Glimpse

Data

trend detection

SHOW HN2019

Glimpse

We track Reddit, Google trends, Twitter, etc. to find trending topics

meetglimpse.com

#trending topics#trend detection#google trends#market trends

232points
58comments
#156of 2,195 in 2019
Top 8%of 2019 by points

How HN took it

DebatedReal support and real criticism

8 positive, 13 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 8 critical, out of 32 comments about the project. Thread score +0.02.

Idea: 5 for, 4 againstDesign: 2 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against

The thread, comment by comment

Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.

positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker

What HN said

What people liked

  • Clean UI and useful trend insights

    From 3 comments
    • Congratulations! We built a similar product: https://projectpiglet.com/ Except it appears we do filtering very differently. Our system also suggests points to enter and leave a…
      lettergram on HN
    • I love Glimpse! I look forward to the emails ever month, and it always leads me down a rabbit hole of cool new stuff. Can you explain more about how you mix automated tech and…
      philip1209 on HN
    • I just signed up for the $29/mo plan. I appreciate that I immediately received the June and July newsletters. In the July one, there is a good idea that is very relevant to my…
      magthor on HN

Objections

  • Buttons on homepage did not work for some users

    From 2 comments
    • I absolutely love what you're doing. I'd love the subscribe. But most buttons don't work on your homepage! Also, I'd love the check the pricing - but can't for the same reason.
      DarwinMailApp on HN
    • Works for me with Firefox Nightly, Ublock Origin + Privacy Badger on Ubuntu.
      severine on HN
  • Dislike of email-based delivery

    From 2 comments
    • >and we send out curated trend reports via email. I'm out.
      lunchables on HN
    • I'm in the same boat -- stop sending me emails. If your tool is based on email, I'm not going to use it. Why does it matter that the comment is directed at the founder? No sense…
      bananocurrency on HN
  • Sample report not visible before signing up

    From 2 comments
    • Would be helpful to see a sample report (even a non-current one) before signing up.
      heleninboodler on HN
    • Why not put it in your marketing material as a sample? Seems strange to make me jump through hoops just to see what I'd be signing up for.
      heleninboodler on HN
  • Pricing seems high for the data

    From 1 comment

Requests

  • Free trial period before paying

    From 1 comment
    • Congratulations for the product launch! I'd suggest a trial period before commitment - free plan doesn't seem to have enough included to make opinion about your product and…
      jesterson on HN
  • Keyword search across trends

    From 1 comment
    • I really like the idea. It is like an aggregator of internet trends on different topics. I can imagine many use cases where it is helpful. (Not just marketing and PR.) I checked…
      vladojsem on HN
  • RSS or API access

    From 2 comments

Questions

  • How are high data costs handled

    From 1 comment
    • Hi there! As the former head of product for a tool in a related space, I'm curious how you're handling the high data costs involved in building these businesses?
      mattzito on HN
  • What is an Exponential+ Trend

    From 2 comments
    • Hi! Thanks for sharing. I would love to know what an 'Exponential+ Trend' is. It's no clear from the landing page and I can't find any links to more information about this.…
      aaronsnoswell on HN
    • Isn't that mathematically exponential, just with a larger base?
      prab97 on HN
  • How is trend filtering and noise reduction done

    From 2 comments
    • Hey Noah, great work with Glimpse! Josh here from https://trennd.co/ which I recently built and launched on Show HN too. We're tackling the same problem of surfacing new trends,…
      jhow15 on HN
    • I love Glimpse! I look forward to the emails ever month, and it always leads me down a rabbit hole of cool new stuff. Can you explain more about how you mix automated tech and…
      philip1209 on HN

Alternatives named

  • Trennd

    From 3 comments
    • Hi, do you track HN frontpage too? Glimpse sounds good, at the moment I use https://trennd.co, glad to see you are both building interesting solutions.
      seapunk on HN
    • Is this the same as this from 19 days ago? "Show HN: I built a service to discover rapidly growing Google search topics" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20478339
      cparsons3000 on HN
    • Hey there, that was https://trennd.co/ which I recently built and launched on Show HN. We're tackling the same problem just in different ways!
      jhow15 on HN
  • Project Piglet

    From 1 comment
    • Congratulations! We built a similar product: https://projectpiglet.com/ Except it appears we do filtering very differently. Our system also suggests points to enter and leave a…
      lettergram on HN
  • Signum.ai

    From 1 comment
    • Hello to all! We have been doing this service for quite some time: https://signum.ai/ We use AI to search for emerging trends and predict their changes.
      dudeedud on HN

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