Article by Ricky O'Neill

Google searches track flu spread

Google searches track flu spread

Google’s philanthropic arm Google.org has released a new site that tracks the incidence of flu in the US based on terms used in Google searches. The system uses aggregated, anonymous results from searches for flu-related terms and plots their locations.  Read the full story here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7724503.stm

 

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