20100121857 | Internet based method and system for ranking artists using a popularity profile - A set of data pertaining to artists and other content creators is retrieved periodically from various Internet-connected sources, the data being characterized as both quantitative and qualitative data. The data is analyzed through various means, including sentiment analysis, to produce quantitative information, including a score or set of scores, that is descriptive of an artist's popularity as well as the ranking of an artist among other artists within a category or set of categories. | 05-13-2010 |