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Here you'll find convenient research items culled from the best broadband data sources. If you need to find bite-sized talking points on a tight deadline, you're in the right place. We've already done the hard part for you!

Facts tagged with Cdc

FCC has attracted 136,730 followers on the blog broadcasting service Twitter, ahead of the Justice Department—which has 134,966 followers. By comparison, CDC Emergency, which provides updates on public health crises, has about 1.09 million followers. FCC is ranked 531st by number of followers on Twitterholic, a site that tracks the most popular users.

Research Area: Other

Tags: other, stimulus, fcc, social networking, twitter, cdc, justice department

Aliya Sternstein, “Stimulus ties spending on broadband to civic participation,” NextGov. November 10, 2009.

H1N1 videos on CDC.gov have gotten about 100,000 page views, but the same videos on YouTube got 2.01 million views.

Research Area: Health Care

Tags: health care, youtube, online video, twitter, cdc, flu season, h1n1

Mitch Wagner, “CDC Readies Internet Barrage To Combat Swine Flu,” InformationWeek. August 24, 2009.

The CDC has several Twitter feeds, with a total of 700,000 followers, for releasing health information. Popularity of the feeds increases exponentially during flu season.

Research Area: Health Care

Tags: health care, twitter, cdc, flu season

Mitch Wagner, “CDC Readies Internet Barrage To Combat Swine Flu,” InformationWeek. August 24, 2009.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, by late 2008, 20% of U.S. households were mobile-only, compared with 7% in the first half of 2005.

Research Area: Broadband Traffic

Tags: broadband traffic, wireless, cdc, cordless, mobile-only

Brett T. Roseman, “Real-time Web keeps social networkers connected,” USA TODAY. September 23, 2009

H1N1 videos on CDC.gov have gotten about 100,000 page views, but the same videos on YouTube got 2.01 million views.

Research Area: Health Care

Tags: health care, youtube, online video, twitter, cdc, flu season, h1n1

Mitch Wagner, “CDC Readies Internet Barrage To Combat Swine Flu,” InformationWeek. August 24, 2009.

The CDC has several Twitter feeds, with a total of 700,000 followers, for releasing health information.

Popularity of the feeds increases exponentially during flu season.

Research Area: Health Care

Tags: health care, twitter, cdc, flu season

Mitch Wagner, “CDC Readies Internet Barrage To Combat Swine Flu,” InformationWeek. August 24, 2009.
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