In today's hyper-connected digital landscape, a brand's reputation can shift in minutes. A single viral tweet, a scathing product review, or an unexpected news mention can dramatically impact customer perception and business outcomes. Sentiment analysis powered by web scraping has emerged as a critical capability for organizations seeking to monitor, understand, and respond to public opinion at scale. By systematically extracting and analyzing customer reviews, social media conversations, news articles, and forum discussions, businesses can gain real-time intelligence about how their brand, products, and competitors are perceived across the digital ecosystem.
Modern brand monitoring extends far beyond tracking mentions. Organizations leveraging web scraping for sentiment analysis gain strategic advantages across multiple dimensions:
The global social media analytics market, which includes sentiment analysis capabilities, is projected to reach $15.6 billion by 2028, reflecting the growing recognition that understanding public sentiment is not optional—it's essential for competitive survival.
Effective sentiment intelligence requires aggregating data from diverse sources, each offering unique perspectives on brand perception:
Review platforms contain structured, high-value sentiment data that directly reflects customer experiences. Here's how to build a comprehensive review scraping system:
import asyncio
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
from papalily import scrape # AI-powered scraping API
class ReviewScraper:
def __init__(self, api_key):
self.api_key = api_key
self.platforms = {
'trustpilot': {
'base_url': 'https://www.trustpilot.com',
'review_selector': '.review-card',
'pagination': '?page={page}'
},
'g2': {
'base_url': 'https://www.g2.com',
'review_selector': '.review',
'pagination': '?page={page}'
},
'capterra': {
'base_url': 'https://www.capterra.com',
'review_selector': '.review-card',
'pagination': '?page={page}'
},
'amazon': {
'base_url': 'https://www.amazon.com',
'review_selector': '[data-hook="review"]',
'pagination': '&pageNumber={page}'
}
}
def scrape_reviews(self, platform, company_name, product_name=None,
max_pages=10, date_range=None):
"""Scrape reviews from a specific platform"""
config = self.platforms.get(platform)
if not config:
raise ValueError(f"Unsupported platform: {platform}")
all_reviews = []
for page in range(1, max_pages + 1):
# Construct search URL based on platform
if platform == 'trustpilot':
url = f"{config['base_url']}/review/{company_name.lower().replace(' ', '-')}{config['pagination'].format(page=page)}"
elif platform == 'g2':
url = f"{config['base_url']}/products/{company_name.lower().replace(' ', '-')}/reviews{config['pagination'].format(page=page)}"
elif platform == 'amazon':
asin = product_name # ASIN for Amazon products
url = f"{config['base_url']}/product-reviews/{asin}?sortBy=recent{config['pagination'].format(page=page)}"
else:
url = f"{config['base_url']}/reviews/{company_name}{config['pagination'].format(page=page)}"
try:
data = scrape(
url=url,
api_key=self.api_key,
extract_schema={
'reviews': {
'selector': config['review_selector'],
'type': 'list',
'fields': {
'reviewer_name': '.reviewer-name, .author-name, [data-hook="review-author"]',
'rating': '.star-rating, .rating, [data-hook="review-star-rating"]',
'title': '.review-title, .title, [data-hook="review-title"]',
'content': '.review-content, .text, [data-hook="review-body"]',
'date': '.review-date, .date, [data-hook="review-date"]',
'verified': '.verified-badge, .verified-purchase',
'helpful_votes': '.helpful-count, .votes',
'reviewer_location': '.reviewer-location, .location'
}
},
'total_reviews': '.review-count, .total-reviews',
'average_rating': '.average-rating, .overall-rating'
},
wait_for=config['review_selector']
)
reviews = data.get('reviews', [])
if not reviews:
break
# Process and filter reviews
for review in reviews:
processed = self._process_review(review, platform, company_name)
# Apply date filter if specified
if date_range and processed.get('date'):
review_date = self._parse_date(processed['date'])
if review_date and (review_date < date_range['start']
or review_date > date_range['end']):
continue
all_reviews.append(processed)
# Check if we've reached the end
if len(reviews) < 10: # Most platforms show 10+ reviews per page
break
except Exception as e:
print(f"Error scraping {platform} page {page}: {e}")
break
return {
'platform': platform,
'company': company_name,
'reviews': all_reviews,
'total_scraped': len(all_reviews),
'scraped_at': datetime.utcnow().isoformat()
}
def _process_review(self, review, platform, company):
"""Normalize and enrich review data"""
# Extract numeric rating
rating_text = review.get('rating', '')
rating = self._extract_rating(rating_text)
# Parse date
date_text = review.get('date', '')
parsed_date = self._parse_date(date_text)
# Determine sentiment label
sentiment = self._categorize_sentiment(rating)
return {
'platform': platform,
'company': company,
'reviewer_name': review.get('reviewer_name', 'Anonymous'),
'rating': rating,
'rating_text': rating_text,
'sentiment': sentiment,
'title': review.get('title', ''),
'content': review.get('content', ''),
'date': parsed_date.isoformat() if parsed_date else date_text,
'verified_purchase': bool(review.get('verified')),
'helpful_votes': self._extract_number(review.get('helpful_votes', '0')),
'reviewer_location': review.get('reviewer_location', ''),
'word_count': len(review.get('content', '').split())
}
def _extract_rating(self, rating_text):
"""Extract numeric rating from text"""
import re
# Match patterns like "5 stars", "4.5", "★★★★☆"
patterns = [
r'(\d+\.?\d*)\s*stars?',
r'(\d+\.?\d*)\s*out of',
r'★+', # Count star symbols
r'(\d+\.?\d*)' # Generic number
]
for pattern in patterns:
match = re.search(pattern, str(rating_text), re.IGNORECASE)
if match:
if '★' in match.group():
return len(match.group())
return float(match.group(1))
return None
def _categorize_sentiment(self, rating):
"""Categorize sentiment based on rating"""
if rating is None:
return 'neutral'
if rating >= 4:
return 'positive'
elif rating <= 2:
return 'negative'
else:
return 'neutral'
def _parse_date(self, date_text):
"""Parse various date formats"""
if not date_text:
return None
formats = [
'%B %d, %Y',
'%Y-%m-%d',
'%d %B %Y',
'%m/%d/%Y',
'%d/%m/%Y',
'%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S',
'%b %d, %Y'
]
for fmt in formats:
try:
return datetime.strptime(date_text.strip(), fmt)
except ValueError:
continue
return None
def _extract_number(self, text):
"""Extract numeric value from text"""
import re
match = re.search(r'\d+', str(text).replace(',', ''))
return int(match.group()) if match else 0
def aggregate_reviews(self, company_name, platforms=None, max_pages=5):
"""Scrape reviews from multiple platforms"""
platforms = platforms or ['trustpilot', 'g2', 'capterra']
all_results = []
for platform in platforms:
try:
result = self.scrape_reviews(platform, company_name, max_pages=max_pages)
all_results.append(result)
except Exception as e:
print(f"Failed to scrape {platform}: {e}")
all_results.append({
'platform': platform,
'company': company_name,
'error': str(e),
'reviews': []
})
return self._compile_sentiment_summary(all_results)
def _compile_sentiment_summary(self, results):
"""Compile cross-platform sentiment analysis"""
all_reviews = []
platform_stats = {}
for result in results:
platform = result['platform']
reviews = result.get('reviews', [])
all_reviews.extend(reviews)
if reviews:
ratings = [r['rating'] for r in reviews if r['rating']]
sentiments = [r['sentiment'] for r in reviews]
platform_stats[platform] = {
'total_reviews': len(reviews),
'average_rating': sum(ratings) / len(ratings) if ratings else 0,
'positive_pct': sentiments.count('positive') / len(sentiments) * 100,
'negative_pct': sentiments.count('negative') / len(sentiments) * 100,
'neutral_pct': sentiments.count('neutral') / len(sentiments) * 100
}
# Overall statistics
all_ratings = [r['rating'] for r in all_reviews if r['rating']]
all_sentiments = [r['sentiment'] for r in all_reviews]
return {
'company': results[0]['company'] if results else None,
'total_reviews': len(all_reviews),
'platforms_covered': list(platform_stats.keys()),
'overall_rating': round(sum(all_ratings) / len(all_ratings), 2) if all_ratings else 0,
'sentiment_distribution': {
'positive': all_sentiments.count('positive'),
'negative': all_sentiments.count('negative'),
'neutral': all_sentiments.count('neutral')
},
'platform_breakdown': platform_stats,
'recent_reviews': sorted(
all_reviews,
key=lambda x: x.get('date', ''),
reverse=True
)[:20],
'scraped_at': datetime.utcnow().isoformat()
}
Beyond ratings, the actual content of reviews contains rich insights about specific aspects of products and services:
from collections import Counter
import re
class ReviewAnalyzer:
def __init__(self):
self.aspect_keywords = {
'customer_service': ['support', 'service', 'help', 'staff', 'team', 'response'],
'pricing': ['price', 'cost', 'expensive', 'cheap', 'value', 'money', 'worth'],
'quality': ['quality', 'build', 'durable', 'reliable', 'broken', 'defect'],
'usability': ['easy', 'simple', 'intuitive', 'difficult', 'complicated', 'user-friendly'],
'features': ['feature', 'functionality', 'option', 'capability', 'missing', 'lacking'],
'performance': ['fast', 'slow', 'speed', 'performance', 'lag', 'responsive'],
'design': ['design', 'look', 'appearance', 'beautiful', 'ugly', 'interface']
}
def analyze_review_topics(self, reviews):
"""Extract topics and aspects mentioned in reviews"""
aspect_mentions = {aspect: [] for aspect in self.aspect_keywords}
for review in reviews:
content = review.get('content', '').lower()
sentiment = review.get('sentiment', 'neutral')
for aspect, keywords in self.aspect_keywords.items():
for keyword in keywords:
if keyword in content:
# Extract context around keyword
context = self._extract_context(content, keyword)
aspect_mentions[aspect].append({
'review_id': review.get('id'),
'sentiment': sentiment,
'keyword': keyword,
'context': context,
'rating': review.get('rating')
})
break
return aspect_mentions
def _extract_context(self, text, keyword, window=50):
"""Extract text around keyword"""
pattern = re.compile(r'.{0,%d}\b%s\b.{0,%d}' % (window, re.escape(keyword)),
re.IGNORECASE)
matches = pattern.findall(text)
return matches[0] if matches else ''
def extract_key_phrases(self, reviews, sentiment_filter=None):
"""Extract frequently mentioned phrases"""
if sentiment_filter:
reviews = [r for r in reviews if r.get('sentiment') == sentiment_filter]
all_text = ' '.join([r.get('content', '') for r in reviews]).lower()
# Extract bigrams and trigrams
words = re.findall(r'\b\w+\b', all_text)
bigrams = [' '.join(words[i:i+2]) for i in range(len(words)-1)]
trigrams = [' '.join(words[i:i+3]) for i in range(len(words)-2)]
# Filter out common stop words
stop_words = {'the', 'and', 'for', 'are', 'but', 'not', 'you', 'all',
'can', 'had', 'her', 'was', 'one', 'our', 'out', 'day',
'get', 'has', 'him', 'his', 'how', 'its', 'may', 'new',
'now', 'old', 'see', 'two', 'who', 'boy', 'did', 'she',
'use', 'her', 'way', 'many', 'oil', 'sit', 'set', 'run',
'eat', 'far', 'sea', 'eye', 'ago', 'off', 'too', 'any',
'try', 'ask', 'end', 'why', 'let', 'put', 'say', 'she',
'try', 'way', 'own', 'say', 'too', 'old', 'tell', 'very',
'when', 'much', 'would', 'there', 'their', 'what', 'said',
'each', 'which', 'will', 'about', 'could', 'other', 'after',
'first', 'never', 'these', 'think', 'where', 'being', 'every',
'great', 'might', 'shall', 'still', 'those', 'while', 'this',
'that', 'with', 'have', 'from', 'they', 'know', 'want', 'been',
'good', 'much', 'some', 'time', 'very', 'when', 'come', 'here',
'just', 'like', 'long', 'make', 'many', 'over', 'such', 'take',
'than', 'them', 'well', 'were'}
filtered_bigrams = [b for b in bigrams
if not any(w in stop_words for w in b.split())]
filtered_trigrams = [t for t in trigrams
if not any(w in stop_words for w in t.split())]
return {
'top_bigrams': Counter(filtered_bigrams).most_common(20),
'top_trigrams': Counter(filtered_trigrams).most_common(20)
}
def identify_emerging_issues(self, reviews, days_back=7):
"""Identify recently emerging negative themes"""
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
cutoff_date = datetime.now() - timedelta(days=days_back)
recent_negative = [
r for r in reviews
if r.get('sentiment') == 'negative'
and r.get('date')
and datetime.fromisoformat(r['date'].replace('Z', '+00:00')) > cutoff_date
]
# Compare with historical baseline
older_negative = [
r for r in reviews
if r.get('sentiment') == 'negative'
and r.get('date')
and datetime.fromisoformat(r['date'].replace('Z', '+00:00')) <= cutoff_date
]
recent_phrases = self.extract_key_phrases(recent_negative)
older_phrases = self.extract_key_phrases(older_negative)
# Find phrases increasing in frequency
recent_counts = dict(recent_phrases['top_bigrams'])
older_counts = dict(older_phrases['top_bigrams'])
emerging = []
for phrase, count in recent_counts.items():
baseline = older_counts.get(phrase, 0)
if baseline == 0 or count / max(baseline, 1) > 2: # 2x increase
emerging.append({
'phrase': phrase,
'recent_count': count,
'baseline_count': baseline,
'increase_factor': count / max(baseline, 1)
})
return sorted(emerging, key=lambda x: x['increase_factor'], reverse=True)
Social platforms capture unfiltered, real-time opinions that traditional review sites miss. Here's how to monitor brand sentiment across social channels:
class SocialMediaMonitor:
def __init__(self, api_key):
self.api_key = api_key
def monitor_reddit_mentions(self, brand_names, subreddits=None, days_back=7):
"""Monitor Reddit discussions about brands"""
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
cutoff_date = datetime.now() - timedelta(days=days_back)
all_mentions = []
# Search across relevant subreddits
target_subreddits = subreddits or [
'business', 'marketing', 'startups', 'technology',
'webdev', 'programming', 'SaaS', 'Entrepreneur'
]
for brand in brand_names:
for subreddit in target_subreddits:
url = f"https://www.reddit.com/r/{subreddit}/search/?q={brand.replace(' ', '%20')}&sort=new"
try:
data = scrape(
url=url,
api_key=self.api_key,
extract_schema={
'posts': {
'selector': '.Post',
'type': 'list',
'fields': {
'title': 'h3',
'content': '[data-click-id="text"]',
'author': '[data-testid="post_author_link"]',
'upvotes': '[data-testid="post-container"] [data-testid="upvote-button"] + div',
'comment_count': '[data-testid="post-container"] [data-testid="comment-button"] + span',
'post_date': '[data-testid="post_timestamp"]',
'post_url': {'selector': 'a[data-click-id="body"]', 'attribute': 'href'}
}
}
},
wait_for='.Post'
)
for post in data.get('posts', []):
mention = {
'platform': 'reddit',
'brand': brand,
'subreddit': subreddit,
'title': post.get('title', ''),
'content': post.get('content', ''),
'author': post.get('author', ''),
'upvotes': self._extract_number(post.get('upvotes', '0')),
'comment_count': self._extract_number(post.get('comment_count', '0')),
'engagement_score': self._calculate_engagement(post),
'post_url': f"https://reddit.com{post.get('post_url', '')}",
'scraped_at': datetime.utcnow().isoformat()
}
all_mentions.append(mention)
except Exception as e:
print(f"Error scraping Reddit r/{subreddit} for {brand}: {e}")
return all_mentions
def monitor_twitter_mentions(self, brand_handles, keywords=None):
"""Monitor Twitter/X mentions (requires Nitter or similar)"""
# Note: Direct Twitter scraping is restricted
# Use Nitter instances or Twitter API v2 for this
mentions = []
for handle in brand_handles:
# Using Nitter as an alternative frontend
url = f"https://nitter.net/{handle}"
try:
data = scrape(
url=url,
api_key=self.api_key,
extract_schema={
'tweets': {
'selector': '.timeline-item',
'type': 'list',
'fields': {
'content': '.tweet-content',
'author': '.username',
'date': '.tweet-date a',
'replies': '.tweet-stat .icon-reply + div',
'retweets': '.tweet-stat .icon-retweet + div',
'likes': '.tweet-stat .icon-heart + div'
}
}
}
)
for tweet in data.get('tweets', []):
mentions.append({
'platform': 'twitter',
'brand_handle': handle,
'content': tweet.get('content', ''),
'author': tweet.get('author', ''),
'date': tweet.get('date', ''),
'engagement': {
'replies': self._extract_number(tweet.get('replies', '0')),
'retweets': self._extract_number(tweet.get('retweets', '0')),
'likes': self._extract_number(tweet.get('likes', '0'))
},
'scraped_at': datetime.utcnow().isoformat()
})
except Exception as e:
print(f"Error monitoring Twitter for {handle}: {e}")
return mentions
def monitor_quora_discussions(self, brand_names):
"""Monitor Quora questions and answers about brands"""
discussions = []
for brand in brand_names:
url = f"https://www.quora.com/search?q={brand.replace(' ', '+')}"
try:
data = scrape(
url=url,
api_key=self.api_key,
extract_schema={
'questions': {
'selector': '.q-box',
'type': 'list',
'fields': {
'question': '.question_text',
'answer_preview': '.answer_text',
'upvotes': '.upvote_count',
'views': '.view_count',
'author': '.user_name'
}
}
}
)
for q in data.get('questions', []):
discussions.append({
'platform': 'quora',
'brand': brand,
'question': q.get('question', ''),
'answer_preview': q.get('answer_preview', ''),
'author': q.get('author', ''),
'upvotes': self._extract_number(q.get('upvotes', '0')),
'views': self._extract_number(q.get('views', '0')),
'scraped_at': datetime.utcnow().isoformat()
})
except Exception as e:
print(f"Error monitoring Quora for {brand}: {e}")
return discussions
def _extract_number(self, text):
"""Extract numeric value from text"""
import re
if not text:
return 0
match = re.search(r'[\d,]+', str(text))
return int(match.group().replace(',', '')) if match else 0
def _calculate_engagement(self, post):
"""Calculate engagement score for a post"""
upvotes = self._extract_number(post.get('upvotes', '0'))
comments = self._extract_number(post.get('comment_count', '0'))
return upvotes + (comments * 2) # Comments weighted more heavily
News coverage significantly impacts brand perception. Monitoring media sentiment helps identify PR opportunities and potential crises:
class NewsSentimentMonitor:
def __init__(self, api_key):
self.api_key = api_key
self.news_sources = [
'https://news.google.com/search?q={query}',
'https://www.bing.com/news/search?q={query}',
]
def monitor_news_mentions(self, brand_names, days_back=7):
"""Monitor news coverage for brand mentions"""
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
all_articles = []
cutoff_date = datetime.now() - timedelta(days=days_back)
for brand in brand_names:
query = f'"{brand}"'
# Google News
url = f"https://news.google.com/search?q={query.replace(' ', '%20')}"
try:
data = scrape(
url=url,
api_key=self.api_key,
extract_schema={
'articles': {
'selector': 'article',
'type': 'list',
'fields': {
'headline': 'h3 a',
'source': '.vr1PYe',
'publish_time': 'time',
'snippet': '.Y3v8qd',
'link': {'selector': 'h3 a', 'attribute': 'href'}
}
}
},
wait_for='article'
)
for article in data.get('articles', []):
# Convert relative Google News URLs
link = article.get('link', '')
if link.startswith('./'):
link = f"https://news.google.com{link[1:]}"
all_articles.append({
'platform': 'google_news',
'brand': brand,
'headline': article.get('headline', ''),
'source': article.get('source', ''),
'publish_time': article.get('publish_time', ''),
'snippet': article.get('snippet', ''),
'link': link,
'scraped_at': datetime.utcnow().isoformat()
})
except Exception as e:
print(f"Error monitoring news for {brand}: {e}")
return all_articles
def analyze_headline_sentiment(self, headlines):
"""Simple rule-based headline sentiment analysis"""
positive_words = ['launch', 'growth', 'success', 'innovation', 'partnership',
'award', 'milestone', 'expansion', 'breakthrough', 'record']
negative_words = ['lawsuit', 'breach', 'scandal', 'crisis', 'layoff',
'decline', 'failure', 'controversy', 'investigation', 'fine']
results = []
for headline in headlines:
headline_lower = headline.lower()
pos_count = sum(1 for w in positive_words if w in headline_lower)
neg_count = sum(1 for w in negative_words if w in headline_lower)
if neg_count > pos_count:
sentiment = 'negative'
elif pos_count > neg_count:
sentiment = 'positive'
else:
sentiment = 'neutral'
results.append({
'headline': headline,
'sentiment': sentiment,
'positive_indicators': pos_count,
'negative_indicators': neg_count
})
return results
Aggregating data from multiple sources into a unified monitoring system enables proactive brand management:
# sentiment_dashboard.py - Real-time brand sentiment monitoring
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
import asyncio
from celery import Celery
import pandas as pd
app = Celery('sentiment_monitor', broker='redis://localhost:6379')
class SentimentDashboard:
def __init__(self, api_key):
self.api_key = api_key
self.review_scraper = ReviewScraper(api_key)
self.social_monitor = SocialMediaMonitor(api_key)
self.news_monitor = NewsSentimentMonitor(api_key)
self.analyzer = ReviewAnalyzer()
@app.task
def daily_sentiment_snapshot(brand_names):
"""Generate daily sentiment snapshot for tracked brands"""
dashboard = SentimentDashboard(os.getenv('PAPALILY_API_KEY'))
snapshot = {
'generated_at': datetime.utcnow().isoformat(),
'brands': {}
}
for brand in brand_names:
brand_data = {
'reviews': dashboard.review_scraper.aggregate_reviews(brand, max_pages=3),
'social_mentions': dashboard.social_monitor.monitor_reddit_mentions([brand]),
'news_mentions': dashboard.news_monitor.monitor_news_mentions([brand])
}
# Calculate composite sentiment score
brand_data['composite_score'] = dashboard._calculate_composite_score(brand_data)
# Identify trends
brand_data['trends'] = dashboard._identify_trends(brand, brand_data)
snapshot['brands'][brand] = brand_data
# Store snapshot
store_sentiment_snapshot(snapshot)
# Alert on significant changes
dashboard._check_alerts(snapshot)
return snapshot
def _calculate_composite_score(self, brand_data):
"""Calculate weighted composite sentiment score"""
scores = []
# Review sentiment (40% weight)
reviews = brand_data.get('reviews', {})
if reviews.get('total_reviews', 0) > 0:
sentiment_dist = reviews.get('sentiment_distribution', {})
total = sum(sentiment_dist.values())
if total > 0:
review_score = (
(sentiment_dist.get('positive', 0) * 1) +
(sentiment_dist.get('neutral', 0) * 0.5) +
(sentiment_dist.get('negative', 0) * 0)
) / total
scores.append(('reviews', review_score, 0.4))
# Social sentiment (35% weight)
social = brand_data.get('social_mentions', [])
if social:
# Simple sentiment estimation based on engagement
avg_engagement = sum(s.get('engagement_score', 0) for s in social) / len(social)
# Higher engagement on positive posts is good
social_score = min(avg_engagement / 100, 1) # Normalize
scores.append(('social', social_score, 0.35))
# News sentiment (25% weight)
news = brand_data.get('news_mentions', [])
if news:
headlines = [n['headline'] for n in news]
sentiment_analysis = self.news_monitor.analyze_headline_sentiment(headlines)
pos_count = sum(1 for s in sentiment_analysis if s['sentiment'] == 'positive')
neg_count = sum(1 for s in sentiment_analysis if s['sentiment'] == 'negative')
total = len(sentiment_analysis)
if total > 0:
news_score = (pos_count - neg_count + total) / (2 * total)
scores.append(('news', news_score, 0.25))
# Calculate weighted average
if scores:
total_weight = sum(s[2] for s in scores)
weighted_sum = sum(s[1] * s[2] for s in scores)
return round((weighted_sum / total_weight) * 100, 2)
return 50 # Neutral default
def _identify_trends(self, brand, brand_data):
"""Identify sentiment trends and patterns"""
trends = {
'emerging_issues': [],
'positive_highlights': [],
'volume_changes': {},
'competitor_comparison': {}
}
# Check for emerging issues in reviews
reviews = brand_data.get('reviews', {}).get('recent_reviews', [])
if reviews:
issues = self.analyzer.identify_emerging_issues(reviews)
trends['emerging_issues'] = issues[:5] # Top 5
# Analyze positive keywords
all_reviews = brand_data.get('reviews', {}).get('recent_reviews', [])
positive_phrases = self.analyzer.extract_key_phrases(all_reviews, 'positive')
trends['positive_highlights'] = positive_phrases['top_bigrams'][:5]
return trends
def _check_alerts(self, snapshot):
"""Check for conditions requiring alerts"""
for brand, data in snapshot['brands'].items():
score = data.get('composite_score', 50)
# Alert on significant sentiment drop
if score < 30:
send_alert('sentiment_drop', brand, score)
# Alert on emerging issues
issues = data.get('trends', {}).get('emerging_issues', [])
if len(issues) > 3:
send_alert('multiple_issues', brand, issues)
# Alert on negative news spike
news = data.get('news_mentions', [])
negative_news = [
n for n in news
if self.news_monitor.analyze_headline_sentiment([n['headline']])[0]['sentiment'] == 'negative'
]
if len(negative_news) > 2:
send_alert('negative_news_spike', brand, negative_news)
def generate_competitor_comparison(self, brand_names, metric='composite_score'):
"""Generate competitive sentiment analysis"""
comparison = {
'generated_at': datetime.utcnow().isoformat(),
'metric': metric,
'rankings': []
}
for brand in brand_names:
# Fetch latest snapshot
snapshot = get_latest_snapshot(brand)
if snapshot:
comparison['rankings'].append({
'brand': brand,
'score': snapshot.get('composite_score', 0),
'review_count': snapshot.get('reviews', {}).get('total_reviews', 0),
'social_mentions': len(snapshot.get('social_mentions', [])),
'news_mentions': len(snapshot.get('news_mentions', []))
})
# Sort by score
comparison['rankings'].sort(key=lambda x: x['score'], reverse=True)
return comparison
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