Show HN: Twilert – Emails in real time when your brand is mentioned on Twitter
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Re: Show HN: Twilert – Emails in real time when your brand is mentioned on Twitter
#2I've been using Twilert for at least a year now, and it works fairly well.
It should be noted, though, that the basic functionality that Twilert provides -- email alerts when a particular word or phrase appears in a tweet -- is pretty trivial to roll on your own using the Twitter API.
Re: Show HN: Twilert – Emails in real time when your brand is mentioned on Twitter
#3That's one of the best user experiences I've seen for explaining a service to new users.
The very first thing I saw was a clear sentence explaining exactly what Twilert was and why I should care. If I were the exploring type, I could scroll through a lot more, but the big "Try it now" button was inviting, and it delivered just what it promised.
The UI for trying out a search was actually fun, and the live preview feedback was fast and confidence-building. I knew where I was and where I was going, thanks to the breadcumbs at the top, and every step delivered a clear value exchange as it led me down the funnel.
By the time I reached the point where I could authenticate with Twitter and start using the service, I'd been shown what Twilert was, how it worked, and what I could expect. You hooked me in.
Expertly done. I'm going to use this as an example for others who want to know how to lead people from awareness to engagement smoothly and quickly.
Re: Show HN: Twilert – Emails in real time when your brand is mentioned on Twitter
#4I'm wondering if this would get out of control as your company grows.
Re: Show HN: Twilert – Emails in real time when your brand is mentioned on Twitter
#5I thought Twitter's API only gave you access to a small percentage of real-time tweets. Did Twilert obtain full firehose access or is another method being used?
Re: Show HN: Twilert – Emails in real time when your brand is mentioned on Twitter
#6Built one of these for Reddit. No realtime yet but its on the way http://getredditalerts.com
Re: Show HN: Twilert – Emails in real time when your brand is mentioned on Twitter
#7I thought Twitter's API only gave you access to a small percentage of real-time tweets. Did Twilert obtain full firehose access or is another method being used?
Its probably the firehose via one of the two data providers, is why the service isn't free. Datasift is one of said providers, can't remember the name of the other.
Re: Show HN: Twilert – Emails in real time when your brand is mentioned on Twitter
#8I've been using Twilert for at least a year now, and it works fairly well. It should be noted, though, that the basic functionality that Twilert provides -- email alerts when a particular word or phrase appears in a tweet -- is pretty trivial to roll on your own using the Twitter API.
I don't know their implementation but I can think of two workarounds for the firehose issue:
1. Paid approach: use some authorized firehose data resellers. That's expensive, but if there are already thousands of users, that will pay off.
2. Free approach: use poll-based solution to search for the keyword every X seconds/minutes. When new tweet appears in the search results after the last recorded tweet - that's your new tweet. This way it shouldn't miss anything and you don't need firehose. Of course, to overcome request throttling limits, you'll need to use multiple different credentials.
Re: Show HN: Twilert – Emails in real time when your brand is mentioned on Twitter
#9Built one of these for Reddit. No realtime yet but its on the way http://getredditalerts.com
What's holding you back from making it realtime? My #/twitter handle is the same as my HN name if you'd like to talk about it.
Re: Show HN: Twilert – Emails in real time when your brand is mentioned on Twitter
#10Built one of these for Reddit. No realtime yet but its on the way http://getredditalerts.com
What's holding you back from making it realtime? My #/twitter handle is the same as my HN name if you'd like to talk about it.
No reason except I wanted to launch as early as possible and then focus on marketing. I want to put the instant notification on a paid tier, and that'll take some time to build out. Email me at aakil@getredditalerts.com. Would be happy to talk more.