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.
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
The Mahalo Top7
- 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)
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Fast Facts
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First product
StockMood
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Founded
2007
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Founders
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Quantifies the impact of news
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In private beta
