How Metabase's Dev Advocate Saves 10 Hours a Week
How Metabase's first Developer Advocate uses Octolens to track community conversations across Hacker News, Reddit, GitHub and X — saving 10 hours a week.
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Get Social Listening Alerts in Discord with Val Town
Set up Octolens webhooks and Val Town to get brand mention alerts straight in your Discord server — no infrastructure needed.
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13 Best Social Media APIs for Developers in 2026
An honest comparison of 13 social media APIs — auth complexity, rate limits, real pricing, and which ones are worth integrating. From a dev who's tried them all.
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How Developer Marketing Teams Create Original Content With AI
Developer audiences hate generic AI content. Here's a content workflow that turns community mentions and a social listening API into original technical content at scale.
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How Railway Uses the Octolens API to Reach 2.6M Developers
How Railway monitors brand mentions with the Octolens API — filtering noise for a common-word name and tying mentions to 40% MoM signup growth.
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Reddit API Pricing in 2026: Complete Breakdown
Reddit API pricing explained: free tier limits, commercial costs, and why developers are looking for alternatives. Complete 2026 breakdown.
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How AI Agents Access Social Data Without Getting Blocked
Learn how AI agents like OpenClaw access social media data reliably. Set up the Octolens MCP skill for real-time brand monitoring across Reddit, X, and more.
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12 Best Social Media Search Engines in 2026 (Compared)
Compare the 12 best social media search engines for brand monitoring, mention tracking, and social listening. Includes pricing, pros/cons, and an honest comparison table.
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Brand Monitoring in 2026: B2B Brands Built in Public
A practical guide to brand monitoring in 2026: how B2B teams track meaningful brand signals, avoid alert fatigue, and use always-on brand tracking from real conversations.
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Best Brand Monitoring Tools in 2026 (Free Stack + Paid Compared)
Compare brand monitoring tools across a free stack and paid options, with verified 2026 pricing, coverage, and alerting tradeoffs.
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A B2B Founder’s Guide to Social Listening in 2026
Discover how B2B SaaS founders can leverage social listening and brand monitoring to uncover leads, safeguard their brand, and stay ahead in 2026.
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How Tally Turns Community Conversations Into Compounding Growth
Learn how the bootstrapped form builder Tally used community conversations as a core ingredient to reach $4M in ARR.
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