http://www.sentimetrix.com/newui reflecting the world’s opinion Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:46:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We need positive word of mouth about our products, services, and even political candidates if we are to win in the marketplace or at the polls November 2nd. To make it easy, SentiMetrix has, for a limited time, a  $29/mo feed for your website.  You'll get news and social media posts from ... http://www.sentimetrix.com/newui/sentimetrix-offers-good-publicityfor-a-price/ Now that I’ve had a chance to kick off my high heels, here are some of my reflections and observations based on the Sentiment Analysis Symposium aka #SAS10 that took place April 13, 2010 in NYC. An Introduction I am sitting in a room full of people I realize ... http://www.sentimetrix.com/newui/resting-on-laurels/ By Laurel Earhart The most frequently asked question pertaining to Sentiment Analysis is: What does a score mean? Sentiment Analysis engines measure opinions in social media online or in textual sources such as news and journal articles. A single score, in and of itself, means nothing. To understand the value of ... http://www.sentimetrix.com/newui/what-does-a-sentiment-analysis-score-mean/ My colleague, Todd Herman, of the Republican National Committee said it best: “Polls are like watching animals in a zoo. You can obtain perfect specimens, observe them from every angle, but then you wonder why they aren’t mating. Sentiment Analysis is like watching those animals in their natural habitat.” I think we ... http://www.sentimetrix.com/newui/five-reasons-political-candidates-need-sentiment-analysis-to-win-in-november/ With all the hoopla around the mythical Apple tablet and the marginally more useful Google phone, only the real social media connoisseurs have noticed that they can now register for free accounts on www.sentimetrix.com. Let's spread the word - we are live! A 1-minute registration is all you need to access ... http://www.sentimetrix.com/newui/new-year-new-launch/ New Jersey: Sentiment for Governor Jon Corzine (D) is higher by a razor-tight margin in a close race with Chris Christie (R) and Chris Daggett (I).  The battle for NJ continues even on the last day before the elections. [caption id="attachment_303" align="aligncenter" width="569" caption="Corzine up by a razon-thin margin"][/caption] In Virginia, sentiment ... http://www.sentimetrix.com/newui/new-jersey-and-virginia-tuesday-is-the-day/ By Laurel Earhart In the past few days, Chris Daggett's Sentiment Scores  have improved considerably in the media and in blogs due to voters expressing their strong support for Daggett and dissatisfaction with their other candidate choices. [caption id="attachment_293" align="aligncenter" width="570" caption="Voter and Media Sentiment toward Chris Daggett relatively positive in the ... http://www.sentimetrix.com/newui/voter-and-media-sentiment-toward-daggett-still-strong/ By Laurel Earhart In response to a request from a reader, we have decided to begin tracking Chris Daggett in our Sentiment Analysis trend charts in New Jersey.  The race appears close again in Virginia, where McDonnell and Deeds sentiment are very similar. http://www.sentimetrix.com/newui/voter-sentiment-toward-corzine-improves-chris-daggett-added/ By Laurel Earhart Sentiment toward Deeds improves largely due to discussion about Obama coming to Virginia to campaign for him.  In New Jersey, Sentiment toward Chris Christie remains relatively unchanged while sentiment toward Corzine decreases somewhat into negative territory for the first time in days.  This is largely due to the ... http://www.sentimetrix.com/newui/deeds-improves-in-virginia-new-jersey-race-still-close/ October 16, 2009 By Laurel Earhart As the days leading up to the November 3rd election grow shorter, we're seeing similar sentiment of voters and media toward each candidate.  As our results are continuously updated, we will provide examples of blogs and news stories that validate this trend.  There are several mayoral ... http://www.sentimetrix.com/newui/nj-and-va-governor-candidate-sentiment-trending-similarly/