I wonder how they are getting around the Reddit API limit of 1 call every 2 seconds. I guess if they pull enough data back each 2 seconds they might be able to parse all of it...?
I'd be interested to see a technical write up of this.
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#12Tried to search for the mentions of "Coub", it tells me that search term should be at least 5 characters. Oh dear.
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#13Great, but what happens if Reddit changes their API or SLA, or just plain shuts you out? Business = poof.
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#14Great, but what happens if Reddit changes their API or SLA, or just plain shuts you out? Business = poof.
Isn't this true for pretty much any media analytics tool?
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#15Interesting but "Tracker must be at least 5 characters long" is a bit of a problem. How to track something like "Yo" for the Yo App or "Gaza" for the current unrest there?
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#16I like the idea of a brand management app for Reddit, but when I visit this link I simply have no idea what I'm looking at. Edit: The site logo doesn't take me to the home page (which it should) but having found that it's now more clear what this does.
I agree - I use Reddit and I was still confused for a little while. I ended up finding another site [0] that did a similar thing and they explained it well. "monitor all new comments, submission titles and self-texts posted to reddit for a word or phrase." [0] - http://metareddit.com/monitor
I will warn you, Metareddit keeps loosing your tracking, unless you come back to it every now and then. Its absolutely terrible feature they have.
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#17I like the concept a lot - I was on a thread about the Lyft perks of reddit gold, and a Lyft rep was doing an awesome job of answering questions, joking around, and customer support. I think if companies really understand the (unique) dynamics of reddit, it can be one of the most powerful (and human) places to connect with people.
Some feedback -
I almost didn't put in the work to parse your page. Visually, it's probably not the first thing you want to hit your users with. I would take people to a landing page where you can clearly explain what it is you do, with the ability to click through to this page and see a demo.
Also, I wasn't able to add a tracking keyword as a demo user. That's important.
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#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
I agree - I use Reddit and I was still confused for a little while. I ended up finding another site [0] that did a similar thing and they explained it well. "monitor all new comments, submission titles and self-texts posted to reddit for a word or phrase." [0] - http://metareddit.com/monitor
I will warn you, Metareddit keeps loosing your tracking, unless you come back to it every now and then. Its absolutely terrible feature they have.
same actually happens with this TrackReddit
Whenever I get back I keep having to re-create the tracking for some reason