Can social media detect the changes in public mood?
Monday, April 16, 2012 - 18:30
in Psychology & Sociology
New research has analysed the mood of Twitter users in the UK and detected various changes in the mood of the public. In particular, the researchers observed a significant increase in negative mood, anger and fear, coinciding with the announcement of spending cuts and last summer's riots together with a possibly calming effect during the royal wedding.