Lots of people are linking to it but Google’s Flu Trends is a pretty amazing site.
The things you can figure out when you have the incredible amount of data Google has access to can provide insights into things previously not possible. I really think the idea that the CDC was up to two weeks behind in noticing the outbreaks is says the most.
You can also download the raw data and display it in other ways if you’d like.
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