Swayze 7. Cash for Clunkers 8. Jon and Kate Gosselin 9. Billy Mays 10. Jaycee Dugard As you can see, dead celebrities took a lot of searchers' time this year (and there certainly were a lot to pass away in '09). It is no surprise that Twitter was high on the list. It has been a huge year for the company. With H1N1 and the economy dominating...
TechRadar (Free subscription) | yesterday
... Dugard, who spent 18 years in captivity, US celebrity stars Jon and Kate Gosselin and pitcher Billy Mays, swine flu, stock market and Twitter all made the top ten. Jackson at number one But the winner, as you may expect, was Michael Jackson , who died suddenly in 2009, and dominated the media for months. So from that we can assume that the average searcher is death-obsessed, reality-TV...
Tech Beat (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
... Stock Market 5. Farrah Fawcett 6. Patrick Swayze 7. Cash for Clunkers 8. Jon and Kate Gosselin 9. Billy Mays 10. Jaycee Dugard
Mashable (Free subscription) | yesterday
... (kidnapped in 1991 and finally found in August of this year, the story was national news) 9. Billy Mays (famous pitchman who passed away in June) 8. Jon and Kate Gosselin (former stars of Jon and Kate Plus 8, the public destruction of their marriage was a big topic of interest) 7. Cash for Clunkers (a U.S. government program to replace less fuel efficient vehicles with newer, more...
Consent Of The Governed (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
Billy Mays - We miss you.
BoomTown (Free subscription) | yesterday
... swine flu, stock market, Farrah Fawcett, Patrick Swayze, Cash for Clunkers, Jon and Kate Gosselin, Billy Mays and Jaycee Dugard. In other words, Bing users are celebrity-death obsessed, econalypse-worried, plague-wary people, who cannot be without information about the worst married couple ever.
Entertainment and Showbiz! (Free subscription) | yesterday
... month’s time: 10. Jaycee Duggard (kidnapped in 1991 and finally found in August of this year.) 9. Billy Mays (famous pitcher who died in June) 8. Jon and Kate Gosselin (former stars of Jon and Kate Plus 8, they were keenly followed through to the season finale.) 7. Cash for Clunkers (An American government sponsored initiative to replace less fuel efficient vehicles with newer, more...
