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by jansho 3351 days ago
Sorry I may have missed something.

So how is "sentiment analysis" done? I assume that this will be personalised, rather than the binary good/bad news classification?

Congratulations though, I think the concept itself is good :) But, I think it may work better if it focuses solely on the "uplifting" type of good news. (As others have pointed out, a piece of news could be good for some people, bad to others.) Most of us get upsetting news everyday, so imagine if your app is the go-to place to rinse out all that $h!++y aftertaste with positive, inspiring stories :)

Edit: word