Inspiration
LinkedIn posts are weird. Some posts are absurd. Some is just someone's lunch. When you see them, you may be thinking "there's no way these posts are real!".That is the point! For the fun of it, we mix in some fake posts, and you try to guess if a post is real or fake.
What it does
You are to guess if the wild LinkedIn post is a real post or not. If you guess correctly, you get points. Additionally, players can add a real post or a fake post!
How we built it
We used NodeJS and Express to construct our web application, using MongoDB to store all user-submitted posts.
Challenges we ran into
Scraping posts from LinkedIn is difficult because LinkedIn controls traffic, especially from automated means.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
Automatic Scraping: By submitting a link only, the server can retrieve the content of the post.
What we learned
- Automated data collection (scraping) from a site that doesn't provide an API
- Headless browser
- Storing game progress in session.
What's next for LinkedOUT : Are U Fr???
- A mass automatic scraping by keyword for game convenience
- Login and register functions for better moderation
- Moderation and reporting
- Profile dashboard
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