Using Twitter Data to Track the Cholera Epidemic in Haiti

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Marissa McNaughton | No Comments

How Twitter Tracked Cholera Outbreak in Haiti

A study published this January by the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene examined the progression of the cholera epidemic in Haiti following the earthquake in 2010. Looking at Twitter updates and online news websites, the study revealed that the disease outbreak could be reliably tracked – in realtime – through social media. Read →

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Tags: cholera, epidemic, Haiti, HealthMap, outbreak, tracking disease

39% of Facebook Users Have Donated to Haiti; 13% via SMS

Posted on January 24, 2010 by Tonia Ries | No Comments

Facebook and The Nielsen Company jointly conducted a survey, fielded January 20 and 21 amongst 50,641 Facebook users ages 13 and older in the U.S., U.K. and Australia, and found that 39% of Facebook users in the U.S., U.K. and Australia have already donated money or goods to the relief efforts following the January 12 earthquake [...] Read →