Purrchr

Objective

The objective of  Purrchr.com was to compress the twitter feed and improve user control of the incoming tweet stream.

Tools

Angular, D3, Angular-Material, Heroku, MongoDb, Twitter REST/Streaming API, Passport, Bootstrap, WebSockets

Outcomes

Main Feed Page

Hashtags Page

Lessons Learned

• Documentation is key both internally and externally
• Rate Limits can suck, but they don't have to if you're smart
• Don't get stuck in your own poop
• Solve a big pain point, not an annoyance
• Talking to people is fun
• Marketing and Sales deserve massive reps/praise