Real-Time Data Sources

Social Networks

A social network is a network of social interactions and personal relationships. It is also defined as a special website or other application that allows users to communicate with each other by posting information, comments, messages, pictures, etc. Social networks can easily be considered as a goldmine for various real-time analytics.

Reddit JSON API

• Reddit is a network of communities where every day, millions of people around the world post, vote, and comment in communities organized around their interests.
• Learn how to connect to Reddit and develop a real-time app

Spotify Web API

• Spotify Web API is a service that allows you to retrieve information about artists, tracks and playlists from the Spotify catalog. It was created primarily for developers who want to include Spotify's music catalog in their app or website.
  
• Learn how to connect to Spotify and develop a real-time app

• The Graph API is the primary way to get data into and out of the Facebook platform. It's an HTTP-based API that apps can use to programmatically query data, post new stories, manage ads, upload photos, and perform a wide variety of other tasks.
• Learn How to Connect to the Facebook Graph API- Real-Time Streaming Data Source

• The Twitter API can be used to programmatically retrieve and analyze Twitter data, as well as build for the conversation on Twitter.
• Learn How to Connect to the Twitter API and Develop a Real-Time App