The Lycos 50 Announces the Most Wanted People and Events of 1999, Ones to Watch in 2000

Business Wire, Dec 16, 1999

WALTHAM, Mass.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Dec. 16, 1999--

Britney Spears, Ricky Martin and the Backstreet Boys Number One

with Web Users; Gun Control Top Social Issue, Pokemon

Hottest Fad, Y2K Top News Event of 1999

The following information is from The Lycos 50(TM), the 50 most popular people, places and things users are searching for on the Web. The Lycos 50 most wanted for 1999 is based on user searches from January 1 through November 25, 1999. For a complete list of The Lycos 50 (TM) and for in-depth text of The Lycos 50 Daily Report, go to http://50.lycos.com.

The Lycos 50(TM) most wanted Women for 1999 are:
1) Britney Spears                  6) Anna Kournikova
2) Pamela Anderson                 7) Jennifer Love Hewitt
3) Jennifer Lopez                  8) Jenny McCarthy
4) Sable                           9) Mariah Carey
5) Shania Twain                    10) Carmen Electra

Most Wanted Bands:
1) Backstreet Boys                 6) TLC
2) 'N Sync                         7) Blink 182
3) Korn                            8) The Beatles
4) Spice Girls                     9) 98 Degrees
5) Metallica                       10) Dave Matthews Band

Most Wanted Men:
1) Ricky Martin                    6) Art Bell
2) Tupac Shakur                    7) Marilyn Manson
3) Howard Stern                    8) Nick Carter
4) Justin Timberlake               9) Elvis Presley
5) Kid Rock                        10) Brad Pitt

Most Popular Social Issues:
1) Gun Control                     6) Home Schooling
2) Abortion                        7) Tobacco
3) Death Penalty                   8) Pollution
4) AIDS                            9) Cloning
5) The Environment                 10) Animal Rights

Top News Event:
1) Y2K                             6) JFK, Jr. Crash
2) Hurricane Floyd                 7) Women's World Cup Soccer
3) Woodstock '99                   8) Impeachment
4) Kosovo Crisis                   9) East Timor
5) Columbine High Shootings        10) Melissa Virus

Hottest Fads:
1) Pokemon                         6) Palm Pilots
2) Star Wars: The Phantom Menace   7) Viagra
3) The Blair Witch Project         8) Hip Hop
4) Beanie Babies                   9) The Teletubbies
5) Low Carbohydrate Diets          10) Harry Potter Books

Most Popular Historical Figures:
1) William Shakespeare             6) Albert Einstein
2) Nostradamus                     7) Leonardo Da Vinci
3) Adolf Hitler                    8) George Washington
4) Edgar Allan Poe                 9) Abraham Lincoln
5) Joan of Arc                     10) Christopher Columbus

The Ones to Watch in 2000:

     The following people, issues and fads had strong showings in
1999. Based on growing search query results, it is predicted these are
the ones to watch in 2000.

Men:  Jay-Z, Sugar Ray and A.J. McLean
Women: Christina Aguilera, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Natalie Portman
Bands: Creed, Dixie Chicks, Dru Hill, LFO and Smash Mouth
Issues: Genetic Engineering and School Violence
Fads:  Reiki, Dragonball Z and 1990s Nostalgia

About Lycos

Founded in 1995, Lycos, Inc. is a leading Web media company and owner of the Lycos Network, one of the most visited hubs on the Internet reaching nearly one out of every two Web users. The Lycos Network is a unified set of Web sites that attracts a diverse audience by offering a variety of services, including leading Web navigation resources, homepage building and other Web community services and a comprehensive shopping center. The Lycos Network is composed of premium sites: Lycos.com, Tripod, WhoWhere, Angelfire, MailCity, HotBot, HotWired, Wired News, Webmonkey, Suck.com, Sonique, Quote.com and Gamesville.com. Lycos.com (http://www.lycos.com), "Your Personal Internet Guide," is dedicated to helping each individual user locate, retrieve and manage information tailored to his or her personal interests. Headquartered near Boston, in Waltham, Mass., Lycos, Inc. is a global Internet leader with a major presence throughout the U.S., Europe, Asia and Latin America.

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