These are some of the top items that we are seeing spike in Search on Yahoo!
American Idol: If searches are any indication of a winner this year, Scott McCreery has quite the race ahead of him against Lauren Alaina — Lauren Alaina gets nearly 9 times the searches of Scott McCreery on Yahoo!, based on data from the past 7 days.
Bob Dylan Birthday: Bob Dylan celebrates his 70th birth day this week. According to Yahoo! Clues data Dylan is more popular among men (62% of searches). Interestingly, nearly one-third of Dylan searches come from those under 34.
Tennis Top of Mind: The French Open is in full swing and searches on Yahoo! are up 349% this week. Of the top ranked male players, the top searched are: Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer . Of the top ranked female players, the top searched are: Maria Sharapova, Kim Clijsters, Caroline Wozniacki and Jelena Jankovic
Dancing: The finale for Dancing With The Stars is tonight and people are turning to the web to search. According to searches on Yahoo! the top dancer is: Kirstie Alley followed by Chelsea Kane.
Who Is ?: People often turn to the web for answers to their questions. Some of the top “who is” questions this week on Yahoo! include: “who is Hines Ward”, “who is the Schwarzenegger staff member”, “who is james frey”, “who is the girl with the dragon tattoo”, “who is the girl in the t-mobile commercial”, “who is big papa” (referencing Real Housewives of Atlanta), “who is the richest man in the world.”
What are you searching for? Let us know!