'Brexit' beats off 'porn' in search terms

[bemildred]

People are more interested in Britain pulling out of the European Union than in pornography.

Searches for the word "Brexit" -- a portmanteau of "Britain" and "Exit" -- spiked on Friday 24 June, the day it was announced the UK population had voted to leave the EU. The spike was so priapic it eclipsed searches for "porn", the Guardian's Chris Moran spotted.

With the implications of the Brexit vote still unclear, Google Trends shows the spike in searches lasting a couple of days, dwarfing other popular searches such as "Taylor Swift" and "Donald Trump".

"Porn" is consistently one of the most searched-for words on the internet, up there with people searching for their Gmail, Amazon or Craigslist accounts.

http://www.cnet.com/news/brexit-beats-off-porn-in-search-terms/#ftag=CAD590a51e

[Matt_in_STL]

1. And the headline is a winner...

[bemildred]

2. Just an unfortunate typo, no doubt.

[Bohunk68]

3. Had to give a rec just for the title.

[Major Nikon]

4. How about "Brexit porn"???

[bemildred]

5. Europeans are so much more creative about insulting their politicians.

It is one of their most endearing traits.

[geek tragedy]

6. what kind of unimaginative sad sack has to use "pr0n" as a search word? nt

[dembotoz]

7. will wait for more results to cum in