StoryTracker 1.0
A brief introduction by Ben Welsh
My name is Ben
Sometimes I go by @palewire
I work here
The @latimes in #DTLA
TK
Screenshots
 are good
Screenshots
 are good

    But
also stupid
Screenshots
 are good

     But
 also stupid

   HTML is
the gold mine
>>> import storytracker
>>> obj = storytracker.archive('http://www.stltoday.com', output_dir='/home/ben/Desktop/')
>>> obj.gzip_archive_path
'/home/ben/Desktop/http!www.stltoday.com!|!!!@2014-11-08T23:49:08.188549+00:00.gz'
>>> obj.write_hyperlinks_csv_to_path('/home/ben/Desktop/stltoday.csv')
>>> obj.write_overlay_to_directory('/home/ben/Desktop/')
'/home/ben/Desktop/overlay-http!www.cnn.com!|!!!@2014-11-08T23:49:08.188549+00:00.png'
>>> urlset.write_overlay_animation_to_directory('/home/ben/Desktop/')
'/home/ben/Desktop/urlset-overlay.gif'
>>> urlset.write_href_overlay_animation_to_directory(
>>>     'http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/bernie-miklasz/bernie-big-red-thrive-under-you
>>>     '/home/ben/Desktop/'
>>> )
'/home/ben/Desktop/urlset-href-overlay.gif'
So what?
So what?


Automated
 analysis
So what?


Automated
 analysis


Here’s how
Who does Drudge love the most?
Who does Drudge love the most?

Nov. 4
Who does Drudge love the most?

Nov. 4      7 days
Who does Drudge love the most?

Nov. 4      7 days     96 archives
Who does Drudge love the most?

 Nov. 4     7 days     96 archives


953 links
Who does Drudge love the most?

 Nov. 4       7 days      96 archives


953 links   448 stories
Who does Drudge love the most?

 Nov. 4       7 days      96 archives


953 links   448 stories   142 domains
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>>> import storytracker
>>> obj = storytracker.open_wayback_machine_url(
>>>     'https://web.archive.org/web/20010911223655/http://www.cnn.com/'
>>> )
What next?
             What next?

Real world
 feedback
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Real world     Grow, via      PastPages
 feedback     partnerships   integration
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Real world      Grow, via      PastPages
 feedback      partnerships   integration

SVG outputs
              What next?

Real world      Grow, via      PastPages
 feedback      partnerships   integration

SVG outputs    Storysniffer
                 refactor
              What next?

Real world      Grow, via      PastPages
 feedback      partnerships   integration

SVG outputs    Storysniffer      Your
                 refactor     wild ideas
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Still standing.