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Re:Show HN: Contactive API – Turn telephone numbers into ful... by whoisjuan on Monday July 28, 2014 @10:57AM (#8097079)
Well. We have a much more bigger phone number database and provide very compelling profiles associated to each phone number. Full Contact doesn't focus on phone numbers. We do.

As a matter of fact, our API powers our core services like our Contactive Caller ID app which has more than 1 million downloads in the Google Play Store with a consistent 4-5 star rating.

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Re:Show HN: Contactive API – Turn telephone numbers into ful... by Ecio78 on Monday July 28, 2014 @11:14AM (#8097196)
Direct question: are you using the app to collect info about the users to you can enhance your database also based on that data?
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Re:Show HN: Contactive API – Turn telephone numbers into ful... by julman99 on Monday July 28, 2014 @03:24PM (#8098827)
We use the app for machine learning purposes. When you get a call that cannot be identified, we ask the user to input the name of the caller.

Additionally, if we identify a call, but the resolution has low confidence, the user will be prompted to vote it up or down. This feeds directly into our identity graph, recalculating in realtime the connections between identities and contact information.

We also use the client app to enhance the existing connections in our identity graph. Each edge in our graph has a confidence level, and by using the data available to the app we adjust and recalculate the confidence levels of our directory in real-time. We never publish data points like photos, notes, etc. from the address book of our users.

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Re:Show HN: Contactive API – Turn telephone numbers into ful... by hackmorris on Monday July 28, 2014 @06:10PM (#8099634)
So the answer is yes??
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Re:Show HN: Contactive API – Turn telephone numbers into ful... by joshfraser on Monday July 28, 2014 @11:47AM (#8097444)
I'd be interested in knowing the answer to this too.
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