For those who may not be aware, here's a good resource to stay up-to-date on the latest releases and price changes at the LCBO: http://twitter.com/LCBOWatch
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Beer'n'gin
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Thanks @mrcasual, I've been a follower for quite some time now. Any plans to add other categories: spirits and wine?mrcasual wrote:For those who may not be aware, here's a good resource to stay up-to-date on the latest releases and price changes at the LCBO: http://twitter.com/LCBOWatch
Disclaimer: I maintain the account and welcome any suggestions as to how to make it better. Thanks!
I've always been curious about how you get the data. Is it from that third party LCBO API that someone built?
Also do you ever run into issues by posting 20+ tweets at a time? I would have assumed there'd be some really restrictive rate limiting from Twitter.
Also do you ever run into issues by posting 20+ tweets at a time? I would have assumed there'd be some really restrictive rate limiting from Twitter.
1. There is a 3rd party API (https://lcboapi.com) but I chose to build my own system that crawls LCBO's site at a scheduled interval.skootles wrote:I've always been curious about how you get the data. Is it from that third party LCBO API that someone built?
Also do you ever run into issues by posting 20+ tweets at a time? I would have assumed there'd be some really restrictive rate limiting from Twitter.
2. Twitter's API is limited to 2,400 tweets/day, so I am within that limit.
I wasn't planning anything for spirits but wine is something I could look into. I wish LCBO did something like the Vintages magazine (http://www.vintages.com/circular/circ_main.shtml) for beer.Beer'n'gin wrote:Thanks @mrcasual, I've been a follower for quite some time now. Any plans to add other categories: spirits and wine?
Whoa, was just scrolling through my Twitter feed and came across a block of @LCBOWatch tweets all at once -- 62 tweets in a row!