Janet named as surprise hit on Google News

THE year 2005 may have been dominated by devastating natural disasters, but internet users were more interested in the private life of a 39-year-old pop star.

Janet named as surprise hit on Google News
Thu, 22 Dec, 2005 - 00:00
Nick Allen

Incredibly, Janet Jackson was the most-searched term on internet search engine Google News - ahead of Hurricane Katrina and the tsunami.

She was even way out ahead of her brother Michael Jackson, who was cleared of child sex-abuse charges in June.

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