Yahoo! Buzz Latest search engine news blog articles from Yahoo! Buzz. http://www.seocentro.com/seo-archives/publisher/Yahoo%21+Buzz.html Yahoo! Buzz News Archive http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=10384 by Claudine Zap Party planning. If you're throwing a shindig that only happens once every four years, you had better bring in the blockbuster entertainment. If you don't mind all the bad dancing that goes along with rocking out, well, then, get your groove on with Buzz. You may have noticed some oldies but goodies filling the Pepsi Center where the first few days of the Democratic National Convention was held, with toe-tapping tunes like "Celebration" and "Love Train". Search Engines News SEO News Yahoo! Buzz Yahoo! Buzz Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:55:14 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=10381 by Mike Krumboltz We thought discovering long, lost civilizations was something that only happened in " Indiana Jones " movies. How wrong we were. Researchers have discovered a maze of stone temples that "ancient Mayans believed was a portal where dead souls entered the underworld." Found in present day Mexico, the portal was known as Xibalba . The discovery got the bloggers doing what they do best. BoingBoing explains that, according to an ancient Mayan scripture, Search Engines News SEO News Yahoo! Buzz Yahoo! Buzz Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:21:06 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=10367 by Molly McCall As the third night of the Democratic National Convention drew to a close, several questions bombarded the Search box: How was Bill Clinton's speech ? What does " cronyism " mean? And who is Beau Biden ? Joe Biden 's son Beau introduced his father last night and made his first appearance in the national consciousness. In an address warmly received by convention attendees, Search Engines News SEO News Yahoo! Buzz Yahoo! Buzz Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:17:04 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=10353 by Claudine Zap Next week it's back to school for teen shows " Gossip Girl " and the all-new 90210 spinoff . Pay attention, you will be tested on your knowledge of the subject. First up, Gossip Girl . The frothy teen soap is heading into its second season (is that like sophomore year?) and features a cast that mostly could have graduated from college by now. But no matter. The show bears little resemblance to actual high school (like going to class, ever). Instead, Search Engines News SEO News Yahoo! Buzz Yahoo! Buzz Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:54:08 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=10341 by Mike Krumboltz Tiger Woods is one of the most dominant athletes alive. But is he really a mortal like the rest of us? Footage of the golfer walking on water has some folks wondering if he's actually something more... divine. Well, not really. The footage was just a viral video. Still, though obviously a joke, the clip has started a firestorm of buzz. So what's the story ? Apparently, in an older version of the Tiger Woods video game, Search Engines News SEO News Yahoo! Buzz Yahoo! Buzz Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:57:54 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=10328 by Claudine Zap They've Got Words for You It's almost a pre-requisite to run. For a candidate to be considered seriously, he or she has to have a book. And since the Democratic National Convention kicked off this week, viewers have been turning from their TVs to e-booksellers for copies of the candidates' musings. The search box has been flooded with lookups for " joe biden biography ," " joe biden book " " barack obama biography ," " barack obama book excerpt father , Search Engines News SEO News Yahoo! Buzz Yahoo! Buzz Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:37:03 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=10324 by Mike Krumboltz The anticipation over Senator Hillary Clinton 's Tuesday night speech was as high as her pantsuit was orange. Some Democrats were concerned that a tone of bitterness might shine through. They needn't have worried. The former First Lady expertly summoned her supporters to vote for her former rival, Senator Barack Obama . Her speech was so electrifying, in fact, she may have inadvertently raised a key question: Should Obama have picked her as his VP? Ms. Search Engines News SEO News Yahoo! Buzz Yahoo! Buzz Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:14:02 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=10320 by Mike Krumboltz The anticipation over Senator Hillary Clinton 's Tuesday night speech was as high as her pantsuit was orange. Some Democrats were concerned that a tone of bitterness might shine through. They needn't have worried. The former First Lady expertly summoned her supporters to vote for her former rival, Senator Barack Obama . In doing so, she may have inadvertently raised a key question: Should Obama have picked her as his VP? Ms. Search Engines News SEO News Yahoo! Buzz Yahoo! Buzz Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:17:39 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=10295 by Claudine Zap ' Creature from the deep . As Gawker put it, it's been "our monsteriest season yet." Our obsession with beasts real and imagined continues today. A " giant squid " was found off the waters of Antarctica and recently dissected at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Curious lookie loos quickly sent searches for the 30-foot creature up 14,816%. ' The Talented Mr. Rockefeller . A mystery of a different nature cloaks Clark Rockefeller (+319%). Search Engines News SEO News Yahoo! Buzz Yahoo! Buzz Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:06:28 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=10292 by Mike Krumboltz Believe it or not, there's more than one democracy in the world. While much of the world's attention is focused on the slugfest between Barack Obama and John McCain , a recent election in Malaysia sparked a tremendous reaction in Search. Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim saw his searches soar into the top 2,000  terms after being elected to his nation's parliament. Such rarefied air is usually occupied by starlets named Britney , Paris , and Lindsay , Search Engines News SEO News Yahoo! Buzz Yahoo! Buzz Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:31:02 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=10288 by Vera H-C Chan Two, four, 68. Where do we participate? Or aggravate, depending on one's perspective of the political alliance billing its Democratic National Convention retro-protest as " Recreate 68 ." The liberal anti-war protestorsâ€"a loose coalition of groups including Code Pink and figures like activist Cindy Sheehan and author Ron Kovic â€"have made their way to Denver to reignite the revolutionary days of 1968. Not however, as its Website testily explains , Search Engines News SEO News Yahoo! Buzz Yahoo! Buzz Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:42:04 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=10285 by Molly McCall Michelle Obama may have anchored the opening night of the Democratic National Convention, but it was the Kennedy clan that stole the limelight online. Until the last moment, no one was sure whether Ted Kennedy , who was diagnosed with a brain tumor three months ago, would show up at the proceedings. But show up he did, taking the stage and delivering a whip-'em-into-a-frenzy speech in support of Barack Obama . Search Engines News SEO News Yahoo! Buzz Yahoo! Buzz Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:56:09 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=10249 by Molly McCall After Barack Obama tapped Joe Biden for his running mate, searches for the Delaware senator leapt. But he's not the only Biden to stir up buzz since the announcement was made. Over the past four days, demand for Joe Biden's wife, Jill , has vaulted upwards in Yahoo! Search. The day after Obama announced his V.P. pick, it was Mrs. Biden who soared into the top five movers for the day. Yesterday, Search Engines News SEO News Yahoo! Buzz Yahoo! Buzz Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:47:05 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=10248 by Claudine Zap ...Big chill . According to the latest edition of the Farmers' Almanac (+738%) it's going to be a colder than usual winter. The publication, which since 1818 has forecast long-range weather predictions, says to expect "below-average temperatures for most of the U.S.," according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer . Bundle up and hunker down. ...Museum blockbuster . One way to warm up is to take in the Frida Kahlo (+468%) show in San Francisco. Search Engines News SEO News Yahoo! Buzz Yahoo! Buzz Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:30:47 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=10247 by Mike Krumboltz The 2008 Olympics are barely over, but like a bunch of Oliver Twists , people are already clamoring for more. Over the weekend, we noticed an astounding number of lookups for future Olympiads. Next stop, Vancouver! Armchair athletes want to know more about 2010's Winter Olympics . Searches on " vancouver olympics ," " 2010 vancouver ," and " vancouver olympic games " all soared this week. Meanwhile, Search Engines News SEO News Yahoo! Buzz Yahoo! Buzz Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:14:33 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=10215 by Vera H-C Chan Sixteen days of watching the human body perform at its best ought to prod even the most diehard couch potato. Yes, post-bikini trauma may explain a recent surge in online " exercise " explorations, but surely more than a few folks must be bargaining with themselves: "If Michael Phelps can win eight gold medals, I can do at least eight sit-ups." A lot of exercise-related summer spikes typically peak in late June through mid July. Stiil, Search Engines News SEO News Yahoo! Buzz Yahoo! Buzz Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:20:34 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=10206 by Gordon Hurd We're sure many people consider the weekend a time of relaxation and recreation. But just because it's Saturday or Sunday doesn't mean we turn off our brains here at the Buzz. Behold the top five things we learned this weekend. Vice presidential candidates aren't always boring Political pundits and pledged delegates finally exhaled this weekend when Democratic candidate Barack Obama released the identity of his chosen running mate. Search Engines News SEO News Yahoo! Buzz Yahoo! Buzz Mon, 25 Aug 2008 02:05:57 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=10179 by Claudine Zap ...9/11 Mystery: Solved . The case of the collapsed World Trade Center 7 has finally been put to rest. According to Popular Mechanics , some conspiracy theorists posited there was no way a 47-floor building could be felled solely by fire from falling debris of the adjacent towers. But federal officials, after studying the questions for three years, have concluded that it is the only building ever to suffer complete structural destruction from fire alone. Search Engines News SEO News Yahoo! Buzz Yahoo! Buzz Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:33:02 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=10176 by Vera H-C Chan When you're trying to decide where to spend four-plus years of your life, rank matters. Proximity, tuition, and size figure into deciding where to go to college. More complicated criteria require prospective students and their parents to rely upon college rankings. How these lists measure quality, though, isn't always a numbers-crunching game. In other words, a ranking doesn't always depend on seemingly straightforward factors like graduation rates, student G. Search Engines News SEO News Yahoo! Buzz Yahoo! Buzz Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:39:31 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=10175 by Molly McCall We did our best to look away. After the run-in with the chupacabra and the smackdown over Bigfoot, we didn't think we could go nose to snout with another monstrous creature. But the goblin shark wouldn't leave us alone. Of course, this mind-boggling beastie is actually real. Making its home far below the ocean's surface, the goblin shark trawls for fish, octopus, and crab. Rarely seen, the animal almost never interacts with humans. Search Engines News SEO News Yahoo! Buzz Yahoo! Buzz Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:39:30 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=10168 by Vera H-C Chan With last week's releases still whipping up a Web storm, the weekend premieres look like a weak front that's just passing through. Interest is spiking for limited release " I.O.U.S.A ." (+629%), called the "Inconvenient Truth" of economics, and beyond-irreverent comedy " Hamlet 2 " (+47%). Meanwhile, the success of " The Longshots " rests entirely on Ice Cube 's draw. Below are the three most popular premieres in the Buzz Multiplex this week. 1. Search Engines News SEO News Yahoo! Buzz Yahoo! Buzz Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:29:20 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=10134 by Claudine Zap The music wasn't enough. Neither was the popular Broadway show or the frothy movie starring Meryl Streep. And so Hollywood has given us " Mamma Mia! The Sing-Along Edition ." The flick will open August 29 nationwide. Searches for " mamma mia soundtrack " surged today, possibly in anticipation of this latest Abba-infused event. But if Mamma Mia doesn't get your groove on, there are plenty of soundtracks to choose from. Here are the top soundtracks in Yahoo! Search Engines News SEO News Yahoo! Buzz Yahoo! Buzz Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:00:20 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=10133 by Molly McCall In an interview on Wednesday, John McCain said he doesn't know how many homes he and his wife own. This confession hit the Web like an under-priced condo in a mortgage-friendly market. Demand for " john mccain homes " whizzed up the Search charts, and articles on the gaffe filled the Buzz. This is hardly the first time that a presidential candidate found himself at the center of a housing spectacle. In 2004, Search Engines News SEO News Yahoo! Buzz Yahoo! Buzz Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:00:18 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=10126 by Mike Krumboltz Technology is supposed to make life easier. Supposed to . Alas, high-tech programs and gadgets often have the opposite effect. That ironic injustice must be the reason behind the popularity of tutorial searches . Each and every week, we notice an avalanche of lookups for all kinds of tutorials. Topping the list on a consistent basis is Photoshop . Either the picture editing program is extremely complicated, or the tutorials are insanely fun. Search Engines News SEO News Yahoo! Buzz Yahoo! Buzz Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:44:42 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=10093 by Molly McCall So, it was all a fake. The so-called Bigfoot hunters of the north Georgia woods cobbled together bogus DNA samples and stuffed an oversized gorilla suit into a freezer. Nice going, guys. However, not all was lost on this bum hoax of a tale. A lot of people got their Halloween costume ideas early this year. Since word hit that the Bigfoot discovery was a big fat lie, demands for " bigfoot costume " and " deluxe sasquatch costume " have hoofed it up the Buzz. Search Engines News SEO News Yahoo! Buzz Yahoo! Buzz Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:48:54 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=10082 by Mike Krumboltz Think Harry Potter is over the hill? Think the boy wizard no longer garners fanaticism among his fans? Think again, muggle! Upon hearing that Warner Bros. would delay the release of the sixth film from November to June, fans turned to the Web to voice their displeasure in ALL CAPS. Warner Bros., eager to keep the herd of angry nerds from storming its gates, quickly responded. The president of the studio, Alan Horn, Search Engines News SEO News Yahoo! Buzz Yahoo! Buzz Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:19:29 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=10074 by Claudine Zap ... Mum's the word. Political junkies are getting nada from Barack Obama on his VP selection. According to the New York Times , "Mr. Obama had not notified his choice - or any of those not selected - of his decision as of late Monday, advisers said." But even if advisors' lips are sealed, that doesn't stop searchers from vetting their own candidates. Surging today: " potential running mates ," " obama vice president ," and " obama running mate ." . Search Engines News SEO News Yahoo! Buzz Yahoo! Buzz Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:37:39 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=10031 by Mike Krumboltz Most people couldn't function without their cell phones . But mobile-addicts should bewareâ€"according to a popular article within the Buzz, it's becoming alarmingly easy for strangers to hack your phone and monitor your every move. The blog " Geeks are Sexy " breaks down the myriad methods. First off, nefarious types can install software on a victim's phone. This mobile spyware allows the monitoring of conversations and text messages. But wait, Search Engines News SEO News Yahoo! Buzz Yahoo! Buzz Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:02:43 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=10029 by Claudine Zap It's a question that most of us are confronted with every evening: What's for dinner? Hungry surfers are setting their searches to yum. ' Hold the meat, please . Searches for " macrobiotic diet " surged 1001%, likely on the news that Christina Applegate , who just declared herself breast cancer-free, is turning to the diet as part of her recovery. Salon.com describes the meal plan as "following a healthy diet of fish, grains, beans and vegetables, Search Engines News SEO News Yahoo! Buzz Yahoo! Buzz Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:44:56 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=10022 by Vera H-C Chan " Tropic Thunder " may have done more than re-establish Ben Stiller as a scribe and Robert Downey Jr. as the man of a 1,000 accents. The 127-minute inside-joke-a-minute satire may have restored, at least for the moment, the glory of Tom Cruise . Good luck catching a glimpse of Cruise's prolonged cameo as a despicable movie executive (if that's not too redundant). Paramount wisely bought the advance critical hype and clamped down on publicity photos . Search Engines News SEO News Yahoo! Buzz Yahoo! Buzz Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:14:05 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=10007 by Vera H-C Chan Will former secretary of state Colin Powell endorse Barack Obama at next week's Democratic National Convention? Powell's camp issued denials last week, but the rumors persist from two very different sources: On the Republican side: Bill Kristol , a former Dan Quayle aide and currently a Fox News Channel commentator and New York Times Op-Ed columnist. He launched the speculative fervor last week when he told Fox, " We all talk to people who talk to people . Search Engines News SEO News Yahoo! Buzz Yahoo! Buzz Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:56:02 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=9962 by Claudine Zap Attention, office dwellers! We're well past the midway point of summer, and Labor Day weekend is coming soon. This has caused an awful lot of last-minute e-cation planning in Search. ... Bonjour, Mickey Mouse . Everything sounds better in French. That must be the reasoning behind le search for " disneyland paris ," which shot up 290%. According to the Independent , Search Engines News SEO News Yahoo! Buzz Yahoo! Buzz Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:09:16 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=9959 by Mike Krumboltz Here's a fun fact: It's impossible to watch the Olympics without getting NBC's theme music lodged in your brain. Cutting to commercial? Cue the music! Coming back from commercial? Cue the music! No wonder people are turning to Yahoo! Search for more information on the song they can't escape. Over the past week, we've noticed a 50% jump " olympic theme song ." Lookups are also rising for " who wrote nbc olympic song " and " download olympic theme song . Search Engines News SEO News Yahoo! Buzz Yahoo! Buzz Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:35:16 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=9958 by Molly McCall There are many ways to gauge popularity. Here's a new one: posters . Taped to bedroom walls, tacked over college desks, and pinned to the walls of first apartments, these oversized sheets of glossy paper chart some of the most gaped-at and sought-after celebrities of our time. Judging by yesterday's most popular " posters " searches, you can expect to see America's favorite swimmer scowling from dorm rooms this year. Search Engines News SEO News Yahoo! Buzz Yahoo! Buzz Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:35:14 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=9933 by Vera H-C Chan Forget the fountain of youth. People want to know what's with Beijing National Aquatics Centre , better known (and searched on) as " water cube beijing " (+962%). In other words, what kind of alchemy is happening at the Cube to produce world record-breaking gold medalists? The controversial influence of the Speedo LZR Racer suit has long been known, although the New York Times has looked over that outfit again as an explanation for faster swim times. Search Engines News SEO News Yahoo! Buzz Yahoo! Buzz Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:18:46 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=9890 by Molly McCall Unfortunately for those who really, really want to believe, the wait must continue. Two researchers presented evidence today of a large, shaggy (and dead) creature they claim is Bigfoot . The two men say they found the mysterious beast in the north Georgia woods and stashed it in a freezer. Though the bold duo had claimed they would present DNA evidence, photographs, and video to prove they did indeed nab the big guy, Search Engines News SEO News Yahoo! Buzz Yahoo! Buzz Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:50:36 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=9886 by Vera H-C Chan With summer on the home stretch, the releases increase in frenzy with more midweek premieres and a full, eclectic slate for the weekend. Here's how the buzziest new releases stack up... 1. " Tropic Thunder " (R). The Ben Stiller riff on war movies opened relatively small ($6.5 mil), but E! points out that some audiences didn't learn of the midweek premiere until (ironically) the boycotts . Hope that the comic trio of Stiller, Jack Black , and Robert Downey, Search Engines News SEO News Yahoo! Buzz Yahoo! Buzz Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:25:42 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=9854 by Molly McCall Are there three words more dreaded and charged in the history of childhood summers than " back to school "? Just as the hot, glorious months begin to seem like they could stretch on forever, those three blunt sounds bring it all crashing to a close. This year, the trio of words is scaring the grown-ups, as well. In articles climbing the Buzz charts, Search Engines News SEO News Yahoo! Buzz Yahoo! Buzz Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:39:36 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=9851 by Claudine Zap ... Campaign hits heat up. From the Swift Boat veteran who brought you "Unfit for Command," the book he co-wrote to damn John Kerry in 2004, comes Jerome Corsi's next questionable opus, "Obama Nation." (Not that we're conspiracy theorists, but say it out loud and it sure sounds like "abomination.") ... Getting their (political) fix. Political junkies were out early searching for " obama nation book " (+227%), along with " obama nation " (+122%). Search Engines News SEO News Yahoo! Buzz Yahoo! Buzz Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:49:40 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=9813 by Vera H-C Chan With less than 100 days until the presidential elections, coverage has shifted from horse race monitoring to all-out war . Political observers have been focusing on key " battleground states ." Figuring out just where those battles are may require a specially wired GPS attuned to indecisive voters. About.com identifies Nevada, Michigan, Colorado, Ohio and Virginia as political military grounds. The primary epicenters, Iowa , Florida , and Ohio , Search Engines News SEO News Yahoo! Buzz Yahoo! Buzz Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:27:05 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=9807 by Claudine Zap Michael Phelps , the star member of the USA Swimming team , now has more gold medals than anyone and is clearly half man/half fish. So how does the dude with the golden touch do it? Like, what does he eat? ... The man, the myth, the menu . Web searches for " michael phelps breakfast " spiked 339%, along with " michael phelps diet " (+314%). ... We like to watch . The Olympian is also claiming a lot of our viewing hours. If we're not watching him, Search Engines News SEO News Yahoo! Buzz Yahoo! Buzz Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:33:50 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=9798 by Andrea Sandke So there you are, settled down in front of your television, checking out the latest Olympics broadcast. And then you notice something, some detail. It gets you to wondering. And the Buzz Log knows from experience that when viewers get to wondering, they also start to search. Search Engines News SEO News Yahoo! Buzz Yahoo! Buzz Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:01:43 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=9769 by Molly McCall The bride wore white. The groom wore a brown plastic mask with yellow googly eyes. And the officiant looked wrinkly and green. It was a "Star Wars" wedding , and everyone was united in the forceâ€"and the outfits. In July, a Portland-area couple joined in matrimony in a full-on George Lucas-themed affair. This wasn't the first time that people sympathetic to the ways of the Jedi walked the aisle together. Search Engines News SEO News Yahoo! Buzz Yahoo! Buzz Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:57:17 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=9765 by Claudine Zap ...Gamers, grab your avatars. " BlizzCon " (+626%) is coming. The gaming convention website was so besieged by the vid crowd wishing to e-purchase tickets for the October spectacle in Anaheim that web sales had to go temporarily offline today, according to Eurogamer . . . . If you're having trouble with tickets, you could always sneak in under cover of an " invisibility cloak " ( +6,858%). Time Magazine , in a story buzzing up, Search Engines News SEO News Yahoo! Buzz Yahoo! Buzz Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:16:33 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=9738 by Molly McCall As the conflict between Russia and the Republic of Georgia continues to unfold, increasing numbers of searchers have turned to the Web for background on what's happening. On Friday, citizens from around the world sent " georgia russia " (+3,805%) and " south ossetia " (+1,984%) surging into the top movers. Since then, lookups seeking more information continue to pour in. Below, Search Engines News SEO News Yahoo! Buzz Yahoo! Buzz Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:26:35 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=9733 by Claudine Zap If you're having English flashbacks (symptoms include: driving on the wrong side of the road, drinking tea, and scheming over the landed gentry across the way), you're not alone. Last month, searches on the original chick lit novel, " Pride and Prejudice ," surged 17%. The story of the independent-thinking but poor heroine, Elizabeth Bennet, and the handsome but aloof Mr. Darcy, Search Engines News SEO News Yahoo! Buzz Yahoo! Buzz Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:13:24 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=9672 Tough call: Kwame Kilpatrick , the disgraced mayor of Detroit, who is charged with eight felonies, is surging in search 5,878% after he spent the night in jail for violating his bond by traveling to Canada without alerting the court first. The two-term mayor's naughty text messages on a city-provided pager were released publicly in January. He's been on a short electronic leash (figuratively speaking) ever since. Do or don't? Katie Holmes , Search Engines News SEO News Yahoo! Buzz Yahoo! Buzz Fri, 08 Aug 2008 23:34:52 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=9666 It was a verbal dispute between an airline passenger and a flight attendant. It was a " tantrum " that escalated into racist abuse. Either way, the situation landed a Continental Airlines employee and the co-pastor of one of the country's most prominent megachurches in courtâ€"and in Buzzâ€"this week. In 2005, Victoria Osteen and her husband, Joel , boarded a plane for Colorado. Once in the cabin, Mrs. Osteen discovered a mysterious, quarter-sized stain on her seat. Search Engines News SEO News Yahoo! Buzz Yahoo! Buzz Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:00:49 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=9653 How do you counter-program against the Olympics? Open two days early, for one thing, as "Pineapple Express" and "Bottle Shock" did. Two films in wide release and a smattering of limited releases will vie for audiences. In the interests of friendly competition, how about seeing which castmate in each film represents the biggest draw? Play along and see which stars reap the Search popularity in movies opening this week... Castmate Buzz Face-Off 1. " Pineapple Express " (R). Search Engines News SEO News Yahoo! Buzz Yahoo! Buzz Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:10:52 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=9626 If life is about the quest for meaning, than the purpose of Search must be to help accelerate the hunt. Every week we see a wide variety of lookups for the meaning of objects, customs, sayings, and, of course, life. We've broken down our findings into two sub-lists. The first covers concrete, answerable stuff like " what is the meaning of a lotus flower " (answer - estranged love) and " what is the meaning of the name shiloh " ("gift for him"). Search Engines News SEO News Yahoo! Buzz Yahoo! Buzz Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:05:49 GMT