
Show HN: Real-time Reddit tracking and brand management - TheMask01
http://www.trackreddit.com/dashboard.php
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vosper
I 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.

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overload119
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](http://metareddit.com/monitor)

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splintercell
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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2ndgreen
same actually happens with this TrackReddit Whenever I get back I keep having
to re-create the tracking for some reason

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amarcus
I really like it but, I would recommend you change your domain. Firstly, you
are opening yourself up to trademark suite by using reddit in your domain
name. Even if that isn't an issue, it also forces you to only work with
reddit. Down the track, you might decide to make this turn-key and start
integrating with twitter, instagram etc... but, your domain name will halt you
there.

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siralonso
I 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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ProAm
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...?

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pipeep
The API calls return lists of results, which tend to be long enough that it's
trivial to read in all new comment and post data from Reddit. I think the
maximum limit on the list size is 100 items, so that's up to 3000
comments/minute, which exceeds Reddit's actual post rate.

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twodayslate
Love it and was looking for something like this. Wish there was a cheaper plan
though (more keywords, without the SMS etc). I'd require an email as users can
easily make multiple accounts and never pay. This is a free service on
metareddit[1] as well for one-keyword

[1] [http://metareddit.com/monitor](http://metareddit.com/monitor)

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adventured
I really like what I've seen of the product so far. One suggestion: the home
page is a bit violent (for lack of a better word), the way the content swings
into place very non-subtly. I would dump all of that effect, it doesn't appear
to actually serve any purpose - other than to be flashy - and makes it much
harder to just read about TrackReddit.

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papa_bear
Pretty cool, just signed up. Like everyone else said, I'd probably change the
link to direct to your normal landing page. Also, the animations are pretty
jarring on the landing page, especially if I try to jump to a section before
I've been there. This is one of those times that I think just removing all the
animations would be a big help.

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highace
Great, but what happens if Reddit changes their API or SLA, or just plain
shuts you out? Business = poof.

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andreasklinger
Isn't this true for pretty much any media analytics tool?

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harryf
Interesting 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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fogleman
No clue what I'm looking at. ios, appletv, ipod?

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rats
Tried to search for the mentions of "Coub", it tells me that search term
should be at least 5 characters. Oh dear.

