from NYTimes:
In 2003, many of the same topics dominated search activity across AOL, Google, Lycos, and Yahoo. These include the file-sharing service Kazaa, "American Idol," Britney Spears, Iraq, Kobe Bryant, Laci Peterson, 50 Cent and Paris Hilton. California's recall election proved the perfect meld of entertainment and news searches, although few typed in Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's name correctly (Schwartzenegger was the most common misspelling, according to Yahoo).
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