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2004 TOP SEARCHES
Platinum recording artist and teen movie star Hilary Duff takes the crown for most searched person among kids and teens on America Online for 2004. Britney Spears was once again the most searched person overall, followed closely by hotel heiress and socialite Paris Hilton.

AOL top searches in 2004
• Top word: horoscopes
• Top news topic: Presidential Election
• Top politician: John Kerry
• Top athlete: Kobe Bryant
• Top sports teams: Dallas Cowboys
• Top diets: South Beach
• Top recipes: cookie recipes
• Top fashion labels, brands: Louis Vuitton
• Top fashion trends: Ugg Boots
• Top tattoo designs: Tribal tattoos
• Top gadgets, devices: Cell-phones
• Top television shows: “American Idol”
• Top movies: Harry Potter
• Top songs: “Burn” by Usher
• Top toys, gifts: Neopets

Lycos top 10 in 2004
The top search terms, with last year’s rank in parentheses.
• 1. Janet Jackson (-)
• 2. Paris Hilton (4)
• 3. Clay Aiken (24)
• 4. Britney Spears (2)
• 5. Nick Berg (-)
• 6. KaZaA (1)
• 7. Tattoos (-)
• 8. Pamela Anderson (9)
• 9. Michelle Vieth (-)
• 10. Poker (-)

Yahoo top 10 in 2004
• 1. American Idol
• 2. Paris Hilton
• 3. Jessica Simpson
• 4. Britney Spears
• 5. Harry Potter
• 6. WWE
• 7. Usher
• 8. NASCAR
• 9. NBA
• 10. NFL

Ask Jeeves top 10 in 2004
Most popular things to do on the Internet in 2004 according to Ask Jeeves:
• 1. Look up music lyrics
• 2. Find maps/Get driving directions
• 3. Play games
• 4. Learn jokes
• 5. Get a weather forecast
• 6. Research baby names
• 7. Read your horoscope
• 8. Find a job
• 9. Download ringtones
• 10. Download music

TOP TINY MOVIES
The JibJab spoof, This Land, was just in time for the November election, and possibly the most-watched piece of animation ever online. Macromedia’s multimedia authoring tool Shockwave, which supports audio, animation, and video, listed the Top 10 shorts of 2004.
• 1. This Land (Political spoof)
• 2. Rockfish (Space fishing story)
• 3. 50% Grey (Academy Award-nominated)
• 4. Still Lover (Still pictures, voiceover)
• 5. Angry Kid 2: Russian . . .(British Brat)
• 6. Ocularist (Stylish, surreal)
• 7. Drum Machine (Retro Tokyo)
• 8. They Came to Attack Us (Sci-fi spoof)
• 9. Day of the Dead (Trip to afterlife)
• 10. Street of Pain (Dodgeball, The Matrix)
http://www.shockwave.com/

TOP TOLEDOBLADE.COM
Top pageview sessions on toledoblade.com for 2004:
• 1. Oct. 31: General election coverage
• 2. Oct. 19: Voter registration fraud in Defiance
• 3. Nov. 1: General election coverage
• 4. Dec. 15: Rossford cancels Christian band
• 5. Nov. 3: General election coverage
• 6. Feb. 17: Crane collapse coverage
• 7. Nov. 2: General election coverage
• 8. Aug. 25: Halliburton editorial
• 9. Feb. 18: Crane collapse coverage

FROM THE BLADE’S WIRE SERVICES AND STAFF.
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