On Twitter, Olympics Less Patriotic Than July 4

U-S-A! U-S-A! The Summer Olympics kindle some serious national pride. But can the world's biggest sporting event get tweeters in the United States feeling as pro-'Merica as the 4th of July does? Almost -- but not quite -- according to the social media analytics firm Topsy.

Topsy tracks social sentiment across Twitter universe, and says the term "USA" typically carries a sentiment score in the high 60s. As the chart above shows, though, that score has exceeded 80 for, almost the entire duration of the Olympics from the opening ceremony on July 27 through this past weekend. It's even creeped up to just a hair above 90 on a few days -- but hasn't quite equaled this year's peak score set…
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