Ask HN: Techmeme clone

#1

Post by junkbond » Wed, Nov 12, 2008, 5:36 AM UTC

I am planning to build a techmeme clone targeted at specific niche. Are there any freely available solutions that I could use?

Re: Ask HN: Techmeme clone

#2

Post by noodle » Wed, Nov 12, 2008, 5:56 AM UTC

you would not be the first.

drupal has a memetracker plugin. http://drupal.org/project/memetracker

its a little wonky

Re: Ask HN: Techmeme clone

#3

Post by junkbond » Wed, Nov 12, 2008, 6:07 AM UTC

noodle wrote: post #2

you would not be the first. drupal has a memetracker plugin. http://drupal.org/project/memetracker its a little wonky

I saw that. Is it live anywhere? I wanted to see a demo before I start looking at in greater detail

Re: Ask HN: Techmeme clone

#4

Post by junkbond » Wed, Nov 12, 2008, 10:11 AM UTC

junkbond wrote: post #3

noodle wrote: post #2

you would not be the first. drupal has a memetracker plugin. http://drupal.org/project/memetracker its a little wonky

I saw that. Is it live anywhere? I wanted to see a demo before I start looking at in greater detail

It also has a few dependencies on some python modules.

Re: Ask HN: Techmeme clone

#5

Post by noodle » Wed, Nov 12, 2008, 4:35 PM UTC

junkbond wrote: post #4

junkbond wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I saw that. Is it live anywhere? I wanted to see a demo before I start looking at in greater detail

It also has a few dependencies on some python modules.

yep. thats kind of what i meant when i said wonky. also, i'd show you mine, but it isn't even working correctly for me.