Death of a celebrity brings about a buzz on the net. We have had two celebrity deaths recently of two well liked stars, Don Knotts and Dennis Weaver. Knotts always played the bumbling, yet endearing funny man and was most know for his role as Barney on the Andy Griffith Show. Weaver has had many different Marlboro man type roles throughout his long career. Both have a large fan base who are curious as to find out about their demise, even if they are not "big fans." For instance, I have always enjoyed Don Knott's movies and television shows (I saw Pleasantville just the other day -- one of my favorite movies), but if I was not involved with an entertainment site, I would probably not have looked up information about him online until his death.
So what does this mean to search engines and other celebrity sites? If you already had a Don Knotts/Dennis Weaver page or site and it was indexed by the major search engines prior to their deaths, then you have probably seen an increase in traffic over the past week. A few months ago, when Don Knotts was in the hospital, it caught my attention and I put up a web page in his honor. Yup, we got a nice amount of hits over the past few days. However, we did not put up a Dennis Weaver page. Even if we put it up the day he died, it would still take time to be indexed by the major search engines, so by the time the buzz wears down, the page will be accessible.
Ian
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