Comments on: Experts: Flu-stricken workers could bring down the Web http://www.financetechnews.com/will-the-internet-catch-the-flu/ Top technology for your bottom line Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:08:25 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Necdet Icten http://www.financetechnews.com/will-the-internet-catch-the-flu/comment-page-1/#comment-32094 Necdet Icten Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:30:23 +0000 http://www.financetechnews.com/?p=3291#comment-32094 Very nice, I sure will be coming back more often. I bookmarked your site also, thank you. Very nice, I sure will be coming back more often. I bookmarked your site also, thank you.

]]> By: Brand Positioning http://www.financetechnews.com/will-the-internet-catch-the-flu/comment-page-1/#comment-30983 Brand Positioning Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:30:13 +0000 http://www.financetechnews.com/?p=3291#comment-30983 Good Ideas, Wish you had more content about it Good Ideas, Wish you had more content about it

]]> By: TJ http://www.financetechnews.com/will-the-internet-catch-the-flu/comment-page-1/#comment-30664 TJ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:49:02 +0000 http://www.financetechnews.com/?p=3291#comment-30664 I agree that the premise of the article is unrealistic and overblown. However Frank's comments above about whether there is a pandemic are not quite correct. The term pandemic refers to the extent of the spread of an infectious disease over a widespread geographical area or worldwide not it's mortality. H1N1 is a pandemic because of the number of cases in most countries worldwide regardless of severity of illness. I agree that the premise of the article is unrealistic and overblown. However Frank’s comments above about whether there is a pandemic are not quite correct. The term pandemic refers to the extent of the spread of an infectious disease over a widespread geographical area or worldwide not it’s mortality. H1N1 is a pandemic because of the number of cases in most countries worldwide regardless of severity of illness.

]]> By: erez http://www.financetechnews.com/will-the-internet-catch-the-flu/comment-page-1/#comment-30539 erez Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:16:51 +0000 http://www.financetechnews.com/?p=3291#comment-30539 The "last mile" choke described will effect DSL users -- OK. There maybe a couple of these left in my neighborhood. But, it will not have much effect on the two extremes of the connections technology -- modem users don't present much of a load, and cable (or even better, FIOS) users connections can probably handle the extra load w/o a significant impact on the end points. So, assuming there is a rush to WAH, I don't see where the problem will be... The “last mile” choke described will effect DSL users — OK.
There maybe a couple of these left in my neighborhood.
But, it will not have much effect on the two extremes of the
connections technology — modem users don’t present much of a load,
and cable (or even better, FIOS) users connections can probably handle the
extra load w/o a significant impact on the end points.

So, assuming there is a rush to WAH, I don’t see where the
problem will be…

]]> By: Frank Lyford http://www.financetechnews.com/will-the-internet-catch-the-flu/comment-page-1/#comment-30522 Frank Lyford Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:04:03 +0000 http://www.financetechnews.com/?p=3291#comment-30522 This article is a byproduct of the overblown hype being applied to the possibility of an H1N1 “outbreak”. There is no swine-flu pandemic. For some perspective, look at these statistics on deaths from disease in the US. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates the number of annual deaths in the U.S. from leading causes of death as follows: •Heart disease: 631,636 •Cancer: 559,888 •Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 137,119 http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/FASTATS/lcod.htm CDC estimates that an average of 36,000 people die in the U.S. each year from normal seasonal flu. (This is a questionable statistic and is likely much lower.) http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/disease/us_flu-related_deaths.htm Current estimates of the number of U.S. deaths from swine flu so far this year range from 127 to 1,000 (a nice round number, which invites skepticism). http://www.usnews.com/science/articles/2009/09/03/cdc-study-swine-flu-deaths-higher-in-older-kids.html http://news.aol.com/article/swine-flu-deaths-in-us/671584 Australia’s flu season is just ending and reported deaths due to H1N1 were very low in spite of no access to H1N1 vaccine. There were 131 deaths in Australia due to H1N1 out of a population of nearly 22 million people – no pandemic there. http://medicalconsumers.org/2009/09/24/why-the-h1n1-virus-is-not-a-major-threat/ http://www.ageofautism.com/2009/10/without-vaccine-australia-shrugs-off-swine-flu.html?cid=6a00d8357f3f2969e20120a62847ec970b Beware the vaccine – possibly more dangerous than the virus. http://www.newsmax.com/health/vaccine_swine_flu/2009/07/07/232717.html This article is a byproduct of the overblown hype being applied to the possibility of an H1N1 “outbreak”. There is no swine-flu pandemic.

For some perspective, look at these statistics on deaths from disease in the US.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates the number of annual deaths in the U.S. from leading causes of death as follows:
•Heart disease: 631,636
•Cancer: 559,888
•Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 137,119
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/FASTATS/lcod.htm

CDC estimates that an average of 36,000 people die in the U.S. each year from normal seasonal flu. (This is a questionable statistic and is likely much lower.)
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/disease/us_flu-related_deaths.htm

Current estimates of the number of U.S. deaths from swine flu so far this year range from 127 to 1,000 (a nice round number, which invites skepticism).
http://www.usnews.com/science/articles/2009/09/03/cdc-study-swine-flu-deaths-higher-in-older-kids.html
http://news.aol.com/article/swine-flu-deaths-in-us/671584

Australia’s flu season is just ending and reported deaths due to H1N1 were very low in spite of no access to H1N1 vaccine. There were 131 deaths in Australia due to H1N1 out of a population of nearly 22 million people – no pandemic there.
http://medicalconsumers.org/2009/09/24/why-the-h1n1-virus-is-not-a-major-threat/
http://www.ageofautism.com/2009/10/without-vaccine-australia-shrugs-off-swine-flu.html?cid=6a00d8357f3f2969e20120a62847ec970b

Beware the vaccine – possibly more dangerous than the virus.
http://www.newsmax.com/health/vaccine_swine_flu/2009/07/07/232717.html

]]> By: Tom Creighton http://www.financetechnews.com/will-the-internet-catch-the-flu/comment-page-1/#comment-30499 Tom Creighton Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:39:56 +0000 http://www.financetechnews.com/?p=3291#comment-30499 The premise that a pandemic would bring down the Internet is beyond comprehension. Aside from that, this article doesn't actually address that topic at all except in one oblique statement. This sort of ill-conceived panic-mongering does little more than place "industry analysts" in the public eye. I'm reminded of the over-the-top nonsense we put up with on the run up to the year 2000. The premise that a pandemic would bring down the Internet is beyond comprehension. Aside from that, this article doesn’t actually address that topic at all except in one oblique statement. This sort of ill-conceived panic-mongering does little more than place “industry analysts” in the public eye. I’m reminded of the over-the-top nonsense we put up with on the run up to the year 2000.

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