The Twitter Political Index

The Twitter Political Index

Twitter is measuring its users’ sentiments about the top two US presidential candidates.

The Twitter Political Index is a daily measurement that evaluates the sentiment of Twitter users feelings about the candidates, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, relative to the more than 400 million Tweets sent about all other topics each day.

It will be interesting to see how the trend lines unfold over the next several months.

by Jonathan Frei

The Twitter Political Index

The Twitter Political Index

Twitter is measuring its users’ sentiments about the top two US presidential candidates.

The Twitter Political Index is a daily measurement that evaluates the sentiment of Twitter users feelings about the candidates, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, relative to the more than 400 million Tweets sent about all other topics each day.

It will be interesting to see how the trend lines unfold over the next several months.

by Jonathan Frei

Why Is It Hard to Make Friends Over 30?

Why Is It Hard to Make Friends Over 30?

Alex Williams:

As external conditions change, it becomes tougher to meet the three conditions that sociologists since the 1950s have considered crucial to making close friends: proximity; repeated, unplanned interactions; and a setting that encourages people to let their guard down and confide in each other.

I’m not 30 yet, but a lot of this article rings true already.

by Jonathan Frei