the buzz log
What’s the Buzz: Spiders, Festivals, and Hurricanes
… A spider beside her. It's bug season, and lots of alarmed spider-phobes sent "hobo spider" to the top of Search. Word has it that the arachnid, a rare poisonous creepy crawler with a flesh-eating chomp, was the prime suspect "for a gaping wound in a woman's leg," according to the Globe and Mail. The horror!
…Viva Venice. George Clooney and Brad Pitt added their star power to the Venice Film Festival this week. Film buffs sent "venice film fest" up 858% in Search, along with "brad pitt," "brad pitt movies," "george clooney," and their new movie,"Burn After Reading." Bravissimo!
...Story of a hurricane. On the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, armchair meterologists searched for information on that storm's impact, bumping up searches for "hurricane katrina path," "new orleans newspaper," and "hurricane preparedness." Those concerned with the growing threat of "Hurricane Gustav" are keeping an eye on the impending storm with searches on "gustav tracking." Brace yourselves.
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