Surprise! Anger spreads faster online than all other emotions

Molly Wood Sep 17, 2013
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Surprise! Anger spreads faster online than all other emotions

Molly Wood Sep 17, 2013
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A new study shows that anger spreads faster online than other emotions. Researchers in China are making this claim after looking at 70 million online comments. Brian Fung, reporter at the Washington Post, joins Marketplace Tech host Ben Johnson to discuss. 

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