System and method for collection and analysis of electronic discussion messages
First Claim
1. A system for processing messages collected from a plurality of electronic discussion forums, comprising:
- means for collecting messages from the plurality of electronic discussion forums;
means for processing the messages according to a series of topics, wherein the processing includes determining the relevance of a message to at least one topic; and
means for tracking posting activity of a plurality of posters based on the processing of the messages;
wherein the tracked posting activity is used to predict external market events.
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Abstract
A system and method for collecting and analyzing electronic discussion messages to categorize the message communications and the identify trends and patterns in pre-determined markets. Electronic messages are collected and analyzed according to characteristics and data inherent in the messages. Objective data is collected by the system for use in analyzing the electronic discussion data against real-world events to facilitate trend analysis and event forecasting based on the volume, nature and content of messages posted to electronic discussion forums. The message posting activity of a plurality of posters can be tracked to identify opinion leaders, and patterns in the messages can be identified using at least one of the following techniques: chaos theory; complexity theory; social network theory; and neural network theory.
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10 Claims
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1. A system for processing messages collected from a plurality of electronic discussion forums, comprising:
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means for collecting messages from the plurality of electronic discussion forums;
means for processing the messages according to a series of topics, wherein the processing includes determining the relevance of a message to at least one topic; and
means for tracking posting activity of a plurality of posters based on the processing of the messages;
wherein the tracked posting activity is used to predict external market events. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for processing messages collected from a plurality of electronic discussion forums, comprising the steps of:
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collecting messages from the plurality of electronic discussion forums;
processing the messages according to a series of topics, wherein the processing includes determining the relevance of a message to at least one topic; and
tracking posting activity of a plurality of posters based on the processing of the messages, wherein the tracked posting activity is used to predict external market events. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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