🚀 CrowdScope - Gain Knowledge of Market Trends and Business Insights

AI-powered platform that analyzes public sentiment and market trends using public discussions and opinions on social media.

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📖 Table of Contents

• About
• Features
• Tech Stack
• Installation
• Usage
• API Endpoints
• License

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About

The Market Insights Platform helps businesses analyze public sentiment and trends across different industries by extracting relevant Reddit discussions and using AI-driven insights.

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Features

✅ Select from 4 industries – Travel, Education, Video Games, Electronics
✅ AI-powered market insights & competitor analysis
✅ Fetches relevant Reddit discussions using Reddit API
✅ Analyzes public sentiment using Google Gemini AI API
✅ Displays structured business insights:

• 🔹 Overview of Public Sentiments
• 🔹 Positives
• 🔹 Shortcomings
• 🔹 Suggestions Regarding Optimal Business Strategy

✅ Modern UI built with React.js + Tailwind CSS
✅ Fast & scalable with Vercel + Render deployment

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Tech Stack

Frontend:

• ⚛️ React.js (Vite)
• 🎨 Tailwind CSS
• 🔗 Axios (for API calls)
• 🌐 React Router

Backend:

• 🟢 Node.js (Express.js)
• 🔗 Axios (API requests)
• 🐍 Python (Reddit data fetching)
• 🔧 Google Gemini API (AI processing)
• 🔥 Reddit API (PRAW) (Fetching posts/comments)

Deployment:

• 🌍 Frontend → Vercel
• 🔄 Backend → Render

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Installation

🔹 Prerequisites

• Install Node.js (>= 16.x)
• Install Python (>= 3.x)
• Reddit API Credentials:
  • Create a Reddit App at Reddit API
  • Get Client ID, Client Secret, and User Agent
• Google Gemini API Key:
  • Get it from Google AI Studio

🔹 Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/Market-Insights-Platform.git
cd Market-Insights-Platform

🔹 Clone the Repository

cd backend
npm install

Create a .env file in the backend/ folder and add:

PORT=5000
GEMINI_API_KEY=your_google_gemini_api_key
REDDIT_CLIENT_ID=your_reddit_client_id
REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET=your_reddit_client_secret
REDDIT_USER_AGENT=your_reddit_user_agent

Run the backend:

node server.js

🔹 Setup Frontend

cd frontend
npm install
npm run dev

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Usage

1️⃣ Open the Frontend → http://localhost:5173

2️⃣ Select an industry & enter a query

3️⃣ Click "Get Insights"

4️⃣ View structured business insights!

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API Endpoints

Method	Endpoint	Description
POST	/analyze	Fetch insights from Reddit & Gemini API

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License

MIT License – Free to use, modify, and distribute.