A Recession Would Do Google Good?

I think most of us can agree that an economic recession would be bad.  But not everyone - and everything - would be affected in the same way, and at least one expert onlooker thinks Google would benefit.

An argument against this: strictly speaking, Google’s not a “necessary” company - it doesn’t provide food, water, or shelter.  And so, from a layman’s perspective (which is about all I’m willing to lay claim to), one might think a trend towards fiscal belt-tightening wouldn’t favor the search giant.  But in an article for Silicon Alley Insider,