Putting an asterix on that record.


Trying to determine just what sort of a record "most searches in a 24 hour period" actually is raises more questions than it answers. In an era of media bites and short attention spans, tens of thousands of people can express a sudden interest in an event today, and be totally oblivious to it tomorrow. Thus, at the end of March, after only eight weeks on the Lycos 50 list, Janet Jackson had been cut, a bit, down to size, and was now No. 18.

Quite frankly, I find that rather fascinating as well. Being No. 18 may not be much of an honor, but it definitely means that people are still searching for you. Does that mean that there are there still people out there who haven't yet received a photo of Janet Jackson's breast via e-mail? Is there something new happening with her that I'm not aware of that keeps her relatively in demand? Do people want to return to take a look at that breast and not know how to bookmark it?



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