Announcement
October 2, 2006

Color Commentary On Celebrity, News Encompass Weekly Google Zeitgeist

Google Announces Top 15 Gainers for the Week Ending October 2

It's the screens that got small this past week: TV, videogame and PC screens, that is, as people sought information on Google.com about entertainment and news topics. These include [Bill Clinton's] contentious interview on Fox-TV concerning Osama bin Laden; the warmly-received premiere of [Ugly Betty] on ABC; ongoing chatter about Barbara "The View" Walters' talking [Havanese] dog, Cha-Cha; and the DVD release of [Curious George]. In smaller screen news, Microsoft announced a new [Halo Wars] game being developed exclusively for the Xbox 360; and a hoax circulated on MySpace about the supposed death of [Ben Savage], a character from "Boy Meets World." Still other searches focused on Dallas Cowboy [Terrell Owens], who denied a suicide attempt; former Playmate [Kari Ann Peniche], newly unengaged after fiance Aaron Carter publicly broke it off; and [Mary Carey], the now famous "porn star candidate" who announced her candidacy, again, for governor of California. Perhaps most intriguing in top searches this week: the centuries-long debate about the enigmatic look on the [Mona Lisa's] famous face. Using infrared and 3-D tools, researchers now believe she was probably pregnant or had just given birth, giving her something to smile about.

For breaking news and obscure information alike, people around the world search on Google. What follows is a summary of Google Zeitgeist results for the top gainers on Google.com, when comparing search queries that have risen by a significant percentage for the week of September 24-30.

For more information, visit the Google Zeitgeist at http://www.google.com/zeitgeist.

Google.com Gainers

1. terrell owens
2. ben savage
3. kari ann peniche
4. mary carey
5. mona lisa
6. bill clinton
7. curious george
8. havanese
9. halo wars
10. ugly betty