Global Language Monitor - History

History

Founded in Silicon Valley in 2003 by Paul J.J. Payack, the GLM describes its role as "a media analytics company that documents, analyzes and tracks cultural trends in language the world over, with a particular emphasis upon Global English". GLM's main services include various products based on the TrendTopper MediaBuzz College Guide and Narrative Tracker technologies for global Internet and social media analysis. NarrativeTracker is based on global discourse, providing a real-time, accurate picture about any topic, at any point in time. NarrativeTracker analyzes the Internet, blogosphere, the top 75,000 print and electronic global media, as well as new social media sources as they emerge. In April 2008, GLM moved its headquarters from San Diego to Austin. Most recently GLM named "occupy" (related to the Occupy Wall Street movement) as the Top Word of 2011, "Arab Spring" the Top Phrase of 2011, and "Steve Jobs" the Top Name of 2011. In December 2011, GLM declared that 'Tebowing' was an English language word.

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    Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)