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- First product: StockMood
- Founded: 2007
- Founders: Brett Markinson, Ben GoertzelCrunchBase: Quant the News Company Profile
- Quantifies the impact of news
- In private beta
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Quant the News is a start-up Internet company whose goal is to translate news stories into values which can be used to measure the impact of the news on systems such as stock price. They debuted their product StockMood at the TechCrunch50 conference on September 8, 2008.TechCrunch: Announcing The TechCrunch50 Finalists (September 8, 2008)
Although not the TechCrunch50 winner, Quant the News' StockMood was selected by sponsor Thomson Reuters as their top pick among the conference's news-based startup companies.
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StockMood
StockMood is a product designed to give news stories a "sentiment" value which will then be used to measure impact on a stock's price. The "Mood" of the stock reflect how it responds to the news about the company.CrunchBase: Quant the News Company Profile
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- Quant the News Official Site: StockMood
- CrunchBase: Quant the News Company Profile
- TechCrunch50 Conference 2008: Presenting Company: Quant the News
- RaceTalkBlog: TechCrunch50: A Look Back at Day 1 (September 10, 2008)
- CNET: TechCrunch50: New ways to read and react to news (September 8, 2008)
- Ustream Video: TechCrunch50 Award Ceremony (Time: 19:16)
- Ustream Video: Quant the News Presentation at TechCrunch (Time: 6:53)
Quant the News Questions
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Is one job of a leader to deliver disturbing and bad news? 1 AnswerYes - there's a lot of responsibility that comes with being a leader. Whether you're the leader of a country or the leader of a school club, responsibility for ... read more -
How to know new web development innovative news and white papers? 3 AnswersUsually you find dev portals and forums for that technology . But you go through the experts footntoes just like you woudl in reading real books.. For exampl... read more -
How about some good news? 14 AnswersWell, my son, who graduated from college in May, just got a job- with benefits. Now both my kids are employed and have health insurance. I am a free woman! read more

