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Google Flu Trends - US Flu Activity High
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10 points
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kcy
on Sept 25, 2009
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jhickner
on Sept 25, 2009
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Looks scary, but are trending search terms still reliable when those terms are all over the news?
roc
on Sept 25, 2009
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Indeed.
I'd imagine searches for 'kidnapping' spike every time a pretty young white woman goes missing too.
Anon84
on Sept 25, 2009
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For more up to date information and projections: www.gleamviz.org (pardon the shameless self promotion)
bhseo
on Sept 25, 2009
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The other 3 country graphs show business as usual. I'd say it's mostly because everyone in the US is freaking out.
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