konsl

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by konsl 15y ago
We've released open source projects (most notably ElephantDB and Cascalog) in the past that are successfully used in production by us as well as other companies. You should check them out if you're interested in a measure of quality, though
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by konsl 15y ago
wtf.
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Picking BackType(vicngtor.tumblr.com)
40 points by konsl 15y ago|4 comments
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by konsl 15y ago
http://github.backtype.com/profile?username=16s
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by konsl 15y ago
Here's an example (or you can click usernames on the frontpage): http://cl.ly/232U2o2t0C2y3V0J0r10
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by konsl 15y ago
Since we're using BackType as well to calculate the score, it was easier to do both requests server-side. We pre-ran a long list of popular users and all of their followers, but guess we didn't reach enough people :( If you leave the tab op
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by konsl 15y ago
The score's based on your use of GitHub, who follows you and your projects, as well as (this is where BackType comes in) how much they are shared on Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, Hacker News, etc.
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by konsl 16y ago
Thanks!
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by konsl 16y ago
The results in BackTweets haven't actually changed, we're just showing an upgrade button above them. What was free continues to be free.
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by konsl 16y ago
What you're seeing is Disqus' Reactions feature, which we help power. Part of our business is data services, which companies like Disqus, Bitly, The New York Times, SlideShare, etc use. Our own product is a marketing intelligence platform;
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by konsl 16y ago
Many startups are C corporations which typically do not have a sole "owner" i.e. I'm an owner of BackType, I'm also an owner of Google if I buy their stock, etc. Essentially, it's up to the immigration offer to decide whether a certain leve
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by konsl 16y ago
Identifying influencers is important, but that's not the sole feature of our product. We already differentiate ourselves with other features (which Klout et al. don't offer): visit backtype.com and try it out. Thousands of people use it eve
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by konsl 16y ago
Thanks — will add these soon
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by konsl 16y ago
Aware of this, just less common. Usually startup founders don't have money of their own to make a "substantial investment." It's my understanding that the investment should exceed $200,000 USD, and some consulates require $500,000. The amou
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Maximizing Iterations(mike.posterous.com)
18 points by konsl 16y ago|1 comments
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by konsl 16y ago
We (BackType) don't power Tweetmeme's button — we offer our own, more accurate one. The counts we do are also available via our API, which powers Posterous' button.
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Migrating data from a SQL database to Hadoop(tech.backtype.com)
15 points by konsl 17y ago|0 comments
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by konsl 17y ago
BackType is looking for interns (San Francisco): http://backtype.theresumator.com/apply/F38wS3/ More info here: http://www.backtype.com/jobs
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BackType Is Hiring Search And Software Engineers(backtype.com)
3 points by konsl 17y ago
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by konsl 17y ago
BackType is hiring developers to join the founding team of two in San Francisco: http://www.backtype.com/jobs
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by konsl 17y ago
It's a (lame) joke, but who knows, maybe it will result in greater than 12.81% clickthrough :) http://dustincurtis.com/you_should_follow_me_on_twitter.html
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by konsl 17y ago
If you don't know what to do if you aren't accepted, you shouldn't be applying in the first place.
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How To Get Into Y Combinator(christophergolda.com)
17 points by konsl 17y ago|16 comments
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BackType (YC S08) Is Hiring Search And Software Engineers(backtype.com)
15 points by konsl 17y ago|0 comments
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BackType Is Hiring Search And Software Engineers(backtype.com)
2 points by konsl 17y ago
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by konsl 17y ago
We (BackType) are looking for an engineer to join the founding team: http://backtype.theresumator.com/apply/DNFiF7/
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BackType (YC S08) is hiring an Engineer (3rd Team Member)(backtype.theresumator.com)
70 points by konsl 17y ago
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by konsl 17y ago
We (BackType) track hundreds of thousands of blogs, as well as sites like HN, digg, reddit, etc. In addition to claiming your comments, you can use BackType Subscriptions to follow activity on the posts you contribute to. There's also an op
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by konsl 17y ago
We're definitely looking at all publishing platforms, Wordpress just being the first. In the meantime, there's a great button you can add to your site (courtesy of ConvoTrack) that, when clicked, will show related comments: http://convotra
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by konsl 17y ago
I'd agree that sometimes the comments don't work - that's why we let you control which sources you want to display. Regarding replies to comments: I'm not too concerned. People who write entire articles often don't see the responding conver

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