Study: Social networks like Facebook can spread moods

Amy Jung

Coach Zane

Digital Citizen

17 March 2014

SNS Can Spread Moods

According to an article, it claims that online social networks can spread emotions globally. The researchers analysed the emotional content of the updates posted when it was a rainy day. They found that negative Facebook posts increased by 1.16% and positive posts decreased by 1.19% in response to gloomy weather(Study). What I found more interesting was that positive moods spreads faster. It boosted up an extra 1.75 positive posts. This means that people can see greater spikes in global emotion that could generate increased volatility in everything from political system to financial markets. (Study)

Works Cited

"Study: Social Networks like Facebook Can Spread Moods." BBC News. Web. 17 Mar. 2014. <http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-26556295>.