Top 10 Trends - August 12, 2007

1. lisa lampanelli - Lisa Lampanelli, the comedian most known as being an insult comic, seems to be popular most recently because of her appearance on the Roast of Flavor Flav on Comedy Central. You can find a small clip of her performance here.





2. anna farris - Anna Farris has recently been made popular because of the upcoming movie she will be starring in titled House Bunny. More information here.





3. merv griffin - Merv Griffin became a popular search on Google after his death on Sunday, at the age of 82. Merv was known for being the creator of a few famous game shows such as Jeopardy and Wheel Of Fortune. You can find more on the story here.





4. meteor shower august 12 2007 - Many things lately related to meteor showers have been popular lately because of the Perseid Meteor Shower that has been viewable at night. The meteor shower peaked at 3:30 AM EST on the 12th. Read more here.





5. monowi nebraska - Monowi, Nebraska is a town in Nebraska with a population of 1. The only resident acts as the Mayor, Police Chief, Town Clerk, Bartender and Librarian. I'm not sure what spiked interest in the small town so recently, but it happens to be ranked 5th on Google Trends for the 12th. Here is the article.





6. roast of flavor flav - Related to Lisa Lampanelli, the Roast of Flavor Flav has become popular because of the recent hype about it on Comedy Central.





7. carrot top - Once again related to the whole Roast of Flavor Flav event, Carrot Top will also appear on the roast.





8. tiger woods wife - Elin Nordegren became popular in the Google search field after her appearance at the US PGA Masters, where she was supporting her husband - Tiger Woods. Tiger won the tournament by two strokes. More information here.





9. woody austin - Woody Austin also became popular because of the US PGA Masters, where he placed 2nd behind Tiger Woods.





10. tommy thompson - Tommy Thompson became popular in searches after dropping out of the 2008 GOP presidential nomination. He pledged to drop out of the race if he didn't place 1st or 2nd in the Ames Straw Poll in Iowa, and did so after placing 6th.