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Google Uses Searches to Track Flu’s Spread

By MIGUEL HELFT New York TimesWhat if Google knew before anyone else that a fast-spreading flu outbreak was putting you at heightened risk of getting sick? And what if it could alert you, your doctor and your local public health officials before the muscle aches and chills kicked in?* That, in essence, is the promise [...]

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Net::Google::Code::Issue::Search(3pm)			User Contributed Perl Documentation		     Net::Google::Code::Issue::Search(3pm)

NAME
Net::Google::Code::Issue::Search - Issues Search API DESCRIPTION
INTERFACE
search ( can => 'all', q = 'foo', sort => '-modified', limit => 1000, load_after_search => 1 ) do the search, the results is set to $self->results, which is an arrayref with Net::Google::Code::Issue as element. If a "sort" argument is specified, that will be passed to google code's issue list. Generally, these are composed of "+" or "-" followed by a column name. limit => Num is to limit the results number. load_after_search => Bool is to state if we should call $issue->load after search return true if search is successful, false on the other hand. updated_after( date_string || DateTime object ) find all the issues that have been updated or created after the date. the issues are all loaded. return true if success, false on the other hand project results this should be called after a successful search. returns issues as a arrayref. AUTHOR
sunnavy "<sunnavy@bestpractical.com>" LICENCE AND COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2008-2010 Best Practical Solutions. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. perl v5.10.1 2010-01-29 Net::Google::Code::Issue::Search(3pm)