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Nice project. I actually did pretty much the same a long time ago: an API around GDELT data. Your map looks fantastic, btw. The problem with GDELT is that the

Nice project. I actually did pretty much the same a long time ago: an API around GDELT data. Your map looks fantastic, btw. The problem with GDELT is that they don't have that much coverage. I discovered it when we began to build our own News API [1]. I failed to sell this data over an API. I think you should see much more interest for an application. API like that is a bit complex. Almost all potential clients who really needed GDELT already parsing this data from Big Query, Redshift, or GDELT's dump files. Anyway, check our solution, probably we could collaborate somehow. Map is cool! Feel free to reach me over artem [at] newscatcherapi [dot] com [1] https://newscatcherapi.com https://newscatcherapi.com

prohobo 6y ago
Thanks! While I agree GDELT doesn't have the kind of coverage some people may be looking for, I think it's the best source for world news insights. Oh nice, I actually saw Newscatcher on Rapid API but didn't see the marketing page. It looks like a great product, and I think suited for large-scale solutions. TidalWaves will likely find a niche for people making visualizations and personal apps. What I want to do is make a mature pipeline that handles at least 90% of what amateur and solo users would want to use GDELT for, so hopefully people see the value in that. After all, I could make this visualization using the API - so I'm sure people can think of many other cool uses for it. Also, thanks for reaching out, I'd definitely like to collaborate in the coming months.