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Twitter bots listing local tech events

A network of automated accounts that gather tech meetups and conferences for each city and tweet them, plus a weekly mailing list. Money comes from affiliate fees for conferences and workshops and from ad blocks in the newsletter.

At a glance
Estimated by a classifier that read the source. The bar shows how sure it was.
Category
Content and media
69% sure
x
Earns from
Affiliate
81% sure
x
Startup cost (estimate)
$100 to $1kLow confidence
43% sure
x
Time it takes (estimate)
Hands-offLow confidence
51% sure
x
Where
Online
98% sure
x
Coding
Needs coding
98% sure
x
Source
Hacker NewsComment by caseysoftware in “Ask HN: What was your best passive income in 2016?”, December 11, 2016
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