America embraces free love on Valentine's Day

Free ecards might not seem like the height of romance but if Google is to be believed, they might be the go-to last-minute idea for people struggling to find the perfect way to say "I love you". Early this morning Google Trends showed "free ecards" as one of the biggest topics of searches in the US. At number 9 - sandwiched between Barack Obama's budget speech and Nicki Minaj - the budget gifts were beating "flower delivery", "hearts" and more traditional "Valentine's Day cards" as the swiftest way to someone's heart. But the most popular Valentine's search term early in the day was "chocolate-covered strawberries" – a hopeful sign that romance isn't quite dead yet.