Comments on: ONE GIANT BOOB FOR MANKIND

By: melvin toast

melvin toast — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

First of all, all the tv stations were all 9/11 all the time for
about 3 or 4 days so it's possible that tv trumped internet
in that case. Secondly, it's been 2 1/2 years since 9/11. He seems to be using raw search numbers, not search ratios. If you divided the number of janet searches by the total number of searches you'd probably see that 9/11 was bigger. More people have internet, particularly high speed internet, than 2 1/2 years ago.

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

It's not just that it trumped 9/11--it is THE BIGGEST SEARCH OF ALL TIME. That would include things that happened a month ago, when the 'net was essentially as big as it is now.

By: Rodney Dill

Rodney Dill — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

...meaning that flying a plane into Janet Jackson's breast during a superbowl halftime show would be even bigger.

By: melvin toast

melvin toast — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

What incident that occured a month ago are you then comparing it to?

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

I'm not comparing it to any incident. The story compares it to all incidents. Including the Paris Hilton video.

By: melvin toast

melvin toast — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

The paris hilton video wasn't revealed during the super bowl half time. But like the hilton video, getting an enlargement on Janet's nipple isn't generally available on broadcast television so more people would resort to looking it up on the net since that's the only outlet that you would get it.

The capture of sadaam for instance was covered heavily by the networks so that would provide people less of a need to go to the web.

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

It amazes me how many stupid people there are in the world... Or at least out of touch... Did anyone NEED to do a search??? I knew where to go without having to even think. I assume everyone reading this did too.

You would hope more people would know more about "internet news."

By: melvin toast

melvin toast — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

One would have to say the same about 9/11 paul

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