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WhosTalkin’s API Goes Into Public Beta

Joe Hall — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:47:24 +0000

Its hard to believe that WhosTalkin has been around for over a year. Its been an amazing learning experience that has pushed my boundaries as a developer and an entrepreneur. Its this experience that has taught me more about the web and the realities (both technical and business) of real time data.

When WhosTalkin first launched we received a lot of attention from both corporate and small business about scaling our platform for enterprise level monitoring. As a result about a month after we launched we started to develop a full scale monitoring platform that includes trending data, backlogs, email alerts, and much more. During our private beta test we indexed over 750,000 brand mentions for our 34 private beta testers.

During the beta test two things happened.

Everyone under the sun started their own enterprise level social media monitoring platform! Suddenly the market was saturated with monitoring tools. The honest truth is that most of these tools are nothing more than hack jobs with a fresh coat of paint. To truly build a monitoring platform of substantial quality you must have a multifaceted understanding of the world wide web and the complexities of merging diverse forms of data.
People kept asking about an API. Several of our beta testers and several outside corporations, including one of the world’s largest media conglomerates, requested access to an API. At first the prospects of having an API seemed interesting. However, our first goal was the development of our platform. Then as market competition grew and the realities of managing a platform set in, we decided to put the development of the API at the forefront.

The API is now in a public beta. You can read more about the API at its documentation. If you would like to start beta testing the API. Please contact us to apply.

New WhosTalkin.com Video Demo

Joe Hall — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:07:41 +0000

Calling All Guest Bloggers! We want you!

Joe Hall — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:30:07 +0000

Here at WhosTalkin.com we aim to bring you the best in social media search. However, we don’t just want to talk about social media, we want to engage it. We want this blog to be our hub for the social media users that just can’t get enough social media search. Therefore, we want to use this blog as a place to regularly highlight some of the trends and happenings in the world of social media search. The thing is, we can’t do it alone, we need your help! We are now actively looking for bloggers that would like to write guest post here. This is a great opportunity for those that need a little experience and exposure, and for those that just want a new place to write.

Selected guest bloggers will be asked to stay on as permanent writers and help us build our community. If you are interested in writing here, contact us with the following:

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New WhosTalkin.com Browser Plugin!

Joe Hall — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:27:39 +0000

We are very happy to announce the release of a new browser plugin. The WhosTalkin.com Browser Plugin allows for users to use the WhosTalkin Platform through the browser’s search bar. To install the The WhosTalkin.com Browser Plugin visit our tools section today!

WhosTalkin.com Moves To Media Temple!

Joe Hall — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:49:40 +0000

It is my proud pleasure to announce that WhosTalkin.com is now using a robust hosting solution provided by Media Temple. We are very excited to move forward with a company that has a proven record in hosting excellence! This change should also allow us to scale as we continue to develop a new line of exciting tools and services that are sure to blow you away! So with that, give our new home a try and stay tuned for some really great services in the future.