Google can predict flu outbreaks up to ten days before the CDC knows.

That’s pretty well in advance. What is popular on Google Trends today?

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I wonder if there is a correlation between the outcomes of political races and their search trends? If there is, you can make a killing on InTrade. Hold on, updated two minutes ago:

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These trends seem to lag behind news stories. Still, they’re a good look at what America is curious about at any given moment and that has to be worth something.