[Vision2020] Dynamic Wikipedia article on swine flu outbreak

[Kenneth Marcy]

This morning, after I read the mail, I checked on the totals in the Wikipedia 
article on the swine flu outbreak. The number of laboratory confirmed cases 
was then at 872. After breakfast and a few morning chores, I pressed the 
refresh key for Firefox, and the page is re-drawn to show 909 laboratory 
confirmed cases.

I find this subject more interesting than usual because I am acquainted with 
one of the article's maintainers, who happens to live in Boise. In addition, 
this subject is more interesting than some because it illustrates the ability 
of a dynamic on-line encyclopedia to remain up-to-date and thus more useful 
than more static information systems with longer production lead times.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_swine_flu_outbreak 


Ken