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title: Facebook Creates A Mood Index Based On Status Messages
description: Facebook Creates A Mood Index Based On Status Messages
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# [Facebook Creates A Mood Index Based On Status Messages](https://www.ironpaper.com/current/2009/10/facebook-creates-a-mood-index-based-on-status-messages)

 Written by [Ironpaper](https://www.ironpaper.com/current/author/admin) | Oct 5, 2009 11:40:03 PM

Facebook has launched a project called the "Gross National Happiness Index" or GNH which aggregates and analyzes data taken from status updates.

Currently the index only takes data from United States-based Facebook users who have set English as their default language, which represents one forth of the popular social networking site's user body.

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