Vacation is in the rearview which means Buzz Box is back. Rumors about Jenna Bush are in the mix for both Yahoo! and Google's trend trackers...and tales of recovery...of both a scary spider and celebrities with addictions are also hot.
Every Friday afternoon, Buzz Box looks at hot search trends on Google and Yahoo!
Google Trends #5 - Great Jumping Tarantulas!
Google Trends is monitoring the rescue of an Ornate Golden Baboon Spider in NY. I won't post a picture of an OGBS so I can sleep tonight, but these suckers can jump three feet in the air from their hind legs to bite your business.
Yahoo Buzz - Rehab is Hot
The seemingly never-ending storyline of celebrity rehab is hot on Yahoo! with Amy Winehouse's meltdown and subsequent brief 48 hour stay in detox jumping up her search numbers by 167%.
About Google Trends
Google Trends aims to provide insights into broad search patterns. Several approximations are used when computing your results. Please keep this in mind when using it. (Source: Google)
About Yahoo Buzz Index
A subject's buzz score is the percentage of Yahoo! users searching for that subject on a given day, multiplied by a constant to make the number easier to read. Weekly leaders are the subjects with the greatest average buzz score for a given week. (Source: Yahoo!)
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