Know what the market says about your brand — before it becomes a crisis
SocialTelescope tracks mentions of your company, products, and key phrases across X, Reddit, Hacker News, and Product Hunt. Spot sentiment shifts, misinformation, and opportunities to respond with clarity — in one place instead of five tabs.
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Monitored channels
Where narratives form before they hit the mainstream
Technical buyers, early adopters, and vocal communities often discuss brands here first. Monitoring these surfaces helps you protect reputation and join the story early.
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X (Twitter)
Threads and keyword mentions in real time
- r/
Reddit
Subreddits and discussions that match your keywords
- HN
Hacker News
Launch threads and technical discussions
- PH
Product Hunt
Product launch conversations and comments
New channels can be added as your monitoring strategy evolves.
How it works
From scattered chatter to a single monitoring view
Give marketing and comms a shared picture of what is being said in high-trust communities — without handing everything to an opaque black box.
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Define what “brand” means for you
Monitor company names, product lines, executive handles, campaign hashtags, and competitor comparisons — tuned to how people actually talk about you.
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See conversations in context
Threads and posts surface with enough context to judge risk, opportunity, or noise — so your team responds with judgment, not panic.
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Engage deliberately
Draft measured replies quickly when a human voice should show up, or route internally when something needs a broader response.
Features
Operational awareness without surveillance creep
Practical tooling for teams that need signal, not another endless social wall.
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Data stays under your control
Local-first storage for what you monitor — a better default for brand-sensitive workflows than shipping everything to a third-party archive.
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Cross-network coverage
Consolidate X, Reddit, Hacker News, and Product Hunt mentions so comms and marketing are not each running their own half-blind search.
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Timely alerts
Be notified when keywords spike or high-risk threads appear — so you can escalate or respond while stakeholders still care.
About the founder
Built after watching great products lose the narrative
Engineering can be flawless and still lose if the conversation around the brand runs unchecked.
SocialTelescope exists so teams can see what is being said in the communities that influence buyers — and respond with speed and context.