How does live data change social media?

Almost every social network is built from one raw material: posts that people write. Live data is a different material, and building on it changes what social media can be.

Posts tell you what people said

A feed of posts is a feed of claims and reactions. X during a breaking event is fast but unverified, and you are left judging screenshots. Specialist tools like Flightradar24, MarineTraffic and Windy show real live data, but each covers one slice and none of them is a social network.

Live data tells you what is happening

Satellite imagery, weather, flights, ships and sensor feeds describe the world directly, independent of who posted what. Bring that into a social product and the feed can show not just that people are talking about a wildfire, but where it is spreading, which way the wind is blowing and which flights are diverted.

The combination is the point

Live data on its own is a dashboard. Posts on their own are a rumour mill. The value is combining them: real-world signals that explain an event, sitting next to the people discussing it. That is what Saorsa is built to do, pulling 150+ live sources into each event page so the conversation has the facts beside it.

Where each stands

• XLive conversation, no integrated real-world data, verification left to the reader.
• Flightradar24 / MarineTraffic / WindyExcellent single-domain live data, but not social and not connected to events.
• SaorsaMany live data sources combined and connected to the events people are discussing.

As live data becomes cheaper and more available, the platforms that combine it with conversation will simply be able to tell you more than a feed of posts ever could. Saorsa is built on that combination from the start: 150+ live sources on every event, with a community investigating alongside the data, which is what a feed of posts cannot do.

See it in practice

Saorsa is launching in stages on iOS and Android. Join the early-access list at saorsa.ai.