52. The method of claim 51 , wherein processing the messages further comprises computing a sentiment score measuring a degree in which the collected message exhibits one or more of (a) positive sentiment, (b) negative sentiment and (c) no sentiment associated with the topic wherein the report output is further based upon, at least in part, the sentiment score.
51. A method for processing messages from a plurality of electronic discussion forums, comprising: collecting messages from the plurality of electronic discussion forums; and processing with a processor the messages based on a series of topics in order to track a plurality of pseudonyms, wherein processing the messages comprises computing a relevance score for a collected message based on a topic and wherein the relevance score is determined based on a set of rules, the rules having a plurality of conditions defining information relevant to the topic and having an associated weighting to indicate the strength a particular condition should have in determining the relevance of the messages with respect to the topic, and wherein processing the messages comprises computing a buzz score for a set of collected messages; wherein processing the messages further comprises computing a migration score based on the set of messages; wherein the migration score provides a measurement of the movement of posting activity levels between topics or groups of topics from the series of topics; wherein the migration score is computed based on a change in buzz levels; wherein the migration score is computed based on the equation: M n =[B n −B n−1 ], wherein B n is the buzz level for day n and B n−1 is the buzz level for the previous day; the method further comprising storing a report in a tangible memory on, at least in part, the topic, wherein a report output is based upon, at least in part, the migration score.