1. A method for extracting the sentiments expressed about a subject comprising the steps of: identifying one or more elements describing said subject; accessing a collection of data prepared by one or more parties, said collection of data describing one or more of said elements; extracting one or more words from said collection of data; identifying one or more sentiments associated with said extracted words; and displaying the resulting identified sentiments in a manner that associates said sentiments with the associated element of said subject.