What does [P:10 M: 5 E: 8] mean in my friends Twitter and Facebook streams?

So you are probably wondering what are those values in your friend's Facebook or Twitter stream. Those are the Physical, Mental and Emotional mood indices of your friend shared with you through the Mood of the Nation website or iPhone application. So if you have seen the text: [P:10 M: 5 E: 8] it tells you that, on a scale of 1-10, where 1 is the lowest and 10 is the highest, your friend is in great physical health (10 out of 10), has an OK mental attitude (5 out of 10), and has a strong emotional status (8 out of 10). We suggest taking them for a coffee; that will accentuate their mental sharpness! We'd love to hear your suggestions to improve the application to make your friends feel better, so submit your ideas through our new features page, and we'll be sure to incorporate them in our next iteration!

How do I create an account?

To make the most of Mood of the Nation, you need to add an account. Enter a User ID, e-mail and password on the Account Settings screen and you will be automatically signed up!

And sign up to your Twitter and Facebook accounts to automatically update them simultaneously!

Why should I share information "About Me"?

The more you share, the more we can slice and dice the mood of the nation and share local, regional and national trends around the world.   

Why is the application called "Mood of the Nation"?

The "nation" refers to the collective community of Mood of the Nation application users.  This "virtual nation" of users share a common interest in sharing and engaging with users around the world.   Welcome to the Mood of the Nation community!

Will other trends be available beyond just mood?

Yes.  We will be providing additional trends of common interest over the coming months.  Come back often!  Also, you can sign-up for our newsletter and we will let you know as we add more trends and features.

Will you be providing drill-down views on the mood trends based on demographics?

Yes.  As the size of the community grows, the results will be sliced and diced to provide trends based on real demographics related to physical nations, regions and other demographics.

 I can't see my status updates in The Nation!?  Why is that?

The Nation status updates are based on Twitter.  In order to have your status updates applied to the The Nation stream, we need you to create and configure a Twitter account in the application.  This will make sure that others can see what you are feeling and thinking!   

Is Mood of the Nation related to Biorhythm?

Definitely not!  A biorhythm is a hypothetical cycle in physiological, emotional, or intellectual well-being or prowess. "Bio-" pertains to life and "rhythm" pertains to the flow with regular movement. The theory has no more predictive power than chance, and has been labeled a pseudoscience by skeptics.  Mood of the Nation data comes from real people, in real time and reflects their personal view of their physical health, mental attitude and emotional state.  Mood of the Nation does not do any predictions - it provides fact-based trends calculated on an hourly basis.

How are the Mood of the Nation trends updated?

The Mood of the Nation collects the mood updates from all users who have registered for an account.   Users with Mood of the Nation accounts may update their mood as often or infrequently as they like.   The trend lines are re-calculated once every hour.  The last update provided by each registered user is used in the calculation of the average.  Registered users who do not update on a regular basis are excluded from current calculations over time.

How often are the Mood of the Nation trend charts refreshed?

The trends are displayed on charts which are refreshed once per hour.  The trend data is also made available to other web applications via an open web API.