Inspiration
The inspiration for this project came during the 11 hour bus ride from the University of Maryland to Hack the North. We were all pretty bored and throwing out the most ridiculous ideas we could think of for project ideas. Once we arrived, we quickly realized that our idea could be a viable platform.
What it does
MemeStock takes trends that users search for and keeps track of their search frequency on Google and prevalence on Reddit. Users can invest real money in trends they like, through the Coin Base API.
How we built it
The web front end was constructed with Django and Angular.js, while the back end was constructed with Python and the Coin Base API for Bitcoin transactions.
Challenges we ran into
Making all of the different APIs used in this project play nicely together was a big challenge. A lot of development time was spent trying different API frameworks, before we settled on the current configuration.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
The fact that we managed to turn an idea that was entirely a joke into a legitimately viable platform in 36 hours is something we are all very proud of.
What we learned
We learned how to use Django, as well as the Coin Base API. Some of us were unfamiliar with Python as well, but it turned out to be an easy language to pick up given previous scripting language experience.
What's next for MemeStock
The next step for MemeStock is advertisement. Once a user base is established, MemeStock can really take off.
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