WTF? Track the top story for any topic with Scoopler's @WTF. (YC S08)

#1

Post by dilanj » Thu, Apr 22, 2010, 9:28 PM UTC

WTF? Track the top story for any topic with Scoopler's @WTF. (YC S08)
blog.scoopler.com

Re: WTF? Track the top story for any topic with Scoopler's @WTF. (YC S08)

#2

Post by chrysb » Thu, Apr 22, 2010, 9:32 PM UTC

This is a really clever idea. I could see myself using this to track breaking news!

Good job guys.

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#3

Post by dcurtis » Thu, Apr 22, 2010, 9:33 PM UTC

This is really awesome. I'm going to Bangkok on Saturday so I tweeted "@wtf bangkok", and it keeps tweeting me the top stories about bangkok as they happen (like the grenade attack earlier today).

Only suggestion: let me track multiple topics!

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#4

Post by rickyyean » Thu, Apr 22, 2010, 9:45 PM UTC

Awesome. If I reply stop does it stop everything? I want more granular controls! Nice job though.

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#5

Post by [deleted] » Thu, Apr 22, 2010, 9:48 PM UTC

rickyyean wrote: post #4

Awesome. If I reply stop does it stop everything? I want more granular controls! Nice job though.

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#6

Post by ajmalasver » Thu, Apr 22, 2010, 9:48 PM UTC

rickyyean wrote: post #4

Awesome. If I reply stop does it stop everything? I want more granular controls! Nice job though.

Hey ricky, I'm glad you like it!.

Right now you can only track one thing at a time but we will be adding the feature to track multiple words soon. There is a hack in the mean time, just use "@wtf word1 OR word2".

--AJ.

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#7

Post by ramidarigaz » Thu, Apr 22, 2010, 9:49 PM UTC

dcurtis wrote: post #3

This is really awesome. I'm going to Bangkok on Saturday so I tweeted "@wtf bangkok", and it keeps tweeting me the top stories about bangkok as they happen (like the grenade attack earlier today). Only suggestion: let me track multiple topics!

Good luck in Thailand, and stay safe. I was there a few months ago, and it was great, but it sounds nasty right now.

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#8

Post by sachinag » Thu, Apr 22, 2010, 9:56 PM UTC

Whatever they did to get the @wtf account, it was worth it. Best brand name launch all year, hands down, game over, go home.

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#9

Post by vinhboy » Thu, Apr 22, 2010, 10:31 PM UTC

sachinag wrote: post #8

Whatever they did to get the @wtf account, it was worth it. Best brand name launch all year, hands down, game over, go home.

I wonder if this guy will sell: http://www.wtf.com/

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#10

Post by moultano » Thu, Apr 22, 2010, 10:45 PM UTC

sachinag wrote: post #8

Whatever they did to get the @wtf account, it was worth it. Best brand name launch all year, hands down, game over, go home.

Definitely. What it lacks in appropriateness, it overwhelmingly makes up for in why-the-hell-is-everyone-around-me-tweeting-@wtf-ness.