Mining the Web for Feelings, Not Facts

Computers may be good at crunching numbers, but can they crunch feelings?

The rise of blogs and social networks has fueled a bull market in personal opinion: reviews, ratings, recommendations and other forms of online expression. For computer scientists, this fast-growing mountain of data is opening a tantalizing window onto the collective consciousness of Internet users.

An emerging field known as sentiment analysis is taking shape ... Full Story »

Posted by Fabrice Florin - via Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times (Most Emailed), Publish2 (Business)

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Fabrice Florin
3.6
by Fabrice Florin - Aug. 24, 2009

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Fabrice's Rating

Overall
3.6

Good
from 4 answers
Quality
3.7
Facts
4.0
Depth
3.0
Popularity
3.5
Recommendation
3.0
Credibility
4.0
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