I am so sorry the server went crazy today. Technology hates me. I hope it does not deter you from checking out www.neatorama.com. I am in love with this blog because it shows me bits and pieces from across the web that I normally would not come across. Since there are many authors/contributers to this blog, there are a variety of posts in the form of links, pages, other blogs, and videos. The science and tech category of Neatorama is actually really interesting because it highlights some of the newest updates in the scientific world. I highly encourage you to visit Neatorama and check out what it has to offer.

TechRepublic.com

Hey guys sorry for the late post! TechRepublic.com is a website centered around the world of IT. If you are interested in anything from "Top 10 Considerations For Cloud Computing" to "Five tips for building a work breakdown structure" this site is for you. You can either do an RSS feed, which I would probably recommend or you can get the articles sent to your email which I did and now I have about 10-15 emails a day coming in from TechRepublic. If you want to learn more about this very cool website that my dad, who is an IT professional turned me onto, I would recommend you check them out at http://www.techrepublic.com.com/.

Google Trends

Google Trends is a good way to look at how popular certain search inquiries are over time. You can track the popularity of one topic or compare up to 5 topics. When you compare several topics, Google tells you in which regions, cities and languages the topic is most popular. Google Trends also provides you with more up to date information. The Hot Searches section tells you what the most popular search inquiries are on a particular day. The Hot Topics section shows you the most buzz-worthy topics according to twitter and other headline based news services.

Google's Flu Trend tracker is an interesting tool. As professor Bergquist mentioned, the Flu Trend tracker is one our fastest indicators of flu breakouts. If you are curious about Google Trends' information on the Swine Flu, take a look at this Wired.com article: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/04/google-could-have-caught-swine-flu-early/

Professor Bergquist also mentioned that Google Trends was previously called Google Zeitgeist. Google Zeitgeist still exists (in a way). Google compiled different sets of data for 2009 and a year-end report is available online: http://www.google.com/intl/en_us/press/zeitgeist2009/regional.html#united-states

If you are interested in being informed about the most popular topics around the world, Google Trends is a good place to start.

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