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We've released open source projects (most notably ElephantDB and Cascalog) in the past that are successfully used in production by us as well as other companies. You should check t…

wtf.

http://github.backtype.com/profile?username=16s

Here's an example (or you can click usernames on the frontpage): http://cl.ly/232U2o2t0C2y3V0J0r10

Since we're using BackType as well to calculate the score, it was easier to do both requests server-side. We pre-ran a long list of popular users and all of their followers, but gu…

The score's based on your use of GitHub, who follows you and your projects, as well as (this is where BackType comes in) how much they are shared on Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, Hack…

Thanks!

The results in BackTweets haven't actually changed, we're just showing an upgrade button above them. What was free continues to be free.

What you're seeing is Disqus' Reactions feature, which we help power. Part of our business is data services, which companies like Disqus, Bitly, The New York Times, SlideShare, etc…

Many startups are C corporations which typically do not have a sole "owner" i.e. I'm an owner of BackType, I'm also an owner of Google if I buy their stock, etc. Essentially, it's …

Identifying influencers is important, but that's not the sole feature of our product. We already differentiate ourselves with other features (which Klout et al. don't offer): visit…

Thanks — will add these soon

Aware of this, just less common. Usually startup founders don't have money of their own to make a "substantial investment." It's my understanding that the investment should exceed …

We (BackType) don't power Tweetmeme's button — we offer our own, more accurate one. The counts we do are also available via our API, which powers Posterous' button.

BackType is looking for interns (San Francisco): http://backtype.theresumator.com/apply/F38wS3/ More info here: http://www.backtype.com/jobs

BackType is hiring developers to join the founding team of two in San Francisco: http://www.backtype.com/jobs

It's a (lame) joke, but who knows, maybe it will result in greater than 12.81% clickthrough :) http://dustincurtis.com/you_should_follow_me_on_twitter.html

If you don't know what to do if you aren't accepted, you shouldn't be applying in the first place.