Flu Season

By Sue Lyn, on November 12th, 2008%

This morning I read about a new site being operated by Google with fascination. Google has studied the volume of searches for flu-related terms like “fever” or “flu”. Over five years they tracked it against CDC reported cases of the flu and found that the searches are actually an excellent leading indicator (since CDC reports lag real time by weeks). Now you can go to a new page and get a look at current trends for the US as a whole or for your state or region. Here’s a graph showing the correlation between searches and flu cases from 2004. (More on full post) . . . → Read More: Flu Season

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Everything Old Is New Again

By Sue Lyn, on March 3rd, 2008%

You may notice that Mulberry Jam is looking different today. Coincidentally, I’ve also redesigned my professional website at www.slschramm.com. That re-design was neither quick nor simple, and I’m very glad it’s finally launched. I’d love to know what you think about both new designs. Please drop me a line via e-mail to let me know what you think. All opinions welcomed, positive or negative. . . . → Read More: Everything Old Is New Again

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