Iraq war top searched story of 2004
The war in Iraq was the most-searched news event in 2004, accodring to The Lycos 50's annual list of top search terms of the year.
"The War in Iraq is the most-searched news event of 2004, just as it was in 2003," says Lycos 50 manager of content Dean Tsouvalas. "Searches for the war spiked several times during the year, particularly after the controversial photographs of Iraqi prisoners of war in the Abu Ghraib prison surfaced, and after the beheadings of Berg and Paul Johnson were released online. Queries for Berg, the US contractor who was brutally beheaded in Iraq, grew 1000 percent in the seven days following the story. But over the past several weeks, the war-related searches have become more sophisticated. In addition to searching for photos and videos, web users are now searching for news about the upcoming elections in Iraq and the psychological impact of the war."
Top News Stories of 2004:
1) The War in Iraq
2) Super Bowl XXXVIII
3) 2004 Olympics
4) Mars Rover
5) U.S. Election 2004
6) Tour de France
7) Federal Do Not Call List
8) Stem Cell Research
9) Hurricane Ivan
10) Mount Saint Helen's
The top overall search? Janet Jackson. You can guess why.
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