I have a Google Alert for "Blog Analysis Tools" that usually sends me back things that have little to do with Blog Analysis; today I actually got a Google Alert that was about a suite of Blog Analysis Tools. 

Now, I’m not certain there’s anything useful yet in this suite of tools, but perhaps it could be useful in the future.

"…Each day, MoodViews reviews 150,000 blog entries for target words and LiveJournal mood indicator tags, then categorize them into one or more of 30 to 40 different moods, ranging from "cranky" and "confused" to "horny" and "hopeful."

"…..MoodViews is actually made up of three component: Moodgrapher, which tracks the Internet’s mood level; Moodteller, a mood predictor that compares future estimated moods with the real deal; and Moodsignals, a beta tool that identifies mood peaks, then tries to explain those peaks by doing additional analysis on the bloggers’ writing."

Among its successes, said de Rijke, was MoodViews spotting a huge spike in the "loved" mood on Valentine’s Day and major hikes in the "worried" mood in the days after 2005’s Hurricane Katrina.

 

For me, this is an interesting idea.  What needs to be added is the ablility to hone in on a subject and then get the mood about it.  Right now MoodTracker monitors overall moods, sorta like the weather service monitors the weather in a city - it might be able to confirm something or provide an additional insight - but it’s not targeted enough to be useful.   Good Work though!  

Out of a program like this you can build something into it that makes it much more relevent - and I hope that’s what happens here.