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Re:Show HN: A paper trading API written in Python on Friday June 16, 2017 @01:08PM (#14570683)
I added my email to my profile. Would be happy to answer any questions you have.
Re:Show HN: A paper trading API written in Python on Friday June 16, 2017 @11:36AM (#14569882)
Note: This version of the API supports Python 3 now (finally)! The API is for Investopedia's stock market simulator. Feedback appreciated!
Re:Ask HN: Why is Reddit worth so little? on Wednesday May 24, 2017 @04:19AM (#14408351)
I'm not saying there's anything bad about not being billion dollar plus company, I'm just wondering why they're not at that point (if by choice or otherwise).

Also, I heard they took 50 million from a VC a couple of years ago, so they probably will feel pressure to start throwing off money eventually. FWIW, I just think Reddit could be a lot bigger than it is now.

Ask HN: Why is Reddit worth so little?

Posted by kthaker on Wednesday May 24, 2017 @02:34AM
from the ask-hn dept.

I was looking at Alexa's global site rankings here:http://www.alexa.com/topsitesReddit is ranked at number 9 on the list. It's ahead of Twitter, LinkedIn, and Twitch, to name a few.Those three companies each make billions in revenue each year. Some lose money, but they still produce quite a bit of subjective value and have valuations that are high to match. I know Twitter might lose value over...

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Ask HN: Search plugins for ecommerce sites?

Posted by kthaker on Thursday May 04, 2017 @08:00AM
from the ask-hn dept.

I was wondering what search plugins people used for their ecommerce sites. From what I've seen, the solutions include Nextopia and SearchSpring. Nextopia and SearchSpring seem quite expensive ($300+ per month) and quite difficult to use, but this may be my bias speaking. I'd be interested to hear what you guys thought of the search plugins you ended up using. Thanks.

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Ask HN: Custom search engine for website?

Posted by kthaker on Tuesday March 28, 2017 @10:02AM
from the ask-hn dept.

I was wondering what the current state of custom search is right now (creating search engines for specific websites and data sets). There's Google CSE, Solr, ElasticSearch, and what else?If I wanted to create a search engine for a medium-sized website, what would my options be?

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Re:Show HN: Project Pingback – Find and convert potential customers on... on Sunday August 24, 2014 @03:18PM (#8219385)
Thanks for the feedback. We'll be adding those features sometime during September.
Re:Show HN: Project Pingback – Find and convert potential customers on... on Sunday August 24, 2014 @03:17PM (#8219380)
Thanks for letting us know. We've fixed that bug now.
Re:Show HN: Project Pingback – Find and convert potential customers on... on Saturday August 23, 2014 @11:32PM (#8217597)
Why? If alienware's tweeting from their official account (which is how they should be using the site), then both sides are fully informed. This allows alienware to offer special discounts, etc.
Re:Show HN: Project Pingback – Find and convert potential customers on... on Saturday August 23, 2014 @10:25PM (#8217470)
I'd have to agree. The more "solid" tweets we can find, the more feasible something like automated tweeting will be. Refining our filters will be our focus - we've mostly got data collection down, I think.
Re:Show HN: Project Pingback – Find and convert potential customers on... on Saturday August 23, 2014 @10:23PM (#8217463)
Keep in mind that this is in somewhat of a beta stage, so we still have a lot of work to do. We'd definitely love some feedback.
Re: on Sunday June 29, 2014 @05:01PM (#7962388)
I would agree with that. A feature we're working on adding is conversation tracking, which would let you monitor conversations even after you've posted your "copy-paste" business pitch. That way, you can continue the conversation more than a flat advertisement would. Also, I would imagine most large companies would have social media employees that intricately manage the company's online presence. This would add to their arsenal.