1) carl edwards crash4) talledega crash
6) talledega wreck
9) nascar crash
10) nascar wreck
Of only slightly less importance is the outbreak of swine flu with flu and CDC related searches taking 3 of the top 10 spots. Ranking in at number 2 overall is “morris code” – a very popular reference to “morse code” most likely motivated by Google’s celebration of Samuel Morse’s birthday. Other popular topics include football, the fate of our auto companies, cell phone plans, free chicken, and of course celebrities - with “britney spears tampon” being the 32nd most interesting thing happening in the USA today.
I sincerely hope that these search trends are not indicative of what people truly care about (with some exception for the swine flu because although we should not fear it, the sharing of information is playing a vital role in preventing/containing a pandemic).
An interesting side note: this article titles “Save the Earth: Ban NASCAR” highlights some of the eco-unfreindly attributes of America’s most popular sport.
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