Webkinz, a new entry on the Lycos 50, are becoming a hot commodity among young kids - and some adults, too. Webkinz are small, plush animals that come with an individualized code to give owners access to the Webkinz World web site to adopt a virtual version of their toy. Like Neopets, each Webkinz pet has levels of happiness and health that can increase and decrease. On Webkinz World, owners can also chat with each other and play games. Webkinz addicts are growing in numbers - the toys have even been banned in some schools, the true mark of a popular fad.

Akon, who we predicted as "One to Watch in 2007," is also growing in popularity. His latest single, "Don't Matter" from his album "Konvicted," has hit #1 on the Billboard Top 100.

Anna Nicole Smith makes a slight rise this week, returning to the top 20 most popular searches. Even in death, Anna Nicole Smith continues to star in a riveting real-life soap opera. Her partner, Howard K. Stern, had appealed to block the release of the DNA testing results that will reveal the father of Anna Nicole's daughter, Dannielynn, but dropped the appeal when it appeared as if it would be rejected by a Bahamian court. Stern is listed as the father on Dannielynn's birth certificate, but Larry Birkhead is also claiming paternity (and looking more and more like the most likely father at this point). Amidst the paternity battle, Anna Nicole's cause of death was revealed last week as an accidental overdose of prescription medication...prescribed to Howard K. Stern. Dun dun DUUUUUUNNNN.