‘Tis the season for year-end lists, so Experian Hitwise chimed in with some of its own, revealing its 10 most searched terms for 2010, as well as most visited Web sites, and top searches from various categories.
The top 10 most searched terms of 2010:
facebook login
youtube
craigslist
myspace
facebook.com
ebay
yahoo
www.facebook.com
mapquest
The same list for 2009:
myspace
craigslist
youtube
yahoo mail
yahoo
ebay
facebook login
myspace.com
The top 10 most visited Web sites of 2010:
www.facebook.com
www.google.com
mail.yahoo.com
www.yahoo.com
www.youtube.com
www.msn.com
www.myspace.com
mail.live.com
search.yahoo.com
www.bing.com
The same list for 2009:
www.google.com
mail.yahoo.com
www.facebook.com
www.yahoo.com
www.myspace.com
mail.live.com
www.youtube.com
search.yahoo.com
www.msn.com
www.ebay.com
Top five people searches: Kim Kardashian, Oprah, Rush Limbaugh, Miley Cyrus, Glenn Beck.
Top five movie-title searches: Star Wars, Paranormal Activity 2, Avatar, Transformers 3, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Top five artists/bands: Lady Gaga, Justin Beiber, Eminem, Taylor Swift, Michael Jackson.
Top five branded destinations: Disney World, Disneyland, Six Flags, Universal Studios Orlando, Great Wolf Lodge.
Top three TV shows: Dancing with the Stars, American Idol, Young and the Restless.
Top three people searches in news and media: Bret Michaels, Tiger Woods, Sandra Bullock.
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