The number in parenthesis shows where the term placed on last year's list. Worth noting that a directional queries, "MySpace" debuts at #2 and RuneScape (an online game) at #3. In other words, first searching Lycos for a link to a specific web site.
Today, Lycos also published the Top 10 news stories of 2006. The Top 5 are:
1. Iran conflict
2. World Cup
3. War in Iraq
4. Heather Mills/Paul McCartney divorce
5. Israel/Palestine conflict
Look for more specialty lists (top women, men, bands, fads, movies, TV shows, sports stars, and blogs of 2006) soon.
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