Google Flu Trends

12. November 2008
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This is kind of neat. Google is using search data to chart Flu trends in the United States! They say they have found that the volume of searches for particular keywords are a great indicator for how much Flu activity there is in certain regions.  Here is a quote from their site "We've found that certain search terms are good indicators of flu activity. Google Flu Trends uses aggregated Google search data to estimate flu activity in your state up to two weeks faster than traditional systems".  Gnarly! Cool

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Leon Belenky-Compare Web Hosts Expert
Leon Belenky-Compare Web Hosts Expert
11/12/2008 7:20:26 PM #
That is very interesting; I wonder if it will show a pattern of movement across the country when their research is done.
chad
chad
11/12/2008 10:58:54 PM #
interesting but I wonder how accurate it really is.
Eric Richardson
Eric Richardson
11/13/2008 5:28:59 PM #
Interesting idea but like the others said.. is this really accurate?
Jeremy
Jeremy
11/21/2008 2:51:32 AM #
What is with google anyway? Do they like have everything and control everything on the internet? Not to say the flu thing isn't cool or anything. Just seems like anything you can think of or search for google has it and or controls it.
Webdesign web design
Webdesign web design
11/26/2008 1:53:27 PM #
It's not that Google want's to control it. It's everyone. We made Google the way they are. I find this very interesting.
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