Ones to Watch ... Crunk Band D4L, The Sims 2 Game, and Singer Ciara, Score Big with Web Users

Ones to Watch ... Crunk Band D4L, The Sims 2 Game, and Singer Ciara, Score Big with Web Users

Lycos Announces This Week's Most Popular Web Search Terms

The Lycos 50 for Week Ending Nov. 5, 2005

WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Lycos, Inc. (http://www.lycos.com/), a media content destination for creators and consumers of quality content, today announced the following information from The Lycos 50(TM), the 50 most popular Internet search results for the week ending Nov. 5, 2005. 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/. Readers of The Lycos 50 can also share their thoughts on Internet trends and pop culture on The Lycos 50 Blog located at http://lycos50.tripod.com/blog/.

The Lycos 50(TM) Top 10 Search Terms for the Week Ending Nov. 5, 2005:

1) Halloween 6) Pumpkin Carving
2) Poker 7) Pamela Anderson
3) Thanksgiving 8) KaZaA
4) Christmas 9) Britney Spears
5) Paris Hilton 10) NFL

Notes of Interest:

From the Southern hip-hop rap, also known as "Dirty South," comes the latest crunk band to debut on The Lycos 50. Searches for D4L (#33), meaning "down for life," have jumped 193 percent over the past month. The southern- fried flow has also influenced a new dance step which D4L performs on their new video, while their upcoming single, "Bet Ya Can't Do it Like Me," is clearly one to watch.

Other Notes of Interest:

The first hot toy of the holiday gift-buying season racing up the search logs is The Sims 2 (# 36), which also makes its first-ever appearance on The Lycos 50. After a long wait, The Sims 2 is available for the Xbox, PlayStation, Game Boy and even the PSP, and is expected to be everywhere this fall.

One to Watch:

Also making her first-ever appearance on this week's list is teen music sensation Ciara (#43), the current opening act of Gwen Stefani's Harajuku Lovers tour. Ciara's single currently topping the charts is her duet with boyfriend Bow Wow titled, "Like You." Taking a page from her boyfriend's career, Ciara just finished filming her starring role in the MTV film, "Rumble," due out next year.

About Lycos, Inc.

Lycos, Inc. (http://www.lycos.com/) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Daum Communications Corp., a leading Internet portal and e-commerce destination in Korea with a growing presence throughout the Asian markets. Lycos, Inc. creates and operates search, community and technology lifestyle sites including Lycos.com, Hotbot.com, Wired.com, Tripod.com, Angelfire.com and Quote.com. Other Lycos products and sites include Lycos Mail, Gamesville and GetRelevant. Lycos was acquired by Korean Daum Communications Corp. in October 2004 and has its U.S. headquarters in Waltham, Massachusetts. Daum Communications Corp. is traded on the KOSDAQ: 035720, http://www.daum.net/.

Lycos(R) is a registered trademark of Carnegie Mellon University. All other product or service marks mentioned herein are those of Daum Communications Corp., Lycos, Inc. or their respective owners. All rights reserved.

Source: Lycos, Inc.

CONTACT: Kathy O'Reilly of Lycos, Inc., +1-781-370-3454

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