Rick Perry’s antics are costing him support
NEW YORK – Texas governor Rick Perry should stop and think about what he’s saying, as his standpoints are not helping him in his race for American presidency. Amplicate data shows that Perry lost a...
View ArticleUggs are hated but sticking around
NEW YORK – Opinions on Uggs have always been heavily polarized: people either hate them or love them, but in the past fortnight, over 30 percent less of social media users had anything good to say...
View ArticleHunger strike campaign in bringing India down
NEW YORK – Social unrest harms country popularity, which is currently being displayed in the case of India, that lost over 60 percent of positive opinions in its eventful past two weeks of August. The...
View ArticlePeople love deal websites but are showing less love for Groupon
Deal websites are losing steam among social media users NEW YORK – Compared to the first half of the year, social media users have expressed less positive opinions on deal websites in the second half...
View ArticleHealthier fast food restaurants are more loved
Costumers are opting for healthier fast food restaurants. NEW YORK – In the last 12 months, 70 percent of opinions on US fast food chains were positive, with Subway, McDonalds, Kentucky Fried Chicken...
View ArticleAfter the car crash Justin Bieber is (more than) OK
Everybody’s talking about Justin Bieber. NEW YORK - Singer Justin Bieber is one of the most talked about and popular kids in entertainment as well as one of the most hard-working ones. In the second...
View ArticlePulp are missed and loved
As the Pulp reunion tour is slowly coming to an end, positive opinion on the band went up for 36 %. NEW YORK - English rock band Pulp played one of their final shows on the stages of Leeds and...
View ArticleSupport for Gaddafi is rising
Upon losing control over his country, Gaddafi collected 30 percent more positive opinions on social media. NEW YORK – In the final chapter of the Libyan civil war fallen dictator Gaddafi’s support on...
View ArticleBank of America and Goldman Sachs most hated among banks
The past 12 months were hard on two of the world’s biggest banks. NEW YORK – Banks in America and Europe collected a staggering 84 percent of negative comments on social media in the past 12 months....
View ArticleLove for gaming consoles down on social media thanks to PSN Network outage
Gamers love their video games but not so much their consoles. At least, that’s what Amplicate’s data suggests. Only 64% of comments on social media about gaming consoles were positive in the last 12...
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