Is Your Google Flu Strong?

[wrenb]

I just read this in the NY Times. So so so cool! Google, through Google Trends, is tracking the flu season. They've checked their data against the Centers for Disease Control for the  last 4 flu seasons and found that they're 2 weeks ahead of the CDC. This is apparently just a data processing issue -- Google can collect and process the data much faster because they're not working from the same sources.

Comments

[mijven.livejournal.com]

This is fantastic. :)