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Interesting, but wonder if the tweeting part of the population is representative for the population as a whole.

• rakeshsharmak 14y ago
  I agree with you. In addition, they forgot to consider Twitter's use as a marketing tool for small businesses. Typically, small businesses tend to use happy words and phrases to describe their products. In addition, social networks are "generally" happy places. I don't think I have come across individuals using social networks as places to vent their sadness for long....
• olog-hai 14y ago
  There is little correlation between onehappybird's happiness map and maps of suicide rates in the US.
• thebear 14y ago
  On a similar note, one must wonder to what extent those who tweet are even local. For Napa, CA, which is mentioned in a comment, that would probably not be the case. Another example is Nevada, which, according to their map, must be something like the second happiest state in the union. I live in Nevada, and I am indeed very happy, but that's because I live in Tahoe, a rather atypical corner of the state. For Nevada as a whole, I am sure the result is due to things like tourists in Vegas going ga-ga over all Das Blinkenlighten, or gamblers tweeting when they win but not when they lose, the latter being the default.