tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211371452778645597.post7891225328328597487..comments2023-07-15T04:39:59.759-07:00Comments on Genomics, Medicine, and Pseudoscience: Why Google Flu is a failure: the hubris of big dataSteven Salzberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16549957293973146438noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211371452778645597.post-85389561525184423422014-07-16T21:29:26.440-07:002014-07-16T21:29:26.440-07:00sorry, that was from me, gsgs. Fee also threads ab...sorry, that was from me, gsgs. Fee also threads about it at flutrackers.com<br /><br />I tried to add this to the post above and deliberately gave a wrong<br />spam-bot-number, but it was posted anyway ;-)<br /><br /><br />gsgsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211371452778645597.post-17355814983400882822014-07-16T21:26:10.693-07:002014-07-16T21:26:10.693-07:00google flu is still useful. Even if they were just...google flu is still useful. Even if they were just copying from CDC etc.<br />Because their data is well formatted, easily available and international<br />and nicely computer-readable and covers many regions.<br /><br />Their scaling is sometimes bad, but they are still good at predicting the<br />(timing of the) peak of the flu-waves. CDC gives no such predictions at all.<br />(I saw, the French give them somehow)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211371452778645597.post-29218127135068326452014-06-16T14:39:42.383-07:002014-06-16T14:39:42.383-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211371452778645597.post-90725381142782008062014-03-29T14:32:26.917-07:002014-03-29T14:32:26.917-07:00Why do they get to spy on you without asking? Did ...Why do they get to spy on you without asking? Did you really ask why they can track what you search for on their search engine...from your Google+ account? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211371452778645597.post-9308246020311409452014-03-25T11:28:22.598-07:002014-03-25T11:28:22.598-07:00Interesting piece.. as always, your output is only...Interesting piece.. as always, your output is only as good as your input - hope this can be used positively as a warning not to rush to conclusions when dealing with big data.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211371452778645597.post-52239650704317303532014-03-24T09:33:39.118-07:002014-03-24T09:33:39.118-07:00Why do they get to spy on us with out asking, even...Why do they get to spy on us with out asking, even if I did get the flu witch i'm not god willing , it's not the law to follow me with out my consent. HIPPA law would not allow non health care employees to know my med history f Google for lies Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8211371452778645597.post-12544976725233683242014-03-24T03:44:38.684-07:002014-03-24T03:44:38.684-07:00'The Hubris of Big Data' hits the nail on ...'The Hubris of Big Data' hits the nail on the head. People have been trying for decades to predict the stock market with piles of data (and that data is likely far more accurate than search terms entered into a Google search box), yet the market still remains an unpredictable place.<br /><br />A few months ago a friend asked me what he could do with the firehose of Twitter data (serious question, he's a software engineer). I told him he could collect memes (as a joke, of course).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06793338970769363594noreply@blogger.com