Re:Do Social News Sites Deteriorate? (Analysis of 1.8M HN Co...
by pgroves on Tuesday May 31, 2011 @03:14PM
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What jumps out at me is that the community curves all peak in the months following May 2009, which is when the stock market bottomed. The community was least happy when the economy was at it's "darkest before the dawn" moment.
In other words, I wonder if these graphs are just tracking general sentiment, and would look the same for any site.
Re:Do Social News Sites Deteriorate? (Analysis of 1.8M HN Co...
by tansey on Tuesday May 31, 2011 @03:29PM
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It's a good question, and I guess we'll see how well the correlation holds. It's worth noting that the stock market bottomed in March 2009, so this may be a lagging indicator.
In other words, I wonder if these graphs are just tracking general sentiment, and would look the same for any site.