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Movers & Shakers: Owen Wilson, Miss Teen USA, and Tennis
September 5, 2007

Due to his attempted suicide last week, Owen Wilson was of huge interest to web users, gaining 13,500% in search activity. Now, a week later, Owen is reportedly home in Santa Monica and doing well, though he has canceled all immediate public appearances including the screening of "The Darjeeling Limited" at the Venice Film Festival.

Miss Teen USA gained 3,489% last week. Miss South Carolina created a flurry of interest over her completely nonsensical response to the question, "Recent polls have shown a fifth of Americans can't locate the U.S. on a world map. Why do you think this is?" Listening to her stumble through her speech referencing "the Iraq" and "U.S. Americans" will never not be funny.

Though it was not a smash at the box office, the film "Balls of Fury" increased 1,500% in search activity.

The US Open is currently underway in Flushing Meadows, New York, which of course means that tennis hottie, Maria Sharapova, has gained 85% this week. Sharapova was taken out of the tournament in the 3rd round by Polish player Agnieszka Radwanska (who has not seen nearly as much search activity ... probably because her name is really, really difficult to spell).

Spelling difficulties never stopped the flurry of search activity for Anna Kournikova, however. During the height of her tennis popularity, the Lycos 50 tracked 140 different spellings for tennis beauty Kournikova.

On the Move
  1. Owen Wilson - Up 13,500%
  2. Miss Teen USA - Up 3,489%
  3. "Balls of Fury" - Up 1,500%
  4. US Open - Up 569%
  5. School Supplies - Up 300%
  1. MySpace - Up 132%
  2. Maria Sharapova - Up 85%
  3. Reese Witherspoon - Up 73%
  4. Keira Knightley - Up 52%
  5. Halloween - Up 48%
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