RADIO ALERT--(NEWS BROADCAST NETWORK via COLLEGIATE PRESSWIRE)--Oct 25, 2002--AS WITH SO MANY OTHER THINGS IN LIFE, THE INTERNET HAS BECOME A BIG PART OF HALLOWEEN FUN. ACCORDING TO CARRIE BISHOP OF ASK JEEVES, THE WEB`S SECOND MOST POPULAR SEARCH ENGINE, HALLOWEEN HAS BEEN A TOP SEARCH TOPIC SINCE MID-SEPTEMBER. ALREADY THE SITE HAS ANSWERED MORE THAN ONE MILLION QUESTIONS ABOUT THE HAUNTED HOLIDAY. NEARLY 75 PERCENT ARE ABOUT COSTUMES:
''While many people are searching Ask Jeeves for Harry Potter, Austin Powers, and Moulin Rouge costume ideas, the old classics such as Star Wars characters and little devils are the most popular Halloween costumes asked about on Ask.com. It`s also been interesting to see that the majority of these questions are about adult-sized costumes - so clearly Halloween isn`t just for kids.''
IN ADDITION TO COSTUME-RELATED QUESTIONS, PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR SCARY SOUND EFFECTS AND STORIES, PARTICULARLY URBAN LEGENDS SAYS BISHOP.
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