Royal Wedding Mania!

Do you have Royal Wedding Fever yet?  This is the biggest thing since Lady Di became Princess Di!  And, honestly, a fairy tale royal wedding comes around about as often as Hailey's Comet so it's fun to get trending info from Yahoo about Prince William and Kate Middleton:

Kate Middleton Receives More Searches Than Barack Obama, Lady Gaga and Other Celebrities and Politicians This Week, According to Yahoo!

Plus, Watch the Royal Wedding Live on Yahoo!

SUNNYVALE, CA (April 27, 2011) – Americans are eagerly awaiting the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, and interest in the future Princess is at an all-time high. According to searches on Yahoo!, “Kate Middleton” is still the top searched royal wedding-related term on Yahoo!. In both the U.S. and the UK, she receives more than double the searches Prince William receives. She is more searched in the U.S. than in the U.K, and she is sparking more interest than President Obama, Donald Trump, David Beckham, Lady Gaga, Britney Spears and other celebrities.  

Another lady sparking Americans’ interest: Chelsy Davy, Prince Harry’s date to the royal wedding. In the U.S. this week, searches for “Chelsy Davy” have surpassed searches for Prince William on Yahoo!.

Additional search trends on Yahoo! this week:

·         In the U.S.  this week Kate Middleton is receiving more searches than:

o   David Beckham

o   Lady Gaga

o   Katie Price

o   Barack Obama

o   Victoria Beckham

o   Angelina Jolie

o   Britney Spears

o   Sarah Palin

o   Donald Trump

·         Prince Harry’s girlfriend Chelsy Davy is buzzing this week, as word that she will accompany the prince to the wedding. Searches for Chelsy are up 3713% this week on Yahoo!.

o   Searches for “Prince Harry Girlfriend “ are up 898% this week

·         Searches for the Royal Wedding Guest List are heating up. People are anxious to know who got the invite. Searches on Yahoo! are up 3107% this week.

o   We are even seeing searches on Yahoo! for “Americans Invited To Royal Wedding”

o   And searches are spiking for “is snoop dog a guest at the royal wedding”

o   Searches are up for “royal wedding seating chart”

·         When, Where and What Time? People are still looking for answers on when, where and what time the royal wedding is.

o   Searches for “Royal Wedding Time” are up 2604% this week on Yahoo!

o   Searches on Yahoo! for “What Time Is The Royal Wedding” are up  1132% this week

·         There continues to be interest in how Kate is preparing her “look” for the big day.

o   Searches for “Kate Middleton Diet” are still of interest this week. Up 1705% on Yahoo!.

o   We also see searches on Yahoo! for her hair style, her hair color, her makeup and her style

o   Searches are spiking for “Prince William bald”

·         Questions - some quirky questions that people want answered:

o   Searches on Yahoo! are off the charts* for “who is Prince Harry’s father”

o   Searches are spiking for:

1.       What Time Is It In London

2.       Who Will Be The Next King Of England

3.       What Will Kate Middleton’s Title Be

4.       When Did Princess Diana Die

o   Searches for “What Is Prince Williams Last Name” are up 1199% this week and “What Is Prince Williams Full Name “ are up 774% on Yahoo!

1.       The big age question:

1.       Searches for “How Old Is Kate Middleton “ are up 672% this week

2.       “How Old Is Prince Harry” are off the charts*

3.       “How Old Is Prince William” are up 224%

4.       “How Old Is Queen Elizabeth” are off the charts*

2.       The big height question:

1.       “How Tall Is Kate Middleton” are off the charts*

2.       “How Tall Is Prince Harry“ are off the charts*

3.       “How Tall Is Prince William” are off the charts*

·         Royal Wedding Party Ideas:

o   Searches are off the charts* for “Royal Wedding party ideas”, searches are off the charts

1.       Searches are spiking for “royal wedding cake recipe “

o   Memorabilia (searches are up 485% this week):

1.       Searches on Yahoo! up for “royal wedding 2011 shirts”

o   Searches for “royal wedding party supplies” are spiking

·         Wedding Dress:

o   Searches for the “Royal Wedding dress” are up 999% this week

o   Dresses of the past are spiking including searches for Queen Victoria’s wedding dress, Princess Diana wedding dress

Watch the wedding live at http://royalwedding.yahoo.com and check out the British Monarchy’s Official Flickr stream for behind-the-scenes photos of the wedding preparations: http://www.flickr.com/photos/britishmonarchy

Get Your Royal Wedding Information on Yahoo!:

Visit Yahoo!’s Royal Wedding website: http://royalwedding.yahoo.com

View the British Monarchy’s Official Flickr Stream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/britishmonarchy

Visit Shine From Yahoo!: http://shine.yahoo.com

Follow Yahoo!’s royal wedding coverage on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yahooshine

Follow Yahoo!’s royal wedding coverage on Twitter: http://twitter.com/yahooshine

Should be fun to watch! 

Did You know: Some Online Easter Trends

The folks at Yahoo! sent me these fun facts about trending topics connected to Easter (which is this coming Sunday, FYI--no need to search for the date if you're reading this). 

Easter is just around the corner and consumers are still trying to figure out “What day is Easter” spiking at 36% this week on Yahoo! As this holiday symbolizes many things we are using it as an excuse to celebrate our favorite spring and Easter candies; teenage girls love jellybeans with searches off the charts with 91% from females and according to Yahoo! searches for “Easter cakes” are spiking 181% this week.

Here are some other trending items around Easter…

Easter/Passover:

·         It seems some folks associate Easter with sweets. In addition to “easter egg hunts” (up 342% this week), searches for “easter cakes” are spiking 181% this week on Yahoo!

o   Searches for “easter candy are up 100% this week

o   “Easter cupcakes” searches are up 50%

·         Easter always falls on a Sunday, but searches for “What day is easter” are spiking 36% this week on Yahoo!

·         Searches for the “easter bunny” have been spiking since the first week of February. According to Yahoo!, there are 5.18 times more searches for “Easter bunny” from girls under 13 than from boys the same age range.

·         Searches for “what is Passover” are spiking 382% this week on Yahoo! and 61% of searches are by women.

·         Searches spiking off the charts this week on Yahoo! for “when is Passover”

·         “Passover recipes” searches are up 85% this week on Yahoo!

Jelly Beans

·         Teenager Girls love Jelly Beans: Searches for Jelly Beans are off the charts on Yahoo! in the past month

o   91% of searches for jelly beans come from females

o   53% from those under 13

o   25% from those 35-44

·         Jelly Bean related searches we see on Yahoo!:

o   Sugar free jelly beans

o   Jelly belly jelly beans

o   Starburst jelly beans

o   Harry potter jelly beans

o   Jelly bean factory

o   Groumet jelly beans

o   Black jelly beans

o   One galloon jelly beans

o   Jelly bean crafts

o   Smuckers jelly beans

o   Jelly bean trivia

o   Jelly bean pictures to color

o   Jelly bean prayer

o   Brach’s jelly beans

Peeps

·         63% of searches for peeps come from females – Missouri searches the most for Peeps in the past month

·         Searches for Chicago Tribune Peeps voting are spiking

·         Peeps sunflower cake is spiking this week on Yahoo!

·         Peep craft ideas are spiking on Yahoo!

·         Peeps coupons are spiking on Yahoo!

·         Peeps recipes are spiking on Yahoo!

·         People even search for “what can I do with peeps”

And there you go! More than you ever wanted to know about Easter-related online searches.  All that info about Peeps sent me over the edge.  I may just have to get me some . . .