Welcome to our weekly roundup of what’s been happening in digital strategy this week! 

We talk, think, and write a lot about digital transformation at Forum One. Our society is going through a massive digital transformation all at once. We’ve been seeing innovative and interesting approaches to unique challenges. Here are a few of our favorite things happening on the internet right now.

Information-Sharing

• The NYT published an opinion piece this week about using data to track COVID-19 outbreaks.
• A blog post by Google on how big brands are dealing with crisis communications.
• Article from the Verge, “Google uses location data to show which places are complying with stay-at-home orders — and which aren’t”
• The “How We Feel” app to record and track symptoms of COVID-19 anonymously. 
• California Health Care Foundation’s COVID-19 California Tracking Polls to better understand the impact of COVID-19.

Visualizations

• The University of Virginia’s COVID-19 Surveillance Dashboard.
• World Health Organization’s interactive map tracking the COVID-19 virus.
• USA facts different data visualizations being used to track the spread of the COVID-19 spread across the United States.
• Towards Data Science’s interactive choropleth map and dashboard tracking the coronavirus outbreak across U.S. counties.

Entertainment

• LA Times “Guide to the Internet” for those who might be starting to get bored while doing their part to shelter-in-place.
• Check out the many animal webcams out there or view the wildflower blooms in California in real-time without having to leave your house.
• Play the NYT oddly addicting game, Tiles.
• Take in a bit of culture by checking out the Met Opera nightly streams.

Join us again next week for our weekly digital digest of interesting and innovative things on the internet!