The things you're searching for.	December 20, 1999

Toys, Toys, Toys

So many toy-related queries are pouring into our search boxes that you have to wonder if St. Nick has laid off the elves and got himself a T-1 line. The fastest-growing choices of the past four weeks: - Toys - Toy stores - ToysRUs - Toys.Com - E Toys (This seems like a good moment to mention that LycoShop has an excellent toy selection.) Other hot last-minute holiday terms: Christmas lights (all hunting for those confounded icicle lights, probably), Christmas trees, and Christmas wallpaper and graphics and clip art (huge favorites with the computing crowd).

Lil' Wayne & Eiffel 65

On the music scene, two artists are making big runs: Eiffel 65 is a Dutch group with a new album titled Europop. The single "Blue" is apparently a hit in Europe already, which explains the big rise we're seeing in North American queries this month. Looks like you'll be hearing about them in 2000. Lil' Wayne has been mentioned in this space before. He hasn't cooled down; in fact, searches for him have grown even more over the last month. LW broke in with the New Orleans rap group Hot Boys but now he's making noise on his own.

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