Comments on: Google Flu Trends http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/13/google-flu-trends/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 04:43:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: lovemeordie236 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/13/google-flu-trends/comment-page-1/#comment-1170983 lovemeordie236 Sat, 15 Nov 2008 06:50:05 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=20610#comment-1170983 Im lucky to live in Texas ^^ Im lucky to live in Texas ^^

]]> By: ted http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/13/google-flu-trends/comment-page-1/#comment-1163735 ted Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:12:45 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=20610#comment-1163735 Does this take into account all the people who were searching for someone named Flo, but had a typo? Does this take into account all the people who were searching for someone named Flo, but had a typo?

]]> By: Byrd Brain http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/13/google-flu-trends/comment-page-1/#comment-1157550 Byrd Brain Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:06:37 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=20610#comment-1157550 Hell, I wouldn't want to infect a Texan either. Hell, I wouldn’t want to infect a Texan either.

]]> By: DOJ http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/13/google-flu-trends/comment-page-1/#comment-1157222 DOJ Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:04:33 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=20610#comment-1157222 Look at the map. Florida has a runny nose. Look at the map. Florida has a runny nose.

]]> By: Skipweasel http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/13/google-flu-trends/comment-page-1/#comment-1157163 Skipweasel Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:48:47 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=20610#comment-1157163 I wonder how this is adjusted. I mean, you couldn't just use the raw numbers, they'd be meaningless - even us British understand that some states are more populous than others. D'yer reckon they've adjusted it for population density, or by proportion who have internet access, or proportion literate enough to use a connection or what? I wonder how this is adjusted. I mean, you couldn’t just use the raw numbers, they’d be meaningless – even us British understand that some states are more populous than others.

D’yer reckon they’ve adjusted it for population density, or by proportion who have internet access, or proportion literate enough to use a connection or what?

]]> By: Alex http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/13/google-flu-trends/comment-page-1/#comment-1157049 Alex Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:03:03 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=20610#comment-1157049 Seems like Texas is immune. Seems like Texas is immune.

]]> By: cheechman85 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/13/google-flu-trends/comment-page-1/#comment-1156908 cheechman85 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:27:48 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=20610#comment-1156908 Rocky, I never thought of it that way. I mean the trends are raw data and I guess it interpreted many different ways. Rocky, I never thought of it that way. I mean the trends are raw data and I guess it interpreted many different ways.

]]> By: Rocky Rook http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/13/google-flu-trends/comment-page-1/#comment-1156801 Rocky Rook Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:54:05 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=20610#comment-1156801 Yeah, but where is this going next? I'm sure there are other trends google is sending to the feds that the public isn't aware of. Yeah, but where is this going next? I’m sure there are other trends google is sending to the feds that the public isn’t aware of.

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