Harvesting Reddit & Twitter
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Leadership Organizational structure Product or service launch Information technologySkills
ethical standards and conduct application programming interface (api) learning platforms user experience (ux)The goal is to legally and ethically harvest advice data from public sources like Twitter & reddit via their API, distill it into consumable formats as a way to build our content library. Key subreddits include:
- r/AskReddit
- r/college
- r/gapyear
- r/lifecoaching
- r/needacoach
- r/socialskills
- r/selfimprovement
- r/softskills
Students should be prepared to:
- use open source scraping tools (ideally, but we'd be willing to explore using paid tools if you thought it was best)
- create a series of small test runs
- design a UI/UX format to render and present the information in a format consumable (viewable and searchable) by the end-user
- automate the harvesting so that it updates every 30 days
- use the API for Twitter or Reddit to integrate with the back end of our proprietary e-Learning platform
We have two ex-Google senior developers who will be there as mentors and we have online content that you will have free access to so that you can learn soft skills plus private and group coaching. You'll complete a Soft Skills Program with a Certification and be amongst the first people in the WORLD to have a badge that says you are "Certified in Soft Skills."
About the company
STEERus, an EDtech startup focused on developing the next generation of leaders. Our STEERus Academy develops skills in leadership, EQ, communication, adaptability, empathy, financial understanding, career development, health & wellness, and more. With equity as our North Star, and as social entrepreneurs, we're working closely with coaches, teachers, youth counsellors, and corporate donors to make our Academy available at no charge to underserved communities for social justice and impact.