Moodgrapher — New Year's Day 2006
One of the interesting phenomena revealed by Moodgrapher is the effect of global events on the global mood. One example of such events is provided by cultural events that are celebrated in large parts of the world.
Moodgrapher made a number of observations around New Year's Day 2006. Clearly, January 1 marks the end of a period of remembrance of the passing year:
Excitement grew as New Year's Eve approached and fell back right after midnight:
The celebrations resulted in unseen levels of drunkenness
... which made some less frustrated
... and others lonely:
The next day, some bloggers were groggy
but afterwards, a mild level of content emerged:
The end of the year is also an occasion to reflect and to make New Year resolutions. Bloggers were contemplative as the new year approached:
... and were full of hope going into the new year:
Optimism reached the highest levels ever observed by Moodgrapher, but disappeared gradually
Determination, however, seemed a more permanent state of mind in the early days of 2006:
