View Counting at Reddit

#1

Post by kchandra » Thu, May 25, 2017, 3:25 PM UTC

Re: View Counting at Reddit

#2

Post by kchandra » Thu, May 25, 2017, 3:28 PM UTC

Hey folks, I'm the author of this blog post. I'll mainly be answering questions in /r/programming about this but I'll try to get back to HN later in the day.

Re: View Counting at Reddit

#3

Post by minimaxir » Thu, May 25, 2017, 5:20 PM UTC

Worth noting that the view_count field will soon be available programmatically to all via the API: https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/6da6n9/view_co...

This will hopefully lead to some fun data analyses!

Re: View Counting at Reddit

#4

Post by 8bitben » Thu, May 25, 2017, 5:35 PM UTC

kchandra wrote: post #2

Hey folks, I'm the author of this blog post. I'll mainly be answering questions in /r/programming about this but I'll try to get back to HN later in the day.

Are there any future plans to expand the analytic power of views beyond just a number - like breakdowns about referrers or locations of viewers? Seeing analytic functionality similar to Twitter would be really interesting for Reddit posts.

Re: View Counting at Reddit

#5

Post by kchandra » Fri, May 26, 2017, 4:54 AM UTC

8bitben wrote: post #4

kchandra wrote: post #2

Hey folks, I'm the author of this blog post. I'll mainly be answering questions in /r/programming about this but I'll try to get back to HN later in the day.

Are there any future plans to expand the analytic power of views beyond just a number - like breakdowns about referrers or locations of viewers? Seeing analytic functionality similar to Twitter would be really interesting for Reddit posts.

Not at the moment, but we might do that in future.

Re: View Counting at Reddit

#6

Post by kchandra » Fri, May 26, 2017, 4:55 AM UTC

minimaxir wrote: post #3

Worth noting that the view_count field will soon be available programmatically to all via the API: https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/6da6n9/view_co... This will hopefully lead to some fun data analyses!

Yup! Just bear in mind that since the feature is only open to mods and OPs, the API is similarly restricted.

Also I'm a big fan of your blog, really have enjoyed reading your analyses on reddit data over the years.

Re: View Counting at Reddit

#7

Post by minimaxir » Fri, May 26, 2017, 6:11 AM UTC

kchandra wrote: post #6

minimaxir wrote: post #3

Worth noting that the view_count field will soon be available programmatically to all via the API: https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/6da6n9/view_co... This will hopefully lead to some fun data analyses!

Yup! Just bear in mind that since the feature is only open to mods and OPs, the API is similarly restricted. Also I'm a big fan of your blog, really have enjoyed reading your analyses on reddit data over the years.

Thanks for the complement! :)

Agree that the numbers aren't currently usable, but in terms of future visibility, another Reddit admin said the number would be "open to everyone"? https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/6da6n9/view_co...

Re: View Counting at Reddit

#8

Post by kchandra » Fri, May 26, 2017, 6:13 AM UTC

minimaxir wrote: post #7

kchandra wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yup! Just bear in mind that since the feature is only open to mods and OPs, the API is similarly restricted. Also I'm a big fan of your blog, really have enjoyed reading your analyses on reddit data over the years.

Thanks for the complement! :) Agree that the numbers aren't currently usable, but in terms of future visibility, another Reddit admin said the number would be "open to everyone"? https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/6da6n9/view_co...

Yup! That's the plan, just won't be available for now.