Visualization of Real Time Moods
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We have previously discussed visualization techniques of moods and emotions. We have used “We Feel Fine” data mining engine to uncover what the year 2007 holds for people as they write about their feelings in blogs. Moodgrapher helped us to follow emotions during symbolic dates as Valentine or tragic events as the one of Hurricane Katrina. We have also analyzed the development of “emoticons” and what they reflect.
With the ability to track feelings on real time we can further extend our knowledge:
Computer scientist Alan Mislove at Northeastern University in Boston and colleagues followed emotions expressed in Twitter’s tweets.
They have found ...