There’s a list going around about the top 100 Search Terms Used by Kids. Granted, these are kids, but there’s some interesting insight into the world and possibly the future of stardom when the list is examined.Let’s just list the top ten…
1. YouTube
2. Google
3. Facebook
4. Sex
5. MySpace
6. Porn
7. Yahoo
8. Michael Jackson
9. Fred
10. eBay
Ok, the appearance of “sex” and “Porn” are probably worth a while article on their own, but the focus here is number nine. “Fred”. Fred is a kid who makes silly videos on Youtube where he talks like a chipmunk. I only know this because my own kids have watched his videos. He’s number 9, just below Michael Jackson and one of only two actual people on the list. Obviously Fred is “kind of a big deal” if he almost beat out the “King of Pop whom has been all over the news lately. In fact, Michael’s death is probably the only reason Fred DIDN’T bet him.
If you look at the complete list (here), you’ll notice that Fred did beat Miley Cyrus (in both Hannah and not Hannah forms), as well as Taylor Swift among other celebs. These are of course Celebs with the millions of dollars in publicity surrounding them. You can buy Hannah Montana T-shirts and Posters and dolls at Wal-Mart, you can’t buy Fred anything, anywhere (probably, at least not in Wal-Mart).
The thing to consider though is that in a month or two, Fred probably won’t even be on the list while Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers likely will. So while Viral media online is quick to hit hard, it ends to have low staying power. Sure, some of us nut balls will still going around saying “All Your Base Are Belong to Us” or watching Chocolate Rain, but how many other internet memes have been completely forgotten?
One little side note, Number 21, Norton Safety Minder. I find this rather interesting though I can understand why it’s on there. Basically, parents are starting to wise up and use this sort of filter program, and the kids are trying to find a way to break it.
The Complete list can be found here.
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