Huginn
Dev tools
automation agents
SHOW HN2014
76points
14comments
#397of 2,272 in 2014
Top 18%of 2014 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
4 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 9 comments about the project. Thread score +0.24.
Idea: 2 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Neat idea for real-time monitoring of news and feeds
From 2 comments
This is a neat idea, getting real time data from a busy place like Twitter is something that rivals current search engines when it comes to get the latest news.
mirsimiki on HNLike the basic idea. I'm often finding myself hacking together basic alerts on feeds, similar to this.
compare on HN
Objections
Setup via multiple agents is too complicated; wants a simple query box
From 1 comment
It's a neat idea, but by way of honest feedback my eyes started glazing over at "create this agent and that agent", and it became clear I don't want to add this complication to…
jblow on HN
Requires self-hosting on own server
From 1 comment
It's a neat idea, but by way of honest feedback my eyes started glazing over at "create this agent and that agent", and it became clear I don't want to add this complication to…
jblow on HN
Requests
Simple 'Tell me when' query interface as a hosted service
From 2 comments
It's a neat idea, but by way of honest feedback my eyes started glazing over at "create this agent and that agent", and it became clear I don't want to add this complication to…
jblow on HNPublicity teams would absolutely pay for a "Google Alerts but Way Better" product. You'd need to make it much better and easier to use, and have features similar to the peak…
GavinB on HN
Questions
Maximum number of keywords per TwitterStreamAgent
From 1 comment
This is great. What's the maximum number of filters for one TwitterStreamAgent? Edit: I mean keywords in a filter.
wrongc0ntinent on HN
How it compares to bip.io
From 1 comment
I've been meaning to get back to hacking on Huginn, but all my time's been focused on another project. I've noticed an increase in activity on the project lately, though, so…
crawfordcomeaux on HN
Alternatives named
Google Alerts
From 1 comment
Google Alerts does this and it's already widely used in PR firms.
nathancahill on HN
IFTTT
From 1 comment
I would love to give money to IFTTT (especially if they add Webhooks) or Zapier (if they ever make a sensibly priced plan.) IFTTT is a godsend. Saves me a whole lot of faffing…
zimpenfish on HN
bip.io
From 1 comment
I've been meaning to get back to hacking on Huginn, but all my time's been focused on another project. I've noticed an increase in activity on the project lately, though, so…
crawfordcomeaux on HN