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Social Listening on Facebook

Hacker News - Fri, 11/08/2024 - 3:35am

At KWatch.io we now support social listening on Facebook.

You can receive real-time notifications when specific keywords are mentioned in Facebook posts or public groups. We don't monitor private groups yet though.

We hope it will be useful to your marketing and sales strategy, and your opinions on this new integration are more than welcome.

As far as we know, no other platform is able to monitor Facebook in real-time like this.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42085294

Points: 1

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Ask HN: Email with Tor and Crypto?

Hacker News - Fri, 11/08/2024 - 3:27am

Any recommendations for an email provider with Tor and Crypto? Searched for a guide but what came up wasn't great. Also the VPN behind Tor yes/no discussion seems not to be settled.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42085262

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YC Alumni is copying us with $2.3M funding

Hacker News - Fri, 11/08/2024 - 3:20am

We built EngageAI, now Silicon Valley is copying us with $2.3M funding from top VCs, incl Y Combinator!

I was doing my usual quarterly competitor screening to see any updates on the existing competitors.

As I was scrolling through the search results, I found a few new competitors now joining the industry we created.

It's no longer a surprise because I'm seeing them every day.

There was a guy who recorded our video meeting when I chatted with him last year. He then launched an exact copy.

There was a guy who interviewed me on his podcast, then persuaded me to become his CTO, and eventually copied our entire product, which he called FlyEngage.

There was also a business associate whom we partnered with for years who copied the product for his clients who use his LinkedIn lead generation services.

Oh well, the list goes on...

But that's not the main story today.

What surprised me this time, though, is that a few of the new copycats now go to the extent of copying our product name.

It ranges from EngageGPT, EngageBot, EngageWithAI, and Engage by company xyz.

Naturally, I clicked to read more about their product & see how they differ.

At the same time, I must admit—annoyance also filled my head.

I have no problem with anyone copying our product. It's a free market, after all.

What annoyed me is that they now go to the extent of trying to confuse the market into thinking they are the same as us.

Sure, you can argue that the word "Engage" is a common English word.

I get it, & equally many other competitors do. That's why they choose a unique & different name to stand out in the crowd and fight for their space.

Nevertheless, I did more research on each of them to keep my team and myself updated in this competitive landscape.

I googled all the above, including Engagerr AI and Engage by Persana—LinkedIn Comments with AI.

Of all of them, Engage by Persana—LinkedIn Comments with AI—is all over the news.

Apparently, they just announced they raised $2.3 million from Y Combinator, Dharmesh Shah, Race Capital, & Stage 2 Capital.

Oh wait, they are also LinkedIn veterans.

As quoted in the news, Edith Yeung, General Partner at Race Capital, said: “Customers at fast-growing enterprises are thrilled with Persana, as their sales teams experience increased productivity and efficiency in prospecting efforts.”

No doubt, jealousy filled my head, and so did anger.

I mean, WTF.

I have no problem with anyone copying our product and competing.

But have some f%^king class to choose a different name.

You just raised $2.3 million!

Can't you afford to have someone on your team come up with a better name?

Can't you afford to do something better with your funding?

Can't you have some class to avoid confusing users and compete fairly?

What a load of crap.

After talking to my team, I started to calm down.

All these VCs and the best accelerator in the world, Y Combinator, which I admire deeply, are putting $2.3 million into someone to copy our product and name.

We must have done something right.

We have acquired 70,000 users by bootstrapping.

And they have 16 users installed their Chrome extension. (bird emoji here)

And yet it's full of praises in the news...

Oh my......

What a world we live in.

Never mind, I'm going to help them.

Search Engage by Persana - LinkedIn Comments with AI on Chrome store. Please install and help them out.

And search Engage AI for our extension, please compare the two and tell me

Which one do you enjoy more?

How can we improve your experience?

Why do you choose one but not the other?

My inbox is always open, and I talk to our customers every day.

I look forward to speaking with you and improving your prospecting experience on LinkedIn.

Jason Not from FAANG or in the Valley, but someone who has actually prospected clients on LinkedIn to build his consulting business like many other business owners

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42085225

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Best Internet Providers in Arlington, Texas

CNET Feed - Fri, 11/08/2024 - 3:09am
AT&T Fiber offers the best internet services in Arlington, but if its services are unavailable, Spectrum and T-Mobile offer reasonable internet plans.
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It's Time to Apply for ACA Health Insurance. Here's How It Works

CNET Feed - Fri, 11/08/2024 - 3:00am
If you're looking to get set up with Affordable Care Act health coverage, aka "Obamacare," now's the time.
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Are You Eligible for Up to $10,000 from 23andMe's Data Breach Settlement?

CNET Feed - Fri, 11/08/2024 - 3:00am
Personal data of nearly half of the popular genetic testing company's customers -- 6.9 million people -- was exposed in the data breach.
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