Dictionary based social media stream filtering

A computer program product for dictionary-based social media stream filtering, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a computer to cause the computer to perform a method comprising:

• receiving, by a processor-based dictionary manager, at least one dictionary configuration, each specifying at least one dictionary from a set of dictionaries and respective settings for the at least one dictionary;
• and
• filtering, by a filter, a social media stream using the at least one dictionary configuration to provide at least one filtered social media stream,
• wherein the respective settings for the at least one dictionary comprise a respective dictionary influence polarity and a respective polarity magnitude for the respective dictionary influence polarity.

A system that reads and displays a social media stream accessible by a plurality of users, the system comprising:

• a dictionary manager for managing
• a set of dictionaries selected for filtering the social media stream,
• respective settings that control an influence, of at least one of the dictionaries in the set, on the filtering, and
• at least one dictionary configuration, each specifying one or more of the dictionaries in the set and the respective settings therefor;
• and
• a filter for filtering the social media stream using the at least one dictionary configuration to provide a filtered social media stream,
• wherein the respective settings, for any of the dictionaries in the set, comprise a respective dictionary influence polarity and a respective polarity magnitude for the respective dictionary influence polarity.