This first monograph of its kind introduces the reader to fundamental definitions key concepts
and case studies addressing the following issues of rapidly growing relevance for online
communities: What are emotions? How do they emerge how are they transmitted? How can one
measure emotional states? What are cyberemotions? When do emotions and cyberemotions become
collective phenomena? How can one model emotions and their changes? What role do emotions play
for on-line communities?Edited and authored by leading scientists in this field this book is a
comprehensive reference for anyone working on applications of complex systems methods in the
social sciences as well as for social scientists psychologists experts in on-line
communities and computer scientists.This book provides an excellent overview of the current
state-of-art in research on collective emotional interactions mediated by the Internet. It
introduces a reader in social phenomena occurring in cyberspace algorithms needed for
automatic sentiment detection and data driven modeling of emotional patterns observed in
on-line groups.Eugene Stanley Professor Boston UniversityWith the explosive hyper-exponential
growth of the internet suddenly new ways of communication are emerging that give rise to a
digital 'Homo empathicus' each of us suddenly being able to share thoughts and feelings with
millions if not billions of others. This book is a true treat a timely milestone that gives us
insight in the co-evolution of the way we interact with each other and the communication
technology provided through this new seemingly endless flexible digital world. Prof. Holyst did
a great job bringing together real experts in the field of cyber emotions.Peter M.A. Sloot
Professor University of Amsterdam the Netherlands Nanyang University SingaporeThe book
Cyberemotions embraces the topic of emotion studies in cyberspace from a very rich spectrum of
points of view andapplications. It is particularly interesting reading the theoretical
foundations underlying the concepts of cyberemotions and how these concepts can be captured
modeled and implemented in real-time applications.Catherine Pelachaud Director of Research
CNRS at LTCI TELECOM ParisTechLogical machines give us a chance to analyze our often illogical
behaviors especially in the vast meadows of the cyberspace. In this important book authors of
different backgrounds present a wide and deep image not only of methods of analyzing our
emotional behavior online but also how the computers can help to break communicational walls
the same technology had built.Rafal Rzepka Professor Hokkaido University
