Reassuring news for this site at least A NYTimes.com Freakonomics Blog post by Justin Wolfers, 29 January 2009
The latest recession indicator: more people are searching Google for “coupons” than for “Britney Spears.” And [it’s not](http://www.google.com/insights/search/#q=Britney spears,&cmpt=q) that Britney is getting less popular. By this measure, the recession began in March 2008. Check out the full time series, [here](http://www.google.com/insights/search/#q=Britney spears,coupon&date=1/2005 49m&cmpt=q)
Feb 2, 2009, updated Mar 31, 2025