Curve of Mourning, Curve of Unity
Source from http://googlechinablog.com/2008/05/blog-post_22.html. Thanks http://mobchina.blogspot.com for the english translation.
The chart was taken on the 19th June, one week after the WenChuan earthquake during the 3 minutes of silence to remember and mourn for the victims of the catastrophe. It is the data flow of the google searchin engin (in China). It is a clear sign of unity taken voluntarily by all the internet users in China showing a respect and regards for both that had lost the lives and also for all the affected victims. This is truly unprecedented.
June 10th, 2008 at 8:13 am
[...] China stood in silence to mourn the human impact of the earthquake (and even netizens took time off), and the physical devastation locally, the wider economic impact also needs to be addressed as [...]