Google Flu Trends significantly overestimated the number of Americans afflicted with flu-like symptoms during the season’s peak a couple months ago, but assuring accuracy is a big part of the puzzle any time we’re talking about web data. Read more »
The second wave of H1N1 swine flu is here. Vaccine’s in short supply, so we need alternate strategies for coping with the pandemic, the consequences of which could include a lack of Internet bandwidth capacity if large numbers of workers opt for staying home and telecommuting […] Read more »
“If I’m going to feel lousy, I may as well go into the office and get some work done.” “I’ve got so much to do; I can’t afford not to go in.” “It’s just a little cough.” At one time or another, probably all of us […] Read more »
