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How researchers use Twitter to track the flu
By Ellen Beck on February 11th, 2013 | 370481 comment on this posthttp%3A%2F%2Fsmartblogs.com%2Fsocial-media%2F2013%2F02%2F11%2Fresearchers-use-twitter-track-flu%2FHow+researchers+use+Twitter+to+track+the+flu2013-02-11+12%3A54%3A13Ellen+Beckhttp%3A%2F%2Fsmartblogs.com%2F%3Fp%3D37048
Twitter is growing up, evolving from a simple message system into a public health research tool.
Computer scientists at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore are using Twitter to track fluctuations in influenza activity in the U.S.
JHU doctoral candidate Michael Paul said Twitter will never be able to provide hard and fast statistics the way hospitals do when they report flu admissions to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but monitoring tweets can show trends at a broader population level.[…] Continue Reading »
Tweet like you mean it: My first 60 days on Twitter
By Rob Birgfeld on January 6th, 2009 | 54Comment on this posthttp%3A%2F%2Fsmartblogs.com%2Fsocial-media%2F2009%2F01%2F06%2Ftweet-like-you-mean-it-my-first-30-days-on-twitter%2FTweet+like+you+mean+it%3A+My+first+60+days+on+Twitter2009-01-06+19%3A38%3A55Rob+Birgfeldhttp%3A%2F%2Fsmartblogs.com%2Fsocialmedia%2F%3Fp%3D54
I’ll be the first to admit that I’m a Twitter newbie. I wasn’t working at SmartBrief two years ago when Twitter first made a splash, nor was I truly dialed in six months ago when Twitter became a household name. Like many others, I’d been watching from afar, and had trouble grasping how Twitter could possibly help our business.[…] Continue Reading »
What is working…and what's to come
By Mary Ellen Slayter on December 19th, 2008 | 495Comment on this posthttp%3A%2F%2Fsmartblogs.com%2Fsocial-media%2F2008%2F12%2F19%2Fwhat-is-workingand-whats-to-come%2FWhat+is+working...and+what%26%23039%3Bs+to+come2008-12-19+21%3A59%3A59Mary+Ellen+Slayterhttp%3A%2F%2Fsmartblogs.com%2Fsocialmedia%2F%3Fp%3D495
The 5 most-clicked links in Social Media this past week:
- 14 trends on tap for social media
- Dell tweets bring in $1 million
- Create a marketing gift that keeps on giving
- How not to look like a fool on LinkedIn
- JibJab partnership amps up OfficeMax’s elf campaign
What is working…and what’s to come
By Mary Ellen Slayter on December 19th, 2008 | 22217Comment on this posthttp%3A%2F%2Fsmartblogs.com%2Fsocial-media%2F2008%2F12%2F19%2Fwhat-is-workingand-whats-to-come-2%2FWhat+is+working...and+what%27s+to+come2008-12-19+21%3A59%3A59Mary+Ellen+Slayterhttp%3A%2F%2Fsmartblogs.com%2Fsocialmedia%2F%3Fp%3D495
The 5 most-clicked links in Social Media this past week:
- 14 trends on tap for social media
- Dell tweets bring in $1 million
- Create a marketing gift that keeps on giving
- How not to look like a fool on LinkedIn
- JibJab partnership amps up OfficeMax’s elf campaign

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