1. Home
  2. Computing & Technology
  3. Web Search

Top Searches October 2004

The Top Searches on the Web

By Wendy Boswell, About.com

Here are the top searches from October 2004, compiled from a variety of online sources.

  1. Halloween Costumes.What did you dress up as?
  2. Ebay. This online auction site was a major search for October; perhaps because everyone was looking for Halloween costumes? I know I got mine there.
  3. Ashlee Simpson.Miss Simpson got a lot of publicity for her stunt on SNL.
  4. John Kerry.Kerry continued to rank high in search results as Election Day grew nigh.
  5. Mount St. Helens. The mountain surprised us Northwesterners in October; as a lifelong NW'er, I remember the first time it blew it's top.
  6. Christopher Reeve. Christopher Reeve died in October, at the young age of 52.
  7. Iraq.The war in Iraq continued to get high search results.
  8. Iran.Iran got a bump in search results this month due to Dubya's suspicions of this country having something to do with 9/11.

      These search results were compiled from these and other online sources:

Explore Web Search

More from About.com

  1. Home
  2. Computing & Technology
  3. Web Search
  4. Educational Resources
  5. Online News
  6. Top Searches
  7. Top Searches October 2004 - October 2004 Top Searches on the Web

©2008 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

All rights reserved.