In the wake of Tuesday’s devastating 7.0 earthquake in Haiti, much of what people around the world are learning is coming from social media sources, according to The Nielsen Company.

When news of the H1N1 flu pandemic hit, concerned consumers turned to the Internet to get educated and raced to the stores to buy preventative, treatment, and sanitizing products at increased rates. The demand is far from over.

With concern and online buzz growing over the H1N1 virus, hand sanitizer sales have skyrocketed in the last six months.