According to January 2007 search query log on Cranky.com, careers after retirement, brain builders (staying mentally healthy), alternative health practices and even homesharing are all more popular than heiress and pop icon Paris Hilton. Searches for the term “homesharing” – shared living settings in which a large group of non-relatives live together – were six times more popular than Hilton, who tops the search term lists of most other search engines.

The Cranky.com top 10 most popular search terms for January 2007:




  1. Jobs after retirement

  2. Brain Builders

  3. Body Mass Index

  4. Reiki

  5. Blogs

  6. Arthritis

  7. Travel

  8. Homesharing

  9. Online dating

  10. Triathlon



The Cranky.com Fast Movers™ for January 2007:




  1. Stephen King, up 8,993 percent in popularity in January

  2. Senior Sexuality, up 1,700 percent

  3. Blogs, 685 percent

  4. Best places to retire, 571 percent

  5. Retirement coaching, 481 percent

  6. Quilting, 351 percent

  7. Health insurance, 246 percent

  8. Better Business Bureau, 110 percent

  9. Bill Clinton, 85 percent

  10. Acupressure meridians, 83 percent



The searches show that Boomers, true to their roots, continue to seek new ways to enjoy life, from homesharing to Reiki. Additionally, the Web has become the place for 50-plus Boomers to connect with each other, from online dating to blogging. Searches for the term “blogs” have been steadily growing since the launch of Cranky.com and increased more than 685 percent in January.