sentiment

Sentiment refers to the general mood or attitudes of a population. There are many different methods used to ascertain general sentiment, with the most popular being surveys.

The collection and analysis of sentiment has become quite sophisticated in the past 50 years. It is used by the government to not only formulate public policy but to create platforms at election time, for marketers to create advertising campaigns and it is also used by investment and trading professionals to determine asset allocation.

There are large organizations which engage in surveying the public to determine trends and priorities in public sentiment. Such examples include Pew Research, Gallop, Nielson, Zogby, and National Opinion Research Center.

Bloggers not only engage in communicating public sentiment but also play a role in formulating it through their own activities. As blogging becomes more and more pervasive and popular, the voice of bloggers within the media plays a larger role in shaping our society.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “sentiment”

 

• Criticism of fatwa on priests ‘unfortunate’: Kashmir Mufti

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 533
  Srinagar, Feb 2 (IANS) While not naming separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani, Kashmir’s grand Mufti Thursday said it was “unfortunate and intriguing” that some Muslims had criticised the fatwa seeking expulsion of four Christian priests from Jammu and Kashmir.A statement issued here by the deputy grand Mufti on ...
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• Morning Forex Review – 31 January

  
  ForexPromos — Authority: 126
  The cautious tone on markets ebbed moderately through the NA session. However, stocks and risk-sensitive asset prices are still lower and USD remains an outperformer. EUR and AUD remain FX underperformers. JPY outperformed, leaving USD (and everything else) behind. After nearing the 200-dma on January 25th, USD/JPY ...
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• Daily Outlook – Euro Rally Continues into Weekend

  
  ForexPromos — Authority: 126
  U.S. Dollar Trading (USD) the Dollar selling continued on Friday from the surprise FOMC statement to extend Interest rates at near record lows until 2014. Q4 GDP was weaker than expected 2.8% vs. 3.0% forecast and added to the profit taking in US stocks seen in New York. In US... Read more » • Facebook • ...
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• Hungary sees EU/IMF loan deal by April

  
  PHILCHAR — Authority: 136
  Tweet Share People attend a protest against the media policies of the centre-right government of Prime Minister Viktor Orban in downtown Budapest, January 22, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Bernadett Szabo BUDAPEST | Mon Jan 23, 2012 11:09am EST BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary could secure a new funding deal worth ...
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• Sensex gains 82 points

  
  Techno-Guru - Latest Technology News India, Latest Breaking Bollywood News of India, Online Shopping — Authority: 133
  The BSE benchmark Sensex rose further by 82 points in early trade on Wednesday on sustained buying by funds and retail investors following RBI’s decision to cut cash reserve ratio (CRR). The 30-share index, which had gained 244.04 points in the previous session, moved up further by 82.34 points, or 0.48 %, to ...
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• Flights To Phuket

  
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• How the Brain’s Wiring Forms Thoughts and Emotions

  
  The Big Picture — Authority: 679
  New techniques, including advances in brain scans, are helping to reveal the hidden anatomy of brain wiring and giving scientists a new understanding of how thoughts, memories and emotions are formed. WSJ’s Robert Lee Hotz reports. 1/23/2012 7:00:38 PM
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• Philz Coffee Netnography

  
  B2C Marketing Insider — Authority: 144
  The positioning for Philz Coffee is all about hand-made, gourmet, and custom. The Philz site says, “If you are serious about coffee, we recommend you immediately fly down to Philz Coffee and try a cup of one of the 20 handmade coffees that 
are on the menu or get some Philz coffee shipped over to you. … Ask Phil ...
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• Is Anyone Any Good at Picking Hedge Fund Managers?

  
  The Big Picture — Authority: 123
  Last week, I gave a very informal presentation to an audience of sophisticated HNW investors. Lots of family offices, none with less than $10m net worth; I’d ballpark the median > $50m. They get together regularly to discuss investing issues they are wrestling with. The presentation was very general, including ...
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• US builder confidence edges up for fourth month

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 533
  Washington, Jan 19 (IANS) US builder confidence index in the market for newly built, single-family homes in January increased four points to 25, a leading industry report showed Wednesday.The fresh number marks a fourth straight month in which builder confidence has improved, and brings it to its highest level since ...
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• The Market Strategy You’ll Want to Use Later this Year

  
  Stock Market News & Stocks to Watch from StraightStocks — Authority: 151
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• Gov’t stupidity: The IMF is now begging China, Russia, and India for $500 billion to bail out Europe

  
  InvestmentWatch: Emerging markets, Real Estate, Personal finance, Business management, Politics, Economics — Authority: 149
  From Bloomberg: The International Monetary Fund is proposing to raise its lending capacity by $500 billion to insulate the global economy against any worsening of Europe’s debt crisis, according to a person familiar with the talks. The Washington-based lender currently has about $385 billion available to lend and ...
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• Consumer sentiment recovers only slightly, despite rate cuts

  
  Dynamic Business — Authority: 126
  Two consecutive interest rate cuts have failed to boost post-Christmas consumer sentiment, a result economists have called “disappointing.” But slowing inflation means businesses may benefit from more rate cuts in the months to come. The Westpac Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment rose 2.4 percent ...
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• David Einhorn Captures Europe Beautifully

  
  Slope Of Hope with Tim Knight — Authority: 548
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• U.S. home builder sentiment in January jumps to 4.5-year high

  
  The Forex Trading System — Authority: 150
  U.S. home builder sentiment in January jumps to 4.5-year high MarketWatch.com – MarketWatch Breaking News Bulletins U.S. home builder sentiment in January jumps to 4.5-year high is a post from: The Forex Trading System Blog
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• Low Expectations Set the Stage for a 2012 Market Rally

  
  The Market Playground — Authority: 463
  By Walt Sokira Legendary investor Peter Lynch once said, “If you spend more than 13 minutes analyzing economic and market forecasts, you’ve wasted 10 minutes.” Keeping that in mind, here are our three minutes. The year of 2011 started with high expectations, but there were plenty of bumps in the road, including ...
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• To Thine Own Self Be True

  
  Blogs — Authority: 147
  "To thine own self be true" is one of the underlying tenets of recovery. But how do we honor this wise sentiment by Shakespeare? One way is to check in with the "me" that Im trying to be true to. Checking in can involve slowing down, writing, meditating, and noticing what we are experiencing rather than running on ...
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• Homebuilder Blues: NAHB/Wells Fargo Home Builder Ratings January 2012

  
  Paper Economy - A US Real Estate Bubble Blog — Authority: 111
  Today, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) released their latest Housing Market Index (HMI) showing that all measures increased in January with the composite HMI index climbing to 25, the highest level seen since mid-2007, while the "buyer traffic" index climbed to 21. While all indicators made ...
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• Leveraging Social Media with Text Analytics

  
  Tom H. C. Anderson - Next Gen Market Research — Authority: 98
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• Investor Sentiment: An Important Juncture

  
  GreenLightAdvisor Views — Authority: 127
  The article below is a guest contribution by Guy Lerner, writer of the Technical Take blog. There is a sense of incredulousness regarding the recent price action. The market seems to levitate day in and day out despite the news. Dips are limited to 15 minutes of intra-day action. Volume? We don’t need no ...
  2 weeks ago

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