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Internet activity closely matches contemporary issues, and is one of the best parameters to measure what interests a certain part of the population.

 

Google’s search term summary called Zeitgeist, a German term meaning ‘the spirit (Geist) of the time (Zeit)’, gives an interesting glimpse into what makes South African Internet users tick.

 

Financial institutions, general news and mobile devices remain popular local search terms with ABSA, Vodacom, News and Standard Bank being the three most popular search terms. FNB and Computicket are also found in the top ten search terms.

 

But as everybody should know by now it is tough to keep Chuck Norris at bay. He broke into the South African top 10 search terms at number 7, beating the popular female celebrities Angelina Jolie and Pamela Anderson into 10th and 12th places respectively.

 

Chuck Norris was however not the only male celebrity on the list, with Robbie Williams sitting at number five and 50cent coming in at fourteen. William’s recent South African tour was definitely the driving force behind his search term popularity.

 

Internationally terms related to entertainment continued to dominate searched, with ‘barbaro’, ‘Audrey Tatou’, ‘over the hedge’, ‘opus dei’ and ‘Mischa Barton’ being the top five search terms. ‘Heather Mills’, ‘X-men’, ‘pentagon video’, ‘angels and airwaves’ and ‘Jimmy Hoffa’ completed the top ten.

 

 

I thought Back to Bedlam had sold about 10 million or something. Obviously not then. :o

 

 

yes it has sold almost 11 million now, just been certified 2x platinum in the USA

yes it has sold almost 11 million now, just been certified 2x platinum in the USA

 

I find that extremly hard to believe, do you happen to know of a link cause it was only a few months ago when it had passed 7 million, so it seems highly unlikely.

It's sold over 5 milllion in the UK and 2 million in the US

 

 

There are some figures here and sure when I have time I can find you sales for all countries :)

 

 

http://www.ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=29899&start=75

5 million in Europe Annie, not the UK. It was certified 5xPlatinum by the IFPI at the end of March for European sales. Intensive Care was certified 5xPlatinum at exactly the same time. I think their European sales are about equal but obviously the big difference is America. <_<

 

The new IFPI figures for April and May should be out very soon. Don't think Intensive Care will have moved up any. Not sure about B to B. :mellow:

Ant & Dec in celeb golf tournament

 

Rocker Alice Cooper and EastEnders hard man Ross Kemp are confirmed to take part in a star-studded golfing tournament.

 

The announcement was made at the launch of this year`s Northern Rock All Star Cup at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, south Wales.

 

There were also hints that a member of the Royal Family, such as Prince William, could possibly take part.

 

The event is the brainchild of keen golfers Ant and Dec and promises to boast a line-up of Hollywood A-listers against a team of famous Europeans, who will defend their title, once again captained by professional golfer Colin Montgomerie.

 

Last year saw the first such tournament at the resort which is the venue for the 2010 Ryder Cup matches.

 

The European team, including Catherine Zeta Jones, Chris Evans, Sir Steve Redgrave and Ian Wright, stormed to victory.

 

The event also saw Zeta Jones pitched against her film star husband Michael Douglas on the American team.

 

Following last year`s success, ITV1 will show 20 hours of coverage featuring the drama and excitement from the tournament.

 

It will take place from August 26 to 28, the bank holiday weekend, with Ant and Dec hosting the live coverage.

 

Bob Massie, executive producer on the show, said no-one could remember the last time a golf tournament received 20 hours of coverage on ITV.

 

Dec said that, although they were in the early stages of putting the team together, Alice Cooper, who rose to fame as the master of shock rock with breakthrough single School`s Out, was confirmed.

 

"He`s very excited about it," Dec said.

 

He said Ross Kemp would be on the European team trying to retain the title.

 

Ant said: "That Ronnie Corbett will also be commentating over the weekend."

 

Mr Massie added that the celebrities who would be taking part were "triple A-list stars".

 

He said: "There is no Jade Goody here."

 

Colin Montgomerie told journalists that although the celebrities were nervous last year the standard was very high.

 

Organisers are hoping Chris Evans will be back to play, but Robbie Williams was said to be busy on a world tour.

Dec confessed to reporters that Ant was "slightly" better at golf than him.

 

He joked that with the pair presenting this year`s show they would need to go round the hotel`s courses and "see what the massages are like".

 

Asked whether royalty such as Prince William had been approached to take part, Mr Massie replied "Watch this space" as Ant and Dec looked on coyly.

 

The show will also be hosted by Kirsty Gallacher and Ben Shephard.

 

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Walliams' charity swim 'madness'

 

Little Britain star David Walliams admitted his attempt to swim the English Channel is "utter madness".

 

 

The comic is making the epic bid to raise money for Sport Relief.

 

He will brave the cold waters and risk hypothermia in a swim which less than 10% of people have successfully completed.

 

But Walliams confessed to a few last-minute jitters.

 

"The more I talk about it the more I think it`s utter madness," he said.

 

"It`s an incredibly tough physical challenge but it`s for an important cause - it`s all about raising money for Sport Relief."

 

Walliams has been training for the past 11 months under the expert guidance of former Olympic pentathlete Greg Whyte of the English Institute of Sport.

 

He will make his attempt some time between June 28 and July 15, dependent on weather conditions.

 

The shortest distance between England and France is 21 miles, but currents and the need to avoid shipping lanes mean he may have to swim up to 30 miles in temperatures of just 16 degrees.

 

"The first time I swam in a lake at that temperature as part of my training I started hyperventilating with shock," he said.

 

"It`s difficult to get your head around just how cold it is.

 

"My trainer will be alongside me in a boat and I will be pulled out if I get hypothermia or my life is in danger.

 

"I`ll be wearing Speedos and a cap and the only thing protecting me from the cold will be a layer of Vaseline. I won`t look pretty."

 

Explaining why he decided to take on the challenge,

Walliams said: "It`s something I`ve always wanted to do. Swimming is the only sport I`ve ever been any good at.

 

"Even people with experience of swimming the Channel don`t always make it and whether I make it is really in the lap of the gods. It is dependent on lots of things beyond my control, like the weather.

 

"It will be great if I can finish it but even if I don`t, I`ve enjoyed the challenge - however gruelling it may have been."

 

Walliams` Little Britain co-star Matt Lucas won`t be joining him on the swim but will be sponsoring him, as will the star`s other celebrity friends.

 

Comic David Baddiel has pledged £5000 and Robbie Williams has also promised to give generously.

 

The public can pledge their support from today by visiting www.sportrelief.com/superswim.

 

The attempt will be documented in a one-hour programme, Little Britain`s Big Swim, on BBC1 on July 14

 

I read the Headline wrong :rofl: I thought it was our Robbie who was swimming the Channel! :lol:

From http://www.metro.co.uk

 

EXTRA!: Robbie Williams has a new addiction - coffee - and he does not care who knows. While filming Soccer Aid the star's rider insisted there was 'a proper coffee machine that makes the real stuff' as he likes to drink at least ten cups per day.

 

 

Now I really hate the smell of coffee. And the smell of ciggy smoke. So between his 10 cups of coffee and 60 fags I could never live with him. So I'm sorry Rob. I know you'll be gutted but it just won't work out between us. Time to move on my darling. :wub: ;)

1 June 2006

ROBBIE'S BEDTIME STORY

Kiki King, Eva Simpson & Caroline Hedley

 

ROBBIE Williams has always been a little unusual, but... The 31-year-old has demanded that a bedtime story be specially written to lull him to sleep after shows in Berlin on July 27 and 28. A German newspaper says the story's about a fish that gives his gold scales to other fish so they can be happy.

 

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

 

Yip, that makes sense. :yahoo:

2 June 2006

YOU'RE BEING GERI SELFISH

 

Robbie's plea to let dad Sacha see Bluebell sparks row

 

Kiki King, Eva Simpson & Caroline Hedley

 

ROBBIE Williams has begged his former lover Geri Halliwell to let Sacha Gervasi see his baby daughter.

 

But the emotional plea on behalf of his good friend fell on deaf ears. Robbie and Geri ended up having a massive bust-up and are now no longer on speaking terms.

 

Sacha became like a big brother to Robbie after they met at a drinks counselling session in Hollywood. He even introduced the 40-year-old scriptwriter to Geri and the couple had a six-week fling.

 

So he is incensed that Geri, 33, is refusing to let Sacha see Bluebell Madonna - born 20 days ago. He asked her to let his pal have access but his intervention only made things worse.

 

A friend of Robbie's tells us: "He introduced them because he thought they'd get on really well. And he was happy for Geri when he found out she was having a baby. Now he can't believe the way she is cutting Sacha out of the baby's life.

 

"Robbie tried to help by asking Geri to change her mind but she wasn't having any of it. They ended up having a bit of a barney."

 

 

Our source claims that 32-year-old Robbie is particularly upset because his own dad, musician Pete Conway, spent a lot of time away from home when he was younger.

 

 

Like Robbie, Sacha's stepmum Heather Cottin has also asked Geri to let Sacha have access, saying: "Bluebell needs a dad in her life."

 

 

Yesterday a spokeswoman for Robbie insisted: "There's no truth in this."

 

 

But let's not forget that these same people denied Robbie would be singing a Queen number at last year's Live8...

 

 

Thirty minutes before he did!

 

I remember that fish story somewhat except that it was with a bird that had golden wings... strange i wouldnt have expected to read that here

From Manchester Evening News

 

Sunday, 4th June 2006

Robbie romance still on, says Tara

TARA Palmer-Tomkinson has spilled the beans on her fling with Robbie Williams - and says it's not over yet.

 

The It girl said she couldn't believe her luck when she hooked the pop heart-throb.

 

But Tara, 34, said she was "mortified" when news of the relationship became public.

 

 

"I was a bit excited so I told somebody - well, you would, wouldn't you?" she told chat show host Terry Wogan.

 

"I'm only human. I was like: `It's Robbie Williams!'

 

"The next thing I see, it's all over a magazine. I really learned from that mistake."

 

And I'm A Celebrity star Tara said the romance was still on.

 

Asked how they relationship was going, she replied: "The problem is, if you talk about relationships that you're having then the relationship goes out of the window.

 

"I can't tell you because it would all be over.

 

 

"But Robbie's great, that's the main thing."

 

She declined to say any more, joking: "A lady has no memory."

 

The pair were said to have met up at Robbie's recording studio then spent 10 days of passion at his London penthouse.

 

They have been friends for 10 years and Robbie wrote the song Life Thru A Lens for her.

 

Tara, who has also dated singer James Blunt, said she is great girlfriend material - but believes she will only find lasting love with someone more famous than she is. ( :lol: shouldn't be too difficult then)

 

She said in the interview on UKTV Gold show Wogan Now and Then: "I'm so generous, I'm so nice, and I really think it's a myth that I'm high maintenance.

 

"I do think that in the past people found it difficult being with somebody who is in the public eye. I always find these men who say they hate celebrity and I think, why are you going out with me then?"

 

* The full interview will be broadcast in Wogan Now And Then on UKTV Gold on June 11.

 

 

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

 

 

Robbie dating Tara, can't see it myself. ^_^ :no:

 

In her dreams maybe!

She is not for real :P

 

And she knows it .:cry: ..after 10 years (don't think she is naive)

 

But who wouldn't be with him . :wub: .. hoping maybe "some day" Rob changes his opinion :cheer:

 

I don't know her; but if she was in love with other men like James Blunt i don't think she loves him that much

B)

 

A story from the On-Line edition of the Belfast Telegraph

 

 

Music Life: Sin to miss it

 

 

By John McGurk

 

04 June 2006

HE needed a team to conquer the Rest of the World for Soccer Aid. But Robbie Williams will be doing it 'Sin-gle' handed in Ireland this week.

 

The prankster prince of pop, who is back on top of his game with the release of new single Sin, Sin, Sin, kicks off the European leg of his world tour in Dublin's Croke Park on Friday.

 

The tour - his biggest yet - sees Williams playing 23 shows to more than 1.6m fans in 13 countries.

 

And it seems that Ireland just can't get enough of the eccentric Englishman, :lol: who sold out Slane in 1999, packed in 80,000 punters at two Lansdowne Road shows in 2001 and played a storming set to a massive 135,000 fans at Phoenix Park in August 2003.

 

With sold-out signs swinging all across Europe this summer, Robbie's fans are obviously eager to hear songs from his current album, Intensive Care in the live arena.

 

Upon its release last October, the album debuted at No 1 in 18 countries - selling an extraordinary 373,000 copies in its first week in the UK.

 

It's gone on to become the fourth fastest selling British album ever, and at one stage nine copies a second were winging their way across counters.

 

Intensive Care marked Williams's first full-length outing with new musical partner, Stephen 'Tin Tin' Duffy.

 

And since the release of Intensive Care, Williams and Duffy are rumoured to have been beavering away together in the studio, completing a new dance-orientated album which may be on the shelves by late summer.

 

Another musical collaboration was also successfully completed in May, when Williams joined his boyhood heroes Pet Shop Boys for their Radio 2 live extravaganza, Sold On Song - and another reported recording collaboration.

 

But a schedule of all work and no play would never wash with the fast-living 32-year-old.

 

Soccer Aid - the brainchild of Williams and Jonathan Wilkes - gave the footy-loving superstar the opportunity to fulfil his boyhood dream by captaining England to victory at Old Trafford.

 

The fundraising event was a massive success, with millions raised for children's charity, Unicef.

 

And as if his workload for 2006 wasn't already punishing enough, Williams may have a little window in his diary reserved for a reunion with former band mates Take That.

 

In a TV interview with Jonathan Ross last month, a tongue-in-cheek Williams declared that he would join-up with his former boyband mates if he lost a challenge tennis match with the chat-show host.

 

The Manchester supergroup, who dominated the charts in the early 90s, and with whom Williams cut his pop star teeth, reformed earlier this year for a series of reunion gigs.

 

Featuring four-fifths of the original line-up, the group's comeback has been a massive commercial success - only being beaten for the title of the UK's biggest concert draw of 2006, ironically, by Robbie's forthcoming tour.

 

So, let him entertain youa as the suave songsmith serves up the soundtrack of his supernova solo stardom - Rock DJ, Millennium, Feel, Let Me Entertain You and, inevitably, the anthemic Angels.

 

• Robbie Williams plays his sold-out show at Dublin's Croke Park on Friday.

 

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Interesting Article :) Thanks for posting it Jupiter :)

Yep indeedy getting me all excited for Friday there Jupiter, packing my bags as I write. I can't believe I will be seeing 'the man' this week. :dance:

:o You're packing your bags already????

 

OMG....when are you leaving????