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Twitter reflects global mood swings
Researchers say users of microblogging site wake up happy but their mood plummets as work day goes on.
Last Modified: 01 Oct 2011 07:08

If you wake up feeling upbeat, but tend to get down as the working day wears on, you are not alone.

Researchers say they have discovered a global mood swing - and they discovered this by examining millions of messages on microblogging website Twitter.

Al Jazeera's Mereana Hond explains.
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