Comment on Ask HN: How bit.ly make money?Comments−byoung216yI'm not sure about bit.ly specifically, but there is the hope that the data about what is trending could be valuable if sold. They know, for instance, what urls people are sharing, and they know how many people are clicking on them.−photon_off16yWho's interested in buying this data? Could you point me to some companies? It'd be helpful as I'm working on an analytics app, sort of.−byoung216yCompanies like Demand Media might be interested...they'd need to know what people are talking about right now so they can create content for it.
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I'm not sure about bit.ly specifically, but there is the hope that the data about what is trending could be valuable if sold. They know, for instance, what urls people are sharing, and they know how many people are clicking on them.
Who's interested in buying this data? Could you point me to some companies? It'd be helpful as I'm working on an analytics app, sort of.
Companies like Demand Media might be interested...they'd need to know what people are talking about right now so they can create content for it.