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Growth · February 17, 2011

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Twitter graph monitoring over time, SocialGrapple

Ever wanted to track who unfollowed you last month? Or who followed your competitor last month? Or how your social graph is growing over time? SocialGrapple does this. I've been working on SocialGrapple for a few months (since stepping down from imoveyou.com, YC2010S), this week I got the core product to the point where I'm proud of it so I want to show it off: http://socialgrapple.com/ I wrote up a blog post with some screenshots that will get you an idea of what SocialGrapple looks like: "SocialGrapple snapshot: @limedaring's social graph growth after her HackerNews publicity"…

Twitter graph monitoring over time, SocialGrapple launched on February 17, 2011 with 50 votes, #18 of 163 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 15 years on.

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In plain words

SocialGrapple tracks changes in Twitter social graphs over time, allowing users to see who followed or unfollowed their account during specific periods and monitor competitor follower activity. The tool pulls social graph data nightly and generates event logs showing follower changes. It is designed for Twitter users and businesses wanting to understand their audience growth patterns and competitive positioning on the platform.

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In the maker’s words, at launch

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