The linked article quotes some research which is highly dubious. Using Google trends data [1] for anything other than the start of an analysis seems a little d

The linked article quotes some research which is highly dubious. Using Google trends data [1] for anything other than the start of an analysis seems a little dangerous. Facebook won the social network land-grab and it will be difficult for anyone to assail their stronghold. I hope someone does, but it's probably going to take a lot of money and time. [1] http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/mar/27/google-flu-trends-predicting-flu http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/mar/27/google-flu...