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Google predicts flu outbreak

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Services for Real Estate Pros with RealBird Inc.

Found it on ReadWriteWeb. It's absolutely cool. Google - using statistical information about flu related searches -  can predict flu outbreak. In other words, people start searching for flu remedies and related information when the flu season actually starts kicking in.

See http://www.google.org/flutrends/ and be stunned.

Also, see the explanation on how this works.

 

-- Zoltan
RealBird.com

Comments (5)

Carol Swain
Keller Williams Real Estate - Langhorne, PA
Realtor, -www.swainsells.com- Bucks County, Pa

Wow that is really neat. I never thought about it.  Thanks for sharing.

Nov 11, 2008 08:25 PM
Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

I saw this on the news yesterday evening. I guess it will show a trend if a lot of people start doing a word search on "flu". What's next!

Nov 11, 2008 11:52 PM
real estate real estate
Providence, RI

That is a cool idea to use the search log data. I like it.

Nov 12, 2008 12:08 AM
Bryan Flynn
Regency Mortgage Corporation - Worcester, MA
Central Mass and Worcester Mortgages

This is pretty cool, I saw this on abc nightly news today...

Nov 12, 2008 11:42 AM
Anonymous
Lisa P

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Nov 12, 2008 04:24 PM
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Morris Childs
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