Least and Most Search Terms of 2006, Revealed by Dogpile

Least and Most Search Terms of 2006, Revealed by Dogpile

Bellevue, Washington - November 21, 2006 - According to statistics, an estimated 66 percent of the U.S. online population conducts at least one Internet search each day, and searches are revealing more insight into the nation's collective interests. Search engine, Dogpile.com, has released its most popular Internet search terms of 2006.

Results are based on searches completed during January 1-November 31, 2006. Any adult content terms have been filtered out of results and category lists above have been compiled from Dogpile.com by InfoSpace personnel.

This year's top ten reflects users' growing interest in the Internet as a way to reach out to friends through ecards and social networking. Music lyrics and game cheats held strong again this year. Other top ten searches for baby names, dictionary and poetry suggest the search audience looks to Dogpile for more than just entertainment news and uses the site for information that helps them in their daily lives. Retailers and travel emerged as two of the most popular search categories this year, reflecting the nation's increasing reliance on the web to shop and city-hop. In December, gift cards were among the top searches as holiday gift buyers turned to the web to shop.

On the flip side, this year Dogpile is also shedding light on a few of the year's more unusual inquiries with the first annual list of the least searched terms. This year's list covers the least searched questions and cities in 2006, revealing the thought-provoking mysteries that keep some searchers up at night, and which tourism bureaus may need to staff up this year.

Dogpile Top 10 Searches in 2006
1. Ecards
2. MySpace
3. Music lyrics
4. Game cheats
5. Baby names
6. Food
7. Jokes
8. Paris Hilton
9. Dictionary
10. Poetry

Dogpile Top 10 Retailers of 2006

1. Walmart
2. Home Depot
3. Amazon.com
4. Circuit City
5. Best Buy
6. Target
7. Staples
8. Costco
9. Bed, Bath and Beyond
10. Radio Shack

Dogpile Top Gift Card Searches of December 2006

1. Visa gift cards
2. American Express gift cards
3. Mastercard gift cards
4. iTunes gift cards
5. Simon gift cards
6. Toys and Us gift cards
7. Target gift cards
8. Starbucks gift cards
9. Dell gift cards
10. Walmart gift cards

Dogpile Top 10 Travel Searches of 2006

1. Southwest Airlines
2. Driving directions
3. Travelocity
4. Airline tickets
5. Expedia
6. American Airlines
7. Travel
8. Quantas airlines
9. United Airlines
10. cheap airline tickets

Least Searched Questions of 2006

1. What is a snood?
2. What do snails eat?
3. How many gold medals did the U.S. women win in the Olympics?
4. How much house can I afford?
5. Why can't we be friends?
6. Why is soil so important?
7. Why is the sky blue?
8. Who created the Internet?
9. How long can a person live without food?
10. What is an atom?

Least Searched Cities of 2006

1. New Hope, PA
2. Montauk, NY
3. Columbia, MO
4. Corpus Christi, TX
5. Anaheim, CA
6. Longview, TX
7. Wilmington, NC
8. Pittsburg, PA
9. Dayton, OH
10. Birmingham, AL

Dogpile.com metasearch engine, was developed to make it easy for users to search more of the web by combining the best results from the most popular search engines. Dogpile.com is part of the InfoSpace Online family of web search and online directory properties. These products bring people, information and businesses together online to help users find the information they need quickly and easily. InfoSpace Online is a business of InfoSpace, Inc.

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