Twitter Considered Harmful To Swine-Flu Panic
judgecorp writes “Twitter is being criticized for spreading panic about swine flu. This is not just knee-jerk Luddism 2.0: it’s argued that Twitter’s structure encourages ill-informed repetition, with little room for context, while older Web media use their power for good — for instance Google’s Flu Trends page (which we discussed last winter), and the introduction of a Google swine flu map.” On a related note, reader NewtonsLaw suggests that it might be a good idea, epidemiologically speaking, to catch the flu now vs. later.
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