Still searching
If you frequent msn.com as I do (it is set as my home page so I see it every time I launch Internet Explorer) you will notice that down near the bottom there is a little module entitled "Popular Searches" where the top 5 searches performed on MSN are listed. You can generally tell what's been in the news (especially the entertainment news)that day based on what the top 5 searches are. Today is a big Julia Roberts and hubby day. Listed along side these top 5 searches are some "suggested searches". This list seemingly changes with more frequency than the top 5. So just where do these "suggested searches" come from? They're not the top search strings. They are seemingly random. Does someone come up with these? Or is there some program that randomly selects words and phrases from various dictionaries? Why would anyone be interested in any of these suggested searches? If it's all about ad revenue, does it actually work - do people actually click on these? "Oooh. MSN suggested I search on 'air purifier'... let me go do that right now!"
So - the reason for this entry? Because on my last visit, MSN's "Suggested Searches" were:
There seemed to be a theme here(at least in my twisted brain). The makings of a real interesting Jerry Springer episode:
- Structured Settlement
- DNA Testing
- Costa Rica
These might be relevant to me if I was a scorned husband who suspected my darling wife and mother-to-be to be carrying on an illicit love affair. But how many of those are there out there, really? I guess I need to watch more Springer.
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