Where in the World is Santa Claus?

Hitwise Search Intelligenceâ„¢ data revealed the top 10 search terms from the complete list of 1,491 search terms containing the term “santa claus” for the 4 weeks ending December 2, 2006. The results are ordered based on the volume of searches and give our own insight into what the motivations of these searches could be.

1. santa claus (Hmm…you take a guess)
2. santa claus 3 (Blockbuster Hit!)
3. santa claus pictures (Homemade Santa outfits and reference images for agency holiday cards)
4. santa claus is coming to town (1970 classic or phrase history in Wikipedia)
5. santa claus letters (Where do they go or parents who want to leave something special)
6. free santa claus coloring pages (Things to keep the kids busy or Super Nanny activities)
7. santa claus north pole (Kids wanting a map to his home or workshop)
8. santa claus is coming to town lyrics (That elementary school music teacher forgot the words again)
9. pictures of santa claus (Paparazzi shots of Santa around town)
10. history of santa claus (The highschool history teacher looking for their big end of the year tale)

If you or your kids still can’t find Santa Claus, well dt is here to help you out. We’ve identified the best websites for tracking Santa this year! Then keep reading to see how the “santa” tag is gaining ground in Technorati.
NORAD – They’ve been tracking Santa for 50 years! Plus you can see some celebrity videos supporting the cause also.

Travel By GPS – They’ve been tracking Santa for 5 years, but they’ve got some pretty cool Google Maps integration going on.

Google – Of course Google is doing their part in tracking Santa with their Christmas Scavenger Hunt. But…you need to down Google Maps and the Santa tracker and Toy Hunt module. So it’s for the big kids, sorry mom and dad, unless you’ve got a little genius in the house, the Google Santa tracker may not be for you this year.

Well that’s all for today! Stay tuned as the dt BEST OF 2006 goes live tonight! Happy Holidays!