TweetFeast
Data
twitter data export
SHOW HN2022
How HN took it
0 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 14 critical, out of 19 comments about the project. Thread score -0.60.
Idea: 0 for, 9 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 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
Nice user interface for non-coders
From 1 comment
Yes that's correct. The value proposition of the site is a nice UI and access to Twitter data that does not require writing code or using a Twitter API key.
chr15m on HN
Objections
Violates Twitter terms; reselling API access
From 3 comments
I'm not too familiar with the Twitter terms of service, but I would be surprised if selling access to their data wasn't a clear violation.
michaelmior on HNData which probably was obtained through the API which from my interpretation of https://developer.twitter.com/en/developer-terms/agreement-and-policy is not permitted.
vasco on HNYou were banned for either one or both of the following things: 1. Violating II. Restrictions on Use of Licensed Materials of the Developers Policy => A => ) provide use of the…
Zeik0s on HN
Unclear longevity; likely to be shut down
From 2 comments
What assurances can you give that you will be around in a year because I think this could get crippled easily regardless of how you are doing the fetching on the backend…
iKlsR on HNThis will be gone in days if anyone uses it, it's clearly against the terms.
mritchie712 on HN
Charging for scraped or API data feels wrong
From 2 comments
Charging for web scraping feels scummy somehow. Can't quite put my finger on why, since I wouldn't feel guilty about scraping twitter myself.
ryankrage77 on HNI like the spirit of this, but the monetization strategy rubs me the wrong way. You're basically reselling a UI wrapper for the twitter API. Nevertheless, good luck and I hope…
rank0 on HN
Free alternative Twint already exists
From 2 comments
What is the advantage of your implementation versus Twint, which is free?
spupe on HNtwint does this for free
donkarma on HN
Requests
Document what can be done with the data and explain sentiment analysis
From 1 comment
Great idea (despite the dubious legality). Perhaps a section on what can be done with the data? Your potential clients are probably the type of users who don't know why they'd…
meigwilym on HN
Questions
Why sign-in with Twitter is required and whether users would be blocked
From 1 comment
Colour me curious, but why do I need to sign in with twitter to use this? And if I do and you get c&d'd do I get blocked by twitter? Edit: spelling
accountofme on HN
Which Twitter rule the app violated
From 2 comments
You are right, API access has been suspended for my app. Do you know which rule or term the app violates? I am not able to find it in any of the documentation I read.
chr15m on HNThank you very much for finding this. It seems the violation is this past specifically: > provide use of the Twitter API on a service bureau, rental or managed services basis
chr15m on HN
Alternatives named
Twint
From 2 comments
What is the advantage of your implementation versus Twint, which is free?
spupe on HNtwint does this for free
donkarma on HN
Mention.com, SocialRank, Social Animal
From 1 comment
If you are creating a Twitter app, and letting users login via Twitter and then using those user tokens to make API calls, that’s a good first step, I am not sure if you are…
altdataseller on HN