Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Astoria Park : a really happy place [NECSI.edu]


Astoria Park is a really happy place, so says this study. [WHA weekend link]


www.necsi.edu/research/social/newyork

'Tweets are most positive near public parks  ...
...  The report, "Sentiment in New York City:
A High Resolution Spatial and Temporal View," by Karla Bertrand, Maya Bialik, Kawandeep Virdee, Andreas Gros and Yaneer Bar-Yam, created an algorithm to automatically classify tweets as positive or negative, and use their geotags and time information to paint a map.'

'None of this is surprising: who wouldn't be happy amidst the greenery of a public park  '



New York's happiness, according to Twitter. The lighter the blue, the happier—the brighter

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