Systems and methods for providing and using an internet sentiment index

A system for distributing webpage content over an electronic network, the system including:

• a computer readable data storage device storing instructions for distributing webpage content;
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• a processor configured to execute the instructions to perform a method including:
• receiving, at a server processor, a first user generated input over an electronic network from a first user at a first webpage, the first user generated input received at a first user element of the first webpage, and the first user generated input having at least one characteristic that is assigned a weight or is associated with an event;
• receiving, at the server processor, a second user generated input over the electronic network from a second user at a second webpage, the second user generated input received at a second user element of the second webpage, and the second user generated input having at least one characteristic that is assigned a weight or is associated with an event;
• calculating, by the server processor in real time, a user sentiment index of a population comprising the first user and the second user, the user sentiment index calculated based on a neural network analysis performed of at least one of the first user generated input and the second user generated input, the user sentiment index excluding a third user generated input associated with an excluded user;
• upon calculating the user sentiment index of the population, retroactively comparing, by the server processor, each of the first user generated input, the second user generated input, and the calculated sentiment index of the population to known sentiments of one or more events;
• adjusting, by the server processor, the calculated user sentiment index of the population based on the retroactive comparison;
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• distributing, by the server processor over the network, webpage content for display on one or more webpages based on the adjusted calculated user sentiment index of the population.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for distributing webpage content, the method including:

• receiving, at a server processor, a first user generated input over an electronic network from a first user at a first webpage, the first user generated input received at a first user element of the first webpage, and the first user generated input having at least one characteristic that is assigned a weight or is associated with an event;
• receiving, at the server processor, a second user generated input over the electronic network from a second user at a second webpage, the second user generated input received at a second user element of the second webpage, and the second user generated input having at least one characteristic that is assigned a weight or is associated with an event;
• calculating, by the server processor in real time, a user sentiment index of a population comprising the first user and the second user, the user sentiment index calculated based on a neural network analysis performed of at least one of the first user generated input and the second user generated input, the user sentiment index excluding a third user generated input associated with an excluded user;
• upon calculating the user sentiment index of the population, retroactively comparing, by the server processor, each of the first user generated input, the second user generated input, and the calculated sentiment index of the population to known sentiments of one or more events;
• adjusting, by the server processor, the calculated user sentiment index of the population based on the retroactive comparison;
• and
• distributing, by the server processor over the network, webpage content for display on one or more webpages based on the adjusted calculated user sentiment index of the population.