Google Watch - Google Search - Argh! Google Users Want to Be Pirates for Halloween

Argh! Google Users Want to Be Pirates for Halloween

Written By
Steve Bryant
Steve Bryant
Oct 25, 2006
1 minute read
eWeek content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More

“If you don’t know Keira Knightley, she’s basically a slightly more mannish version of Orlando Bloom.”
askaninja.com

Further reinforcing the notion that we’re all easily-suggestible, credit card-wielding lemmings with poor taste in movies, Hitwise is reporting that “pirate costume” is the most popular Halloween-related search term this season, apparently due to the success of “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest.” The phrase was responsible for 0.24 percent of all searches during the four weeks ending Oct. 21.

Those who won’t be dressing up as a scabrous Jack Sparrow will be realizing their inner prurient self by dressing as tinkerbell (second most popular), Wonder Woman (third), a Playboy bunny (sixth), Dorothy (seventh), Little Red Riding Hood (eighth) or a cowgirl (ninth).

The top 10 is rounded out with appearances by Jack Sparrow in the fourth spot, Dog the Bounty Hunter in the seventh, and Jango Fett in the ninth.

Other stats:

  • The phrase “adult costumes” was up 209 percent from last year
  • The phrase “sexy Halloween costume” was up 400 percent
  • most popular Halloween site is buycostumes.com
eWeek Logo

eWeek has the latest technology news and analysis, buying guides, and product reviews for IT professionals and technology buyers. The site's focus is on innovative solutions and covering in-depth technical content. eWeek stays on the cutting edge of technology news and IT trends through interviews and expert analysis. Gain insight from top innovators and thought leaders in the fields of IT, business, enterprise software, startups, and more.

Property of TechnologyAdvice. © 2026 TechnologyAdvice. All Rights Reserved

Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the products that appear on this site are from companies from which TechnologyAdvice receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site including, for example, the order in which they appear. TechnologyAdvice does not include all companies or all types of products available in the marketplace.