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Has there been work after RSS to improve pub/sub protocols for websites to notify customers of changes/deltas, without the need for wholesale scraping?
Why do I have to create a new account for this site? I have Google, Facebook, Twitter, etc; consider using one of those site and OAuth to provide a more frictionless experience for first-time users, especially considering your site requires me to come back X days later to really see it work. My $0.02...
You can't please everyone. If a website has only username and password, there's a complaint. If a website only has OAuth, there's a complaint.
Here's a business case for how this could be useful and why I'm going to try it. I operate a string of ~60 local businesses that have physical storefronts. On average each store has 5 local competitors. Our customers are VERY price sensitive - they will almost always call the "lowest price" guy in the area first. As a result we currently have a duct-tape system to monitor competitor pricing and tweak ours as fast as…
Sorry, my work pc doesn't have sound so I can't hear the actual video. Does this track sites other than Amazon, or is that just the demo? Also, is there an estimate on the pricing for the premium service? Overall, I think it looks pretty clean. But I would probably add just a bit more information on the main page. I see it's mostly in the video, but it would be nice to get pricing details, description of exactly what…
Why do I have to create a new account for this site? I have Google, Facebook, Twitter, etc; consider using one of those site and OAuth to provide a more frictionless experience for first-time users, especially considering your site requires me to come back X days later to really see it work. My $0.02...
If your target audience is HN users, consider this comment. However, I've found in my analytics that most users don't care about the type of login. You can't please everyone. If a website has only username and password, there's a complaint. If a website only has OAuth, there's a complaint.
There are many use cases for this type of tool. Congrats on shipping something.
You might also want to check out https://visualping.io/