I created the OG of News Aggregators some twenty years ago, and since it's 2005 all over again, it was about time to couple it with a community that Digg once was. You know, all those interesting, absorbing links, texts, pictures, and the occasional GIF.
About Upstract on Product Hunt
“Digg 1.0 meets the mother of news aggregators”
Upstract launched on Product Hunt on December 2nd, 2020 and earned 107 upvotes and 12 comments, placing #17 on the daily leaderboard. I created the OG of News Aggregators some twenty years ago, and since it's 2005 all over again, it was about time to couple it with a community that Digg once was. You know, all those interesting, absorbing links, texts, pictures, and the occasional GIF.
On the analytics side, Upstract competes within News, Newsletters and Social Media — topics that collectively have 138.5k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how Upstract performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted Upstract?
Upstract was hunted by Thomas Marban. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of Upstract including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
Thomas Marban