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Thursday, 01 November 2007 |
by LINDSAY CRAVEN
Lifestyles Reporter
Americans likely spend more time online than they realize, but with so much information at their fingertips, the Internet provides easy access and answers to every question.
A 2007 online poll conducted by IBM found that 19 percent of Americans spend over six hours of each day online.
Here is a compiled list of what we are searching for today.
According
to Appalachian State University’s Google Analytics provided by Ann T.
Kiefert, the director of web communications, students are most
interested in dining services, sports and finding their way around
campus.
The top 10 searches by students since January 2007 that did not pertain to the university itself are:
10. McAlister’s (6,106 hits)
9. Sports (7,269 hits)
8. Football schedule (7,661 hits)
7. Media services (8,004 hits)
6. Admissions (11,874 hits)
5. Pizzeria (13,754 hits)
4. Athletics (18,033 hits)
3. Infirmary (22,018 hits)
2. Majors (23,063 hits)
1. Campus maps (124,509 hits)
The top 10 Yahoo! search engine topics are:
10. NASCAR
9. Halloween costumes
8. Club Penguin- a children’s Web site with games that have kid-friendly chats.
7. Kellie Pickler
6. Limewire
5. Hi-5
4. Britney Spears
3. WWE
2. NFL
1. Daylight Savings Time
The Appalachian
student newspaper’s Web site is another source of news pertaining to
Appalachian State community. Currently the most visited pages on
theapp.appstate.edu are:
10. “Local merchants prepare for N.C. lottery” (9,546 hits)
9. “Music industry, university curb student downloading” (9,751 hits)
8. “Skywalk to cross campus” (10,145 hits)
7. “Community unconvinced of drug law effectiveness” (10,199 hits)
6. “Zero energy house premiers in N.C.” (10,550 hits)
5. “Democrats slash college loan interest rates by half” (12,172 hits)
4. 2007-08 Staff (13,435 hits)
3. “Hot Hot Hot: ASU Caravan video goes up in smoke” (14,748 hits)
2. “Researchers find Bigfoot evidence in the High Country” (23,030 hits)
1. “Student starts Firefox campaign on campus” (27,648 hits)
Colbie Caillat is dominating the top 10 most played songs from Ruckus for the week:
10. “Oxygen” by Colbie Caillat
9. “Realize” by Colbie Caillat
8. “One Fine Wire” by Colbie Caillat
7. “The Little Things” by Colbie Caillat
6. “Midnight Bottle” by Colbie Caillat
5. “Feelings Show” by Colbie Caillat
4. “Apologize” by Timbaland
3. “Stronger” by Kanye West
2. Crank That (Soulja Boy)” by Soulja Boy Tell’Em
1. “Bubbly” by Colbie Caillat
According
to Google’s recorded trends, the world is fascinated with the Boston
Red Sox World Series win, along with a couple breaking news and
entertainment stories. The Web site’s recent top ten hits have been:
10. Fox News Boston
9. Alberto Cribiore, the former Merrill Lynch director who has been elected as the company’s interim non-executive chairman
8. Fox 25 Boston
7. WBZ-TV
6. Original pledge of allegiance
5.
Chef Tell Erhardt, a popular television chef who has appeared on QVC,
“Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous” and Live with Regis and Kathie
Lee”, died of heart failure at age 63 on Oct. 26.
4. Channel 5 Boston
3.
Merry Miller, American businesswoman and entertainment booker and
reporter who interviewed with Holly Hunter on ABC in July and recently
made her first TV appearance since on “The View.”
2. NESN or the New England Sports Network
1. Red Sox parade live
The top ten downloaded songs on iTunes.com are:
10. “Stronger” by Kanye West
9. “Hate That I Love You” by Rihanna
8. “Gimme More” by Britney Spears
7. “Cyclone (featuring T-Pain)” by Baby Bash
6. “How Far We’ve Come” by Matchbox Twenty
5. “No One” by Alicia Keys
4. “Crank That (Soulja Boy)” by Soulja Boy Tell’Em
3. “Bubbly” by Colbie Caillat
2. “Apologize (featuring OneRepublic)” by Timbaland
1. “Kiss Kiss (featuring T-Pain)” by Chris Brown
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