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System and method for collection and analysis of electronic discussion messages

  • US 20060085248A1
  • Filed: 09/28/2005
  • Published: 04/20/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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