Following specific keywords on the Fastlane Forum

[richstone.io]

Hey folks,

We are all busy, but we still want to stay up to date with our topics and help folks with their questions efficiently here on the forum. So, I would like to follow specific keywords, like "API", "web API", "automation", "coding", "SaaS", etc., and get notified about them accordingly, like once per day via email.
As far as I can see, natively here on the forum, you can only follow specific authors or threads

Some tools do something similar for other content platforms like Reddit, X, HackerNews, etc.
I'm looking right now at setting up KWatch.io or syften.com for setting up a system like that.

I guess how most of those high-quality and quantity posters here stay up to date on the latest topics is to watch the "Latest" Threads feeds regularly.
For me, I don't think this is an option since my main topics (APIs/web APIs) are pretty niche and won't pop up very often, so to help a few people, I'd need to invest too much time watching different platforms. I also know that I will get distracted by other cool topics on the way

I'm pretty sure that given the scale of this forum, I can run such a tool for free or donation-based to cover the server, setup and maintenance costs.

Would anyone here be interested in using something like that and be open to BETA test it together with me?

 

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[SEBASTlAN]

Typically people who use tools like those want to sling their product/service, and I don't think anyone here wants to see more of that.

Couldn't you just setup a Google alert?

 

[richstone.io]

Typically people who use tools like those want to sling their product/service, and I don't think anyone here wants to see more of that.

Couldn't you just setup a Google alert?

Agree. Still, whether they use the tool or not to solely promote their services, I think the forum will let them know rather quickly to stop doing that.

I like your Alerts idea and I have a few alerts set up, but I don’t think you can set up a Google Alert for a certain domain like thefastlaneforum.com, in which case something like “API” will become too noisy.

 

[uhhfeef]

I like the idea and I'm down to beta test.

Haven't kept up with the forum lately coz I've been a bit busy, but I would still like to receive updates on specific topics.

I can see this as some kind of newsletter that sends you posts that you are interested in only. Which is pretty cool, and that's how I keep up with all the tech advancements. They usually have ads in them to cover costs and it's not as invasive, you can just scroll past it.

What did you have in mind Rich?

 

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[richstone.io]

I like the idea and I'm down to beta test.

Haven't kept up with the forum lately coz I've been a bit busy, but I would still like to receive updates on specific topics.

I can see this as some kind of newsletter that sends you posts that you are interested in only. Which is pretty cool, and that's how I keep up with all the tech advancements. They usually have ads in them to cover costs and it's not as invasive, you can just scroll past it.

What did you have in mind Rich?

Thanks for your input!

I feel like I need 3 more interested people to start building it soon
But I might also just do it for fun someday on a weekend.

One concern would be that usually these social places and forums are built in a pull-not-push information way for a reason, so that folks come in, scroll, etc. So, I would only do it if there’s no veto from @MJ DeMarco.

It would be a separate simple web app that would check the latest posts for any of the fastlaner-configured keywords.

 

[richstone.io]

Typically people who use tools like those want to sling their product/service, and I don't think anyone here wants to see more of that.

Couldn't you just setup a Google alert?

I was also thinking more about the Google Alerts idea. If anything will pop up there at all, I think the alert would only trigger if your keyword is in the title or at the beginning of your post. So no alerts if following posts in the thread mention your keyword. Also, not sure how timely Google Alerts trigger. I get daily alerts and I think most articles are from the day before latest.